The Cherry Tree Project (CTP) CIC
Registered name: THE CHERRY TREE PROJECT (CTP) CIC
The Cherry Tree Project (CTP) CIC made £90k revenue and a £3.1k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
The Cherry Tree Project (CTP) CIC’s revenue fell 10% to £90k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £3.1k and 9 employees. The company is classified under “unlicensed restaurants and cafes” and is based in Stockport; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Stockport, North West
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2020
- Type
- Community Interest Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £54.8k | £59.1k | £99.5k | £90k |
| Cost of sales | £10.9k | £17.8k | £14.2k | £9.9k |
| Gross profit | £43.9k | £41.3k | £85.3k | £80.1k |
| Operating profit | £5.1k | £1.6k | £17.2k | −£3.1k |
| Profit before tax | £5.1k | £1.6k | £17.2k | −£3.1k |
| Profit after tax | £5.1k | £1.6k | £17.2k | −£3.1k |
| Profit (best available) | £5.1k | £1.6k | £17.2k | −£3.1k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 9.3% | 2.8% | 17.2% | −3.4% |
| Gross margin | 80.2% | 69.9% | 85.7% | 89% |
| Revenue per employee | £18.3k | £7.4k | £11.1k | £10k |
| Profit per employee | £1.7k | £206 | £1.9k | −£341 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲8% | ▲68.3% | ▼9.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼67.5% | ▲942.4% | ▼117.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲166.7% | ▲12.5% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £29.7k | £39.6k | £46.2k | £67.7k |
| Net assets | £35.5k | £37.2k | £54.3k | £51.2k |
| Fixed assets | £5.4k | £3.6k | £1.6k | £0 |
| Current assets | £31.9k | £43.6k | £59.2k | £69.3k |
| Debtors | £2.3k | £4k | £13k | £1.6k |
| Deferred income | £1.9k | £10.1k | £6.6k | £18.1k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −3.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 89%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £10k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£341
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 20.1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.8%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▼6%
- Now £51.2k
- Cash at bank
- ▲46%
- Now £67.7k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 9
- Deferred income
- ▲176%
- Now £18.1k
- Fixed assets
- ▼100%
- Now £0
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£3.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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