A Place in Childhood CIC
Registered name: A PLACE IN CHILDHOOD CIC
A Place in Childhood CIC made £124k revenue and a £2.2k loss in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
A Place in Childhood CIC’s revenue grew 13% to £124k in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with a loss of £2.2k and 3 employees. The company is classified under “research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities” and is based in Edinburgh; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Age
- 4 yrs · since 2022
- 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 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £87.9k | £110k | £124k |
| Cost of sales | £3.2k | £5.6k | £11k |
| Gross profit | £84.7k | £104k | £113k |
| Operating profit | −£6.5k | −£4.1k | −£1.3k |
| Profit before tax | −£6.5k | −£4.4k | −£2.2k |
| Profit after tax | −£6.5k | −£4.4k | −£2.2k |
| Profit (best available) | −£6.5k | −£4.4k | −£2.2k |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −7.4% | −4% | −1.8% |
| Gross margin | 96.3% | 94.9% | 91.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £44k | £36.6k | £41.4k |
| Profit per employee | −£3.3k | −£1.5k | −£749 |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲24.9% | ▲13% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲50% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £8.9k | £4k | £3.4k |
| Net assets | £14.4k | £10k | £7.7k |
| Fixed assets | £588 | £734 | £1.1k |
| Current assets | £13.8k | £12.5k | £10.6k |
| Debtors | £4.6k | £8.3k | £5.6k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −1.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 91.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £41.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£749
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 4.5%
- 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
- ▼23%
- Now £7.7k
- Cash at bank
- ▼14%
- Now £3.4k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲46%
- Now £1.1k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit −£2.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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