City Hive London C.I.C.
Registered name: CITY HIVE LONDON C.I.C.
City Hive London C.I.C. made £134k revenue and a £1.8k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
City Hive London C.I.C.’s revenue fell 29% to £134k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £1.8k and 4 employees. The company is classified under “other food services” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 4 yrs · since 2022
- 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 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £231k | £189k | £134k |
| Cost of sales | £132k | £142k | £87.1k |
| Gross profit | £99.4k | £47.3k | £46.9k |
| Operating profit | £395 | −£8.2k | −£1.8k |
| Profit before tax | £395 | −£8.2k | −£1.8k |
| Profit after tax | £395 | −£8.2k | −£1.8k |
| Profit (best available) | £395 | −£8.2k | −£1.8k |
| Employees (average) | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 0.2% | −4.3% | −1.3% |
| Gross margin | 43% | 25% | 35% |
| Revenue per employee | £46.2k | £47.3k | £33.5k |
| Profit per employee | £79 | −£2k | −£440 |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼18.1% | ▼29.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼2163% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼20% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £38.3k | £8.6k | £1.4k |
| Net assets | £395 | £8.6k | £1.4k |
| Fixed assets | £4.3k | — | — |
| Current assets | £38.3k | £8.6k | £1.4k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −1.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 35%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £33.5k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£440
- 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
- ▼83%
- Now £1.4k
- Cash at bank
- ▼83%
- Now £1.4k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 4
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£1.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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