Earth Cycle Action (NW) Ltd
Registered name: EARTH CYCLE ACTION (NW) LTD
Earth Cycle Action (NW) Ltd made £4.9m revenue and £3.2m profit in the year to 30 Mar 2024.
Earth Cycle Action (NW) Ltd’s revenue grew 58% to £4.9m in the year to 30 Mar 2024, with £3.2m profit and 6 employees. The company is classified under “collection of non-hazardous waste” and is based in Preston; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Liquidation
- Location
- Preston, North West
- Age
- 4 yrs · since 2022
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Mar 2023 | 30 Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £3.1m | £4.9m |
| Cost of sales | £720k | £1.3m |
| Gross profit | £2.4m | £3.6m |
| Operating profit | £2.3m | £3.5m |
| Profit before tax | £2.3m | £3.5m |
| Profit after tax | £2.1m | £3.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.1m | £3.2m |
| Employees (average) | 4 | 6 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 66.5% | 66.2% |
| Gross margin | 76.8% | 73.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £776k | £815k |
| Profit per employee | £516k | £539k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲57.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲56.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲50% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £313k | £717k |
| Net assets | £2.4m | £3.9m |
| Fixed assets | £1.4m | £2.4m |
| Current assets | £1.6m | £2m |
| Debtors | £516k | £697k |
| Deferred income | £0 | £0 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 66.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 73.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £815k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £539k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 50%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 14.2%
- 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
- ▲64%
- Now £3.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▲129%
- Now £717k
- Headcount
- ▲50%
- Now 6
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £0
- Fixed assets
- ▲77%
- Now £2.4m
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 Mar 2024 (profit £3.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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