The Glad Cafe C.I.C.
Registered name: THE GLAD CAFE C.I.C.
The Glad Cafe C.I.C. made £88.8k revenue and a £82.6k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
The Glad Cafe C.I.C.’s revenue fell 82% to £88.8k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £82.6k and 3 employees. The company is classified under “public houses and bars” and is based in Glasgow; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Age
- 16 yrs · since 2010
- 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 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £500k | £489k | £88.8k |
| Cost of sales | — | £408k | £386k | £31.6k |
| Gross profit | — | £92k | £103k | £57.1k |
| Operating profit | — | −£113k | −£90.4k | −£81.4k |
| Profit before tax | — | −£114k | −£91.6k | −£82.6k |
| Profit after tax | — | −£114k | −£91.6k | −£82.6k |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£114k | −£91.6k | −£82.6k |
| Employees (average) | 13 | 15 | 20 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | −22.8% | −18.7% | −93% |
| Gross margin | — | 18.4% | 21.1% | 64.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £33.3k | £24.4k | £29.6k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£7.6k | −£4.6k | −£27.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼2.2% | ▼81.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲15.4% | ▲33.3% | ▼85% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £75.7k | £35.2k | £10.2k | £882 |
| Net assets | −£29.1k | −£143k | −£160k | −£242k |
| Fixed assets | £17.4k | £24.8k | £120k | £108k |
| Current assets | £84.4k | £36.9k | £12.5k | £882 |
| Debtors | £1.3k | — | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −93%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 64.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £29.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£27.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 122.1%
- 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
- —
- Now −£242k
- Cash at bank
- ▼91%
- Now £882
- Headcount
- ▼85%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼10%
- Now £108k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£82.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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