The Shoebox Enterprises CIC
Registered name: THE SHOEBOX ENTERPRISES CIC
The Shoebox Enterprises CIC made £283k revenue and £44.1k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2024.
The Shoebox Enterprises CIC’s revenue grew 34% to £283k in the year to 31 Mar 2024, with £44.1k profit and 19 employees. The company is classified under “other education” and is based in Norwich; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Norwich, East of England
- Age
- 10 yrs · since 2015
- 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 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £211k | £283k |
| Cost of sales | £19.3k | £26.3k |
| Gross profit | £192k | £257k |
| Operating profit | £45.2k | £60.6k |
| Profit before tax | £42.4k | £54.7k |
| Profit after tax | £34.8k | £44.1k |
| Profit (best available) | £34.8k | £44.1k |
| Employees (average) | 18 | 19 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 16.5% | 15.6% |
| Gross margin | 90.9% | 90.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £11.7k | £14.9k |
| Profit per employee | £1.9k | £2.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲34.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲26.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲5.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £207k | £165k |
| Net assets | £68.8k | £113k |
| Fixed assets | £5.6k | £6.7k |
| Current assets | £216k | £183k |
| Debtors | £5.8k | £7k |
| Deferred income | £14.8k | £17.3k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 15.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 90.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £14.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 6.1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 2.5%
- 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
- ▲64%
- Now £113k
- Cash at bank
- ▼20%
- Now £165k
- Headcount
- ▲6%
- Now 19
- Deferred income
- ▲16%
- Now £17.3k
- Fixed assets
- ▲20%
- Now £6.7k
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 Mar 2024 (profit £44.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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