Desi Arts Development Group C.I.C.
Registered name: DESI ARTS DEVELOPMENT GROUP C.I.C.
Desi Arts Development Group C.I.C. made £89.6k revenue and a £9.8k loss in the year to 28 Feb 2025.
Desi Arts Development Group C.I.C.’s revenue fell 11% to £89.6k in the year to 28 Feb 2025, with a loss of £9.8k and 3 employees. The company is classified under “cultural education” and is based in Luton; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Luton, East of England
- 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 | 28 Feb 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £101k | £89.6k |
| Cost of sales | £84.4k | £89k |
| Gross profit | £16.4k | £638 |
| Operating profit | £2.3k | −£9.8k |
| Profit before tax | £2.3k | −£9.8k |
| Profit after tax | £1.7k | −£9.8k |
| Profit (best available) | £1.7k | −£9.8k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 1.7% | −10.9% |
| Gross margin | 16.3% | 0.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £33.6k | £29.9k |
| Profit per employee | £581 | −£3.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼11.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼661.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £23.8k | £12.1k |
| Net assets | £1.7k | −£8k |
| Fixed assets | £1.1k | £907 |
| Current assets | £23.9k | £12.2k |
| Debtors | £97 | £128 |
| Deferred income | £22.7k | £20.2k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −10.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 0.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £29.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£3.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 22.6%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- 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
- ▼561%
- Now −£8k
- Cash at bank
- ▼49%
- Now £12.1k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- ▼11%
- Now £20.2k
- Fixed assets
- ▼20%
- Now £907
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 28 Feb 2025 (profit −£9.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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