The Guid Kitchen CIC
Registered name: THE GUID KITCHEN CIC
The Guid Kitchen CIC made £67.9k revenue and a £11.8k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
The Guid Kitchen CIC’s revenue fell 7% to £67.9k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £11.8k and 3 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised stores” and is based in Dumbarton; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Dumbarton, Scotland
- Age
- 2 yrs · since 2023
- 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 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £72.8k | £67.9k |
| Cost of sales | £45k | £40.6k |
| Gross profit | £27.8k | £27.3k |
| Operating profit | −£5.4k | −£11.8k |
| Profit before tax | −£5.4k | −£11.8k |
| Profit after tax | −£5.5k | −£11.8k |
| Profit (best available) | −£5.5k | −£11.8k |
| Employees (average) | 4 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −7.5% | −17.3% |
| Gross margin | 38.2% | 40.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £18.2k | £22.6k |
| Profit per employee | −£1.4k | −£3.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼6.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼25% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £263 | £0 |
| Net assets | −£17.9k | −£18.5k |
| Fixed assets | £3k | £0 |
| Current assets | £10.8k | £0 |
| Debtors | £0 | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −17.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 40.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £22.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£3.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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 −£18.5k
- Cash at bank
- ▼100%
- Now £0
- Headcount
- ▼25%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼100%
- Now £0
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£11.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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