Luminary Photography CIC
Registered name: LUMINARY PHOTOGRAPHY CIC
Luminary Photography CIC made £50.8k revenue and £866 profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Luminary Photography CIC’s revenue fell 15% to £50.8k in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £866 profit and 3 employees. The company is classified under “other specialist photography” and is based in Sunderland; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Sunderland, North East
- Age
- 3 yrs · since 2023
- 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 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £14.2k | £59.7k | £50.8k |
| Cost of sales | £842 | £2.6k | £832 |
| Gross profit | £13.3k | £57.1k | £50k |
| Operating profit | £5.2k | £14.1k | £866 |
| Profit before tax | £5.2k | £14.1k | £866 |
| Profit after tax | £5.2k | £14.1k | £866 |
| Profit (best available) | £5.2k | £14.1k | £866 |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 36.5% | 23.5% | 1.7% |
| Gross margin | 94% | 95.7% | 98.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £19.9k | £16.9k |
| Profit per employee | — | £4.7k | £289 |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲321.6% | ▼14.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲172.3% | ▼93.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £588 | £20k | £53.9k |
| Net assets | £5.2k | £14.2k | £2k |
| Fixed assets | £3.5k | £6.7k | £14.4k |
| Current assets | £2k | £20k | £53.9k |
| Debtors | £1.5k | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 98.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £16.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £289
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 28.4%
- 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
- ▼86%
- Now £2k
- Cash at bank
- ▲170%
- Now £53.9k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲115%
- Now £14.4k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £866), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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