The London Bus Theatre CIC
Registered name: THE LONDON BUS THEATRE CIC
The London Bus Theatre CIC made £181k revenue and £1.8k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
The London Bus Theatre CIC’s revenue grew 94% to £181k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £1.8k profit and 3 employees. The company is classified under “educational support services” and is based in Wadebridge; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Wadebridge, South West
- Age
- 20 yrs · since 2006
- 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 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £47.1k | £65.1k | £93.2k | £181k |
| Cost of sales | £40.3k | £55.2k | £82.6k | £161k |
| Gross profit | £6.8k | £10k | £10.7k | £19.3k |
| Operating profit | £214 | £2.8k | £2.3k | £1.8k |
| Profit before tax | £214 | £2.8k | £2.3k | £1.8k |
| Profit after tax | £214 | £2.8k | £2.3k | £1.8k |
| Profit (best available) | £214 | £2.8k | £2.3k | £1.8k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.4% | 4.3% | 2.4% | 1% |
| Gross margin | 14.5% | 15.3% | 11.5% | 10.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £15.7k | £21.7k | £31.1k | £60.2k |
| Profit per employee | £71 | £933 | £758 | £606 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲38.1% | ▲43.1% | ▲93.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲1208% | ▼18.8% | ▼20.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £7.4k | £42.5k | £71.5k | £23.3k |
| Net assets | £2.9k | £5.7k | £8k | £9.8k |
| Fixed assets | £5.6k | £4.2k | £5.6k | £4.2k |
| Current assets | £7.4k | £42.5k | £75.5k | £33.5k |
| Debtors | — | — | £19 | £174 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 10.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £60.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £606
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- 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 £9.8k
- Cash at bank
- ▼67%
- Now £23.3k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼25%
- Now £4.2k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £1.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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