The Straw Patch Project Community Interest Company
Registered name: THE STRAW PATCH PROJECT COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
The Straw Patch Project Community Interest Company made £33.6k revenue and a £16.2k loss in the year to 31 May 2024.
The Straw Patch Project Community Interest Company’s revenue fell 56% to £33.6k in the year to 31 May 2024, with a loss of £16.2k and 3 employees. The company is classified under “other human health activities” and is based in Barnstaple; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Barnstaple, South West
- 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 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £75.6k | £33.6k |
| Cost of sales | £28.1k | £32.6k |
| Gross profit | £47.5k | £1k |
| Operating profit | £31.1k | −£20k |
| Profit before tax | £31.1k | −£20k |
| Profit after tax | £25.2k | −£16.2k |
| Profit (best available) | £25.2k | −£16.2k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 33.3% | −48.3% |
| Gross margin | 62.8% | 3.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £25.2k | £11.2k |
| Profit per employee | £8.4k | −£5.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼55.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼164.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £31.7k | £27.3k |
| Net assets | £36k | £19.8k |
| Fixed assets | £10.7k | £9.6k |
| Current assets | £31.7k | £30.9k |
| Debtors | £0 | £3.6k |
| Deferred income | £400 | £20k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −48.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 3.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £11.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£5.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 28.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 59.6%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.7%
- 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
- ▼45%
- Now £19.8k
- Cash at bank
- ▼14%
- Now £27.3k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- ▲4908%
- Now £20k
- Fixed assets
- ▼10%
- Now £9.6k
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 May 2024 (profit −£16.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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