The Ark on the Clyde CIC
Registered name: THE ARK ON THE CLYDE CIC
The Ark on the Clyde CIC made £61.9k revenue and £2.6k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
The Ark on the Clyde CIC’s revenue grew 13% to £61.9k in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £2.6k profit and 1 employee. The company is classified under “farm animal boarding and care” and is based in Port Glasgow; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Port Glasgow, Scotland
- Age
- 7 yrs · since 2019
- 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 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £52k | £42.4k | £54.5k | £61.9k |
| Cost of sales | £25.8k | £21k | £8.2k | £186 |
| Gross profit | £26.2k | £21.5k | £46.4k | £61.7k |
| Operating profit | −£8.4k | −£14.4k | −£3.7k | £2.6k |
| Profit before tax | −£8.6k | −£14.8k | −£3.7k | £2.6k |
| Profit after tax | −£8.6k | −£14.8k | −£3.7k | £2.6k |
| Profit (best available) | −£8.6k | −£14.8k | −£3.7k | £2.6k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −16.5% | −34.8% | −6.8% | 4.2% |
| Gross margin | 50.4% | 50.6% | 85% | 99.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £17.3k | £21.2k | £54.5k | £61.9k |
| Profit per employee | −£2.9k | −£7.4k | −£3.7k | £2.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼18.4% | ▲28.5% | ▲13.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼33.3% | ▼50% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.1k | £872 | £265 | £5.1k |
| Net assets | −£10.5k | −£25.2k | −£29k | −£26.4k |
| Fixed assets | £28.3k | £22.4k | £18.2k | £13.3k |
| Current assets | £1.1k | £1.5k | £2.8k | £6k |
| Debtors | — | £640 | £2.1k | £897 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 99.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £61.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 21.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.5%
- 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 −£26.4k
- Cash at bank
- ▲1817%
- Now £5.1k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼27%
- Now £13.3k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £2.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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