Social Spider Community Interest Company
Registered name: SOCIAL SPIDER COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
Social Spider Community Interest Company made £378k revenue and £30.5k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
Social Spider Community Interest Company’s revenue was £378k in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £30.5k profit and 9 employees. The company is classified under “publishing of newspapers” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 23 yrs · since 2003
- 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) | £392k | £380k | £379k | £378k |
| Cost of sales | £91.3k | £75.2k | £88.3k | £87.3k |
| Gross profit | £301k | £305k | £290k | £291k |
| Operating profit | −£89.9k | £2.8k | −£20.8k | £31.5k |
| Profit before tax | −£91.9k | £1.3k | −£22.5k | £30.5k |
| Profit after tax | −£91.9k | £1.3k | −£22.5k | £30.5k |
| Profit (best available) | −£91.9k | £1.3k | −£22.5k | £30.5k |
| Employees (average) | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −23.5% | 0.4% | −5.9% | 8.1% |
| Gross margin | 76.7% | 80.2% | 76.7% | 76.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £24.5k | £31.7k | £34.4k | £42k |
| Profit per employee | −£5.7k | £112 | −£2k | £3.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼2.9% | ▼0.5% | ▼0% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼1777% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼25% | ▼8.3% | ▼18.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | −£183k | −£181k | −£204k | −£173k |
| Fixed assets | £1.3k | £1.7k | £1.3k | £964 |
| Current assets | £16.5k | £22.2k | £58k | £49.8k |
| Debtors | £15.7k | £21.3k | £55.5k | £43.1k |
| Deferred income | £1k | £2.7k | £2.7k | £1.4k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 8.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 76.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £42k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.4%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 11.4%
- 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 −£173k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼18%
- Now 9
- Deferred income
- ▼50%
- Now £1.4k
- Fixed assets
- ▼25%
- Now £964
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £30.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 25 Oct 2026
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