Bandstars CIC
Registered name: BANDSTARS CIC
Bandstars CIC made £91k revenue and a £1.7k loss in the year to 28 Feb 2026.
Bandstars CIC’s revenue grew 21% to £91k in the year to 28 Feb 2026, with a loss of £1.7k and 1 employee. The company is classified under “other education” and is based in Exeter; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Exeter, South West
- 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 | 29 Feb 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 | 28 Feb 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £32.1k | £75.1k | £91k |
| Cost of sales | £14.3k | £45.6k | £73.9k |
| Gross profit | £17.8k | £29.5k | £17.1k |
| Operating profit | −£3.5k | £16.2k | −£2.1k |
| Profit before tax | −£3.5k | £16.2k | −£2.1k |
| Profit after tax | −£3.5k | £15.2k | −£1.7k |
| Profit (best available) | −£3.5k | £15.2k | −£1.7k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −10.9% | 20.3% | −1.9% |
| Gross margin | 55.3% | 39.2% | 18.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £75.1k | £91k |
| Profit per employee | — | £15.2k | −£1.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲133.8% | ▲21.3% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼111.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £478 | £6k | £4.3k |
| Net assets | −£3.5k | £11.7k | £10k |
| Fixed assets | £0 | £7.8k | £7.8k |
| Current assets | £641 | £6.4k | £5.3k |
| Debtors | £163 | £308 | £310 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −1.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 18.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £91k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£1.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 8.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.3%
- 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
- ▼15%
- Now £10k
- Cash at bank
- ▼28%
- Now £4.3k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £7.8k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Feb 2026 (profit −£1.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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