The Bistre Centre C.I.C.
Registered name: THE BISTRE CENTRE C.I.C.
The Bistre Centre C.I.C. made £39.4k revenue and £3k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
The Bistre Centre C.I.C.’s revenue fell 31% to £39.4k in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £3k profit and 1 employee. The company is classified under “unlicensed restaurants and cafes” and is based in Buckley; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Buckley, North 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 | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £59.2k | £39.9k | £56.9k | £39.4k |
| Gross profit | £59.2k | £39.9k | £56.9k | £39.4k |
| Operating profit | −£357 | £5.2k | −£3.7k | £3.7k |
| Profit before tax | −£357 | £5.2k | −£3.7k | £3.7k |
| Profit after tax | −£357 | £4.2k | −£3.7k | £3k |
| Profit (best available) | −£357 | £4.2k | −£3.7k | £3k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −0.6% | 10.6% | −6.5% | 7.5% |
| Gross margin | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £56.9k | £39.4k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£3.7k | £3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼32.7% | ▲42.7% | ▼30.7% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼186.8% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | — | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.6k | £11.1k | £7.5k | £11.4k |
| Net assets | −£357 | £3.9k | £203 | £3.2k |
| Fixed assets | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Current assets | £1.6k | £11.1k | £7.5k | £11.4k |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Deferred income | £2k | £2.1k | £2.1k | £2.1k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 7.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 100%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £39.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3k
- 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
- 5.5%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▲1459%
- Now £3.2k
- Cash at bank
- ▲52%
- Now £11.4k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- ▲2%
- Now £2.1k
- Fixed assets
- —
- 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 30 Jun 2025 (profit £3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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