C2I Chapter One CIC
Registered name: C2I CHAPTER ONE CIC
C2I Chapter One CIC made £1.2m revenue and a £124k loss in the year to 30 Nov 2025.
C2I Chapter One CIC’s revenue grew 53% to £1.2m in the year to 30 Nov 2025, with a loss of £124k and 53 employees. The company is classified under “child day-care activities” and is based in Gloucester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Gloucester, South West
- Age
- 4 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 Nov 2022 | 30 Nov 2023 | 30 Nov 2024 | 30 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £429k | £787k | £787k | £1.2m |
| Cost of sales | £36.6k | £41.4k | £35k | £42.4k |
| Gross profit | £393k | £746k | £752k | £1.2m |
| Operating profit | £92.3k | −£43.2k | −£116k | −£71.5k |
| Profit before tax | £92.3k | −£43.2k | −£133k | −£124k |
| Profit after tax | £75.8k | −£35k | −£128k | −£124k |
| Profit (best available) | £75.8k | −£35k | −£128k | −£124k |
| Employees (average) | 62 | 76 | 53 | 53 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 17.7% | −4.4% | −16.2% | −10.3% |
| Gross margin | 91.5% | 94.7% | 95.5% | 96.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £6.9k | £10.4k | £14.8k | £22.7k |
| Profit per employee | £1.2k | −£460 | −£2.4k | −£2.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲83.3% | ▼0% | ▲53.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼146.1% | — | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲22.6% | ▼30.3% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £26.1k | £6.5k | £35k | £31.2k |
| Net assets | £75.8k | £40.9k | −£86.9k | −£211k |
| Fixed assets | £17.4k | £61.3k | £55.1k | £198k |
| Current assets | £111k | £177k | £176k | £132k |
| Debtors | £75.9k | £139k | £99.3k | £84.6k |
| Deferred income | £1.9k | £2.2k | £2.6k | £1.9k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −10.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 96.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £22.7k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£2.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 16.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.2%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 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
- —
- Now −£211k
- Cash at bank
- ▼11%
- Now £31.2k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 53
- Deferred income
- ▼27%
- Now £1.9k
- Fixed assets
- ▲260%
- Now £198k
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 Nov 2025 (profit −£124k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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