African Activities C.I.C.
Registered name: AFRICAN ACTIVITIES C.I.C.
African Activities C.I.C. made £127k revenue and £1.1k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
African Activities C.I.C.’s revenue fell 11% to £127k in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £1.1k profit and 5 employees. The company is classified under “cultural education” and is based in Southampton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Southampton, South East
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- 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 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £136k | £163k | £142k | £127k |
| Cost of sales | £20.4k | £17.5k | £15.4k | £17.8k |
| Gross profit | £116k | £145k | £127k | £109k |
| Operating profit | −£11.2k | £460 | £5.8k | £2.9k |
| Profit before tax | −£12.2k | −£377 | £4.5k | £2.1k |
| Profit after tax | −£11.6k | −£1.8k | £3.4k | £1.1k |
| Profit (best available) | −£11.6k | −£1.8k | £3.4k | £1.1k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −8.5% | −1.1% | 2.4% | 0.9% |
| Gross margin | 85% | 89.2% | 89.2% | 86% |
| Revenue per employee | £45.4k | £54.2k | £35.6k | £25.4k |
| Profit per employee | −£3.9k | −£588 | £852 | £218 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲19.5% | ▼12.5% | ▼10.7% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼68% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲33.3% | ▲25% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.3k | £1.5k | £490 | £5.5k |
| Net assets | −£14k | −£15.8k | −£12.4k | −£11.3k |
| Fixed assets | £21.6k | £16.5k | £18.1k | £11.6k |
| Current assets | £36.8k | £37k | £19.2k | £38k |
| Debtors | £23.4k | £23.3k | £10.2k | £18.9k |
| Deferred income | £29.2k | £26.1k | £6.8k | £11.3k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 86%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £25.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £218
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 9.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 8.9%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 14.9%
- 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 −£11.3k
- Cash at bank
- ▲1024%
- Now £5.5k
- Headcount
- ▲25%
- Now 5
- Deferred income
- ▲66%
- Now £11.3k
- Fixed assets
- ▼36%
- Now £11.6k
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 30 Jun 2025 (profit £1.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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