Babes in the Wood Bishopbriggs CIC
Registered name: BABES IN THE WOOD BISHOPBRIGGS CIC
Babes in the Wood Bishopbriggs CIC made £197k revenue and a £7.7k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Babes in the Wood Bishopbriggs CIC’s revenue grew 7% to £197k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £7.7k and 9 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of other second-hand goods in stores (not incl. antiques)” and is based in Glasgow; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2015
- 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 | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £149k | £178k | £183k | £197k |
| Cost of sales | £2.8k | £3.2k | £1.5k | £562 |
| Gross profit | £146k | £175k | £182k | £196k |
| Operating profit | £15.2k | £21.8k | £4k | −£7.7k |
| Profit before tax | £15.3k | £21.9k | £2.4k | −£7.7k |
| Profit after tax | £15.1k | £17.8k | £1.3k | −£7.7k |
| Profit (best available) | £15.1k | £17.8k | £1.3k | −£7.7k |
| Employees (average) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 10.1% | 10% | 0.7% | −3.9% |
| Gross margin | 98.1% | 98.2% | 99.2% | 99.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £21.3k | £22.3k | £20.3k | £21.9k |
| Profit per employee | £2.2k | £2.2k | £141 | −£850 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲19.8% | ▲2.6% | ▲7.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲17.7% | ▼92.8% | ▼702.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲14.3% | ▲12.5% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £27.5k | £46.3k | £49.2k | £41.7k |
| Net assets | £47.2k | £64.9k | £66.2k | £58.6k |
| Fixed assets | £22.4k | £23.4k | £20k | £19.2k |
| Current assets | £27.7k | £47.1k | £53.1k | £41.7k |
| Debtors | £210 | £750 | £1.7k | — |
| Deferred income | — | — | £1.8k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −3.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 99.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £21.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£850
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 9.8%
- 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
- ▼12%
- Now £58.6k
- Cash at bank
- ▼15%
- Now £41.7k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 9
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼4%
- Now £19.2k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£7.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026
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