Funky Monkeys Playcentres Ltd
Registered name: FUNKY MONKEYS PLAYCENTRES LTD
Funky Monkeys Playcentres Ltd made £17.6m revenue and £1.5m profit in the year to 31 May 2025. read from filing text
Funky Monkeys Playcentres Ltd’s revenue grew 7% to £17.6m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £1.5m profit and 400 employees. The company is classified under “leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyright works” and is based in Newry; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Newry, Northern Ireland
- Age
- 16 yrs · since 2010
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 May 2021 | 31 May 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1.3m | £10.9m | £13.6m | £16.5m | £17.6m |
| Cost of sales | £196k | £1.5m | £2m | £3.1m | £3.3m |
| Gross profit | £1.1m | £9.3m | £11.6m | £13.4m | £14.3m |
| Operating profit | £613k | £3.2m | £2m | £2m | £2.2m |
| Profit before tax | £193k | £2.8m | £1.5m | £1.6m | £1.9m |
| Profit after tax | £297k | £2.2m | £1.3m | £1.3m | £1.5m |
| Profit (best available) | £297k | £2.2m | £1.3m | £1.3m | £1.5m |
| Employees (average) | 124 | 301 | 393 | 428 | 400 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | 23% | 20.3% | 9.8% | 8% | 8.8% |
| Gross margin | 84.8% | 85.9% | 85.3% | 81.2% | 81.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £10.4k | £36.1k | £34.6k | £38.5k | £43.9k |
| Profit per employee | £2.4k | £7.3k | £3.4k | £3.1k | £3.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲742.6% | ▲25.2% | ▲20.9% | ▲6.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲643.9% | ▼39.7% | ▼1.1% | ▲16.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲142.7% | ▲30.6% | ▲8.9% | ▼6.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £4.4k | £47.9k | £47k | £37.4k | £42.7k |
| Net assets | −£120k | £118k | £277k | £176k | £1m |
| Fixed assets | £195k | £181k | £167k | £152k | £145k |
| Current assets | £913k | £2m | £1.9m | £2m | £2.9m |
| Debtors | £4.2k | £10.1k | £6.9k | £243k | £401k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 8.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 81.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £43.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 2.3%
- 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
- ▲473%
- Now £1m
- Cash at bank
- ▲14%
- Now £42.7k
- Headcount
- ▼7%
- Now 400
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼4%
- Now £145k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (5)
- Air-Tastic LtdFigures not disclosed
- Captain Greens LtdFigures not disclosed
- Funky Monkeys Softplay Dundonald LtdFigures not disclosed
- Funky Monkeys Softplay Newport LtdFigures not disclosed
- Funky Monkeys Softplay West Brom LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £1.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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