Speaking of Food CIC
Registered name: SPEAKING OF FOOD CIC
Speaking of Food CIC made £170 revenue and £2.2k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2024.
Speaking of Food CIC’s revenue was £170 in the year to 30 Apr 2024, with £2.2k profit and 1 employee. The company is classified under “other education” and is based in Littleborough; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Littleborough, North West
- Age
- 4 yrs · since 2022
- Type
- Community Interest Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Unusual figures. Profit is higher than revenue in this filing. That usually means investment income, dividends from subsidiaries or one-off gains — or a mis-tagged figure. Check the original filing before drawing conclusions.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £0 | £170 |
| Cost of sales | £521 | £940 |
| Gross profit | −£521 | −£770 |
| Operating profit | £2.6k | £2.6k |
| Profit before tax | £2.6k | £2.6k |
| Profit after tax | £2.1k | £2.2k |
| Profit (best available) | £2.1k | £2.2k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 1 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | — | 1267% |
| Gross margin | — | −452.9% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £170 |
| Profit per employee | — | £2.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Profit growth | — | ▲1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £3.2k | £8.8k |
| Net assets | £2.1k | £4.3k |
| Fixed assets | £0 | £454 |
| Current assets | £3.8k | £9.6k |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 |
| Deferred income | £432 | £0 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1267%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- −452.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £170
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 267.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▲101%
- Now £4.3k
- Cash at bank
- ▲172%
- Now £8.8k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- ▼100%
- Now £0
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £454
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2024 (profit £2.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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