Black Books Air Ltd
Registered name: BLACK BOOKS AIR LTD
Black Books Air Ltd made £69.6k revenue and a £14.8k loss in the year to 31 Jul 2023.
Black Books Air Ltd’s revenue was £69.6k in the year to 31 Jul 2023, with a loss of £14.8k and 2 employees. The company is classified under “management consultancy activities other than financial management” and is based in Glasgow; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active - Proposal to Strike off
- Location
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Age
- 7 yrs · since 2019
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £69.6k |
| Profit after tax | £0 | −£14.8k |
| Profit (best available) | £0 | −£14.8k |
| Staff costs | — | £24.7k |
| Employees (average) | — | 2 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | — | −21.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £34.8k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£7.4k |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | −£11k | −£1.1k |
| Fixed assets | £11.7k | £15.3k |
| Current assets | £8k | £1.6k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −21.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £34.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£7.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 22%
- 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 −£1.1k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲31%
- Now £15.3k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2023 (profit −£14.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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