The Old Farm Bus CIC
Registered name: THE OLD FARM BUS CIC
The Old Farm Bus CIC made £111k revenue and £4.1k profit in the year to 28 Feb 2025.
The Old Farm Bus CIC’s revenue grew 15% to £111k in the year to 28 Feb 2025, with £4.1k profit and 1 employee. The company is classified under “operation of arts facilities” and is based in Ripley; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Ripley, East Midlands
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2020
- 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 | 28 Feb 2022 | 28 Feb 2023 | 29 Feb 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £20k | £69.6k | £96.5k | £111k |
| Cost of sales | £6.4k | £54.3k | £71.9k | £69.8k |
| Gross profit | £13.6k | £15.4k | £24.6k | £41.4k |
| Operating profit | £2.4k | £358 | −£12k | £6.6k |
| Profit before tax | £2.4k | £358 | −£12k | £6.6k |
| Profit after tax | £2.4k | £358 | −£12k | £4.1k |
| Profit (best available) | £2.4k | £358 | −£12k | £4.1k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 11.9% | 0.5% | −12.4% | 3.6% |
| Gross margin | 68% | 22.1% | 25.5% | 37.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £69.6k | £96.5k | £111k |
| Profit per employee | — | £358 | −£12k | £4.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲248.3% | ▲38.6% | ▲15.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼84.9% | ▼3450% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £415 | £74 | £486 | £2.4k |
| Net assets | £14.7k | £14.2k | £2.2k | £3.6k |
| Fixed assets | £14.3k | £15.1k | £11.8k | £8.6k |
| Current assets | £415 | £74 | £486 | £2.4k |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
| Deferred income | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 37.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £111k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 7.7%
- 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
- ▲63%
- Now £3.6k
- Cash at bank
- ▲384%
- Now £2.4k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼27%
- Now £8.6k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Feb 2025 (profit £4.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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