Ambassador Cruise Line Limited
Registered name: AMBASSADOR CRUISE LINE LIMITED
Ambassador Cruise Line Limited made £59.4m revenue and a £2.7m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2023.
Ambassador Cruise Line Limited’s revenue grew 2176461% to £59.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2023, with a loss of £2.7m and 53 employees. The company is classified under “travel agency activities” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2021
- Type
- Private Limited 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £2.7k | £59.4m |
| Cost of sales | £39.2k | £57.4m |
| Gross profit | −£36.5k | £2m |
| Operating profit | −£7.6m | −£2.7m |
| Profit before tax | −£7.6m | −£2.7m |
| Profit after tax | −£7.6m | −£2.7m |
| Profit (best available) | −£7.6m | −£2.7m |
| Staff costs | £3.6m | £5.1m |
| Employees (average) | 33 | 53 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −278491% | −4.6% |
| Gross margin | −1336% | 3.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £83 | £1.1m |
| Profit per employee | −£230k | −£51.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲2176461% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲60.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £1.9m | £13.5m |
| Net assets | £2.9m | £8m |
| Fixed assets | £477k | £750k |
| Current assets | £4.5m | £24.7m |
| Debtors | £1.6m | £7.1m |
| Deferred income | £898k | £703k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −4.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 3.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.1m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£51.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.2%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 12%
- 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
- ▲179%
- Now £8m
- Cash at bank
- ▲610%
- Now £13.5m
- Headcount
- ▲61%
- Now 53
- Deferred income
- ▼22%
- Now £703k
- Fixed assets
- ▲57%
- Now £750k
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 accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2023 (profit −£2.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2023. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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