The Zainab Project C.I.C.
Registered name: THE ZAINAB PROJECT C.I.C.
The Zainab Project C.I.C. made £97.1k revenue and £32.2k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
The Zainab Project C.I.C.’s revenue grew 173% to £97.1k in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £32.2k profit and 4 employees. The company is classified under “unlicensed restaurants and cafes” and is based in Norwich; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Norwich, 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 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £35.6k | £97.1k |
| Cost of sales | £10.2k | £20.5k |
| Gross profit | £25.4k | £76.6k |
| Operating profit | £0 | £32.2k |
| Profit before tax | £0 | £32.2k |
| Profit after tax | £0 | £32.2k |
| Profit (best available) | £0 | £32.2k |
| Employees (average) | 4 | 4 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 0% | 33.1% |
| Gross margin | 71.3% | 78.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £8.9k | £24.3k |
| Profit per employee | £0 | £8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲172.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £49.4k | £58.2k |
| Net assets | £0 | £32.2k |
| Fixed assets | £549 | £524 |
| Current assets | £49.4k | £60.1k |
| Debtors | — | £1.9k |
| Deferred income | £50k | £21.7k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 33.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 78.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £24.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 22.4%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.9%
- 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
- —
- Now £32.2k
- Cash at bank
- ▲18%
- Now £58.2k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 4
- Deferred income
- ▼56%
- Now £21.7k
- Fixed assets
- ▼5%
- Now £524
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 30 Sep 2025 (profit £32.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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