Our Lives Supported Living C.I.C.
Registered name: OUR LIVES SUPPORTED LIVING C.I.C.
Our Lives Supported Living C.I.C. made £184k revenue and £3.4k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
Our Lives Supported Living C.I.C.’s revenue fell 3% to £184k in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £3.4k profit and 4 employees. The company is classified under “other accommodation” and is based in Birmingham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Birmingham, West Midlands
- 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 | 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) | £164k | £175k | £189k | £184k |
| Cost of sales | £13.1k | £124k | £151k | £132k |
| Gross profit | £151k | £51k | £38.4k | £51.6k |
| Operating profit | £2.5k | £3.7k | £3.8k | £4.2k |
| Profit before tax | £2.5k | £3.7k | £3.8k | £4.2k |
| Profit after tax | £2.5k | £3k | £3.1k | £3.4k |
| Profit (best available) | £2.5k | £3k | £3.1k | £3.4k |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% |
| Gross margin | 92% | 29.2% | 20.3% | 28.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £82.2k | £58.3k | £47.3k | £45.9k |
| Profit per employee | £1.2k | £996 | £774 | £842 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲6.3% | ▲8.2% | ▼2.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲21% | ▲3.6% | ▲8.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲50% | ▲33.3% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £4.8k | £3.3k | £1k | £2.2k |
| Net assets | −£7.7k | £5k | £8.1k | £11.5k |
| Fixed assets | £27.5k | £37.2k | £37.2k | £37.2k |
| Current assets | £4.8k | £3.3k | £1k | £2.2k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 28.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £45.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £842
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 20.3%
- 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
- ▲42%
- Now £11.5k
- Cash at bank
- ▲112%
- Now £2.2k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 4
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £37.2k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £3.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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