The Better Days Café and Inclusion Hub C.I.C.
Registered name: THE BETTER DAYS CAFÉ AND INCLUSION HUB C.I.C.
The Better Days Café and Inclusion Hub C.I.C. made £52.4k revenue and a £2.5k loss in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
The Better Days Café and Inclusion Hub C.I.C.’s revenue grew 27% to £52.4k in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with a loss of £2.5k and 2 employees. The company is classified under “unlicensed restaurants and cafes” and is based in Ventnor; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Ventnor, South East
- 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 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £16.2k | £58.3k | £41.2k | £52.4k |
| Cost of sales | £7.6k | £22.4k | £24.7k | £33.8k |
| Gross profit | £8.6k | £35.9k | £16.5k | £18.7k |
| Operating profit | £1.9k | £3.6k | £2k | −£2.5k |
| Profit before tax | £1.9k | £3.6k | £2k | −£2.5k |
| Profit after tax | £1.5k | £3.6k | £2k | −£2.5k |
| Profit (best available) | £1.5k | £3.6k | £2k | −£2.5k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 9.2% | 6.1% | 4.8% | −4.8% |
| Gross margin | 52.9% | 61.6% | 40.1% | 35.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £16.2k | £58.3k | £41.2k | £26.2k |
| Profit per employee | £1.5k | £3.6k | £2k | −£1.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲260.2% | ▼29.4% | ▲27.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲141% | ▼44.3% | ▼226.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | ▲100% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.9k | £3.6k | £2.9k | £1.5k |
| Net assets | £1.5k | £3.6k | £154 | −£100 |
| Current assets | £1.9k | £3.6k | £2.9k | £1.5k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −4.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 35.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £26.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£1.3k
- 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
- ▼165%
- Now −£100
- Cash at bank
- ▼48%
- Now £1.5k
- Headcount
- ▲100%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit −£2.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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