The Pen Theatre C.I.C.
Registered name: THE PEN THEATRE C.I.C.
The Pen Theatre C.I.C. made £46.3k revenue and £9.2k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
The Pen Theatre C.I.C.’s revenue grew 2% to £46.3k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £9.2k profit and 1 employee. The company is classified under “performing arts” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- 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 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £6.6k | £29.6k | £45.4k | £46.3k |
| Cost of sales | £509 | £7.8k | £10.9k | £16.2k |
| Gross profit | £6.1k | £21.8k | £34.6k | £30.1k |
| Operating profit | £610 | £4.8k | £16.6k | £9.2k |
| Profit before tax | £610 | £4.8k | £16.6k | £9.2k |
| Profit after tax | £610 | £4.8k | £16.6k | £9.2k |
| Profit (best available) | £610 | £4.8k | £16.6k | £9.2k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 9.3% | 16.1% | 36.5% | 19.9% |
| Gross margin | 92.3% | 73.7% | 76% | 65% |
| Revenue per employee | £6.6k | £29.6k | £45.4k | £46.3k |
| Profit per employee | £610 | £4.8k | £16.6k | £9.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲350.1% | ▲53.5% | ▲2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲682.3% | ▲247.7% | ▼44.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £610 | £3.3k | £8.5k | £12.2k |
| Net assets | £610 | £3.3k | £8.5k | £12.2k |
| Current assets | £610 | £3.3k | £8.5k | £12.2k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 19.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 65%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £46.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £9.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▲44%
- Now £12.2k
- Cash at bank
- ▲44%
- Now £12.2k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £9.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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