Babes in the Wood Stirling CIC
Registered name: BABES IN THE WOOD STIRLING CIC
Babes in the Wood Stirling CIC made £273k revenue and £19.8k profit in the year to 28 Feb 2025.
Babes in the Wood Stirling CIC’s revenue grew 23% to £273k in the year to 28 Feb 2025, with £19.8k profit and 7 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of other second-hand goods in stores (not incl. antiques)” and is based in Stirling; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Stirling, Scotland
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- 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 | 28 Feb 2022 | 28 Feb 2023 | 28 Feb 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £148k | £207k | £222k | £273k |
| Cost of sales | £2k | £4.8k | £11.9k | £4.8k |
| Gross profit | £146k | £203k | £210k | £268k |
| Operating profit | −£7.5k | £3.6k | −£6.7k | £23.6k |
| Profit before tax | −£7.5k | £3.6k | −£6.7k | £22.4k |
| Profit after tax | −£7.5k | £2.7k | −£6.7k | £19.8k |
| Profit (best available) | −£7.5k | £2.7k | −£6.7k | £19.8k |
| Employees (average) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −5.1% | 1.3% | −3% | 7.2% |
| Gross margin | 98.6% | 97.7% | 94.6% | 98.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £24.6k | £29.6k | £31.7k | £39k |
| Profit per employee | −£1.3k | £386 | −£952 | £2.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲40.3% | ▲7.1% | ▲23% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼346.5% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲16.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £35k | £43.3k | £41.4k | £64.5k |
| Net assets | £53.6k | £56.3k | £49.6k | £67.6k |
| Fixed assets | £14.9k | £11.7k | £9.6k | £11.8k |
| Current assets | £35k | £43.3k | £41.4k | £64.5k |
| Debtors | £0 | — | £13.3k | — |
| Deferred income | — | — | £2.3k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 7.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 98.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £39k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 4.3%
- 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
- ▲36%
- Now £67.6k
- Cash at bank
- ▲56%
- Now £64.5k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 7
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲24%
- Now £11.8k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Feb 2025 (profit £19.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026
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