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Company No. 13487975 · Incorporated 1 Jul 2021

Design Nature CIC

Registered name: DESIGN NATURE CIC

Design Nature CIC made £56.7k revenue and £5.1k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2024.

Design Nature CIC’s revenue grew 365% to £56.7k in the year to 31 Jul 2024, with £5.1k profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “specialised design activities” and is based in Reading; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Reading, South East
Age
5 yrs · since 2021
Type
Community Interest Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Jul 2024

Key figures

IndependentSmall teamYoung and profitable
Revenue
£56.7k
Growth ▲364.9%
Profit
£5.1k
Growth —
Profit margin
8.9%
Gross 19.6%
Employees
0
Change —
Profit / employee
—
 
Profitable streak
1yr
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Jul 202331 Jul 2024
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£12.2k£56.7k
Cost of sales£11.5k£45.6k
Gross profit£741£11.1k
Operating profit−£602£6k
Profit before tax−£602£6k
Profit after tax−£602£5.1k
Profit (best available)−£602£5.1k
Employees (average)00
Ratios
Profit margin−4.9%8.9%
Gross margin6.1%19.6%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲364.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£947£766
Net assets−£939£4.1k
Current assets£1.5k£17.3k
Debtors£600£16.5k
Deferred income£630£9.3k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
8.9%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
19.6%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
—
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
—
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
16.4%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
29.2%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
—
Now £4.1k
Cash at bank
▼19%
Now £766
Headcount
—
Now 0
Deferred income
▲1379%
Now £9.3k
Fixed assets
—
Now —

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 Jul 2024 (profit £5.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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