Inklings Group Community Interest Company
Registered name: INKLINGS GROUP COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
Inklings Group Community Interest Company made £1.2m revenue and £55.4k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Inklings Group Community Interest Company’s revenue grew 20% to £1.2m in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £55.4k profit and 19 employees. The company is classified under “public houses and bars” and is based in Oxford; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Oxford, South East
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2021
- 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 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £250k | £916k | £1m | £1.2m |
| Cost of sales | — | £197k | £657k | £761k | £860k |
| Gross profit | — | £53.4k | £259k | £282k | £390k |
| Operating profit | −£124k | −£69k | −£59.7k | £5.3k | £50.4k |
| Profit before tax | −£124k | −£69k | −£60k | £9k | £55.4k |
| Profit after tax | −£124k | −£69k | −£60k | £9k | £55.4k |
| Profit (best available) | −£124k | −£69k | −£60k | £9k | £55.4k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 19 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | −27.6% | −6.6% | 0.9% | 4.4% |
| Gross margin | — | 21.4% | 28.3% | 27% | 31.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £22.7k | £61.1k | £49.6k | £65.8k |
| Profit per employee | −£41.5k | −£6.3k | −£4k | £427 | £2.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲266.4% | ▲13.8% | ▲19.8% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | — | ▲517.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲266.7% | ▲36.4% | ▲40% | ▼9.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £529k | £258k | £380k | £469k | £406k |
| Net assets | £310k | £302k | £250k | £263k | £319k |
| Fixed assets | £0 | £342k | £315k | £286k | £257k |
| Current assets | £548k | £293k | £393k | £491k | £461k |
| Debtors | £19k | £640 | £973 | £4k | £2.6k |
| Deferred income | £223k | £275k | £352k | £321k | £328k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 31.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £65.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 20.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 26.3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.2%
- 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
- ▲21%
- Now £319k
- Cash at bank
- ▼13%
- Now £406k
- Headcount
- ▼10%
- Now 19
- Deferred income
- ▲2%
- Now £328k
- Fixed assets
- ▼10%
- Now £257k
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 Jan 2026 (profit £55.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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