Black British Book Fest CIC
Registered name: BLACK BRITISH BOOK FEST CIC
Black British Book Fest CIC made £126k revenue and £119 profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
Black British Book Fest CIC’s revenue fell 15% to £126k in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £119 profit and 1 employee. The company is classified under “cultural education” and is based in Birmingham; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Birmingham, West Midlands
- Age
- 4 yrs · since 2022
- 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 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £2.8k | £149k | £126k |
| Cost of sales | £755 | £32k | £77.8k |
| Gross profit | £2.1k | £117k | £48.4k |
| Operating profit | −£833 | £42.5k | £215 |
| Profit before tax | −£833 | £42.5k | £233 |
| Profit after tax | −£833 | £34.4k | £119 |
| Profit (best available) | −£833 | £34.4k | £119 |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −29.5% | 23.1% | 0.1% |
| Gross margin | 73.3% | 78.5% | 38.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £2.8k | £149k | £126k |
| Profit per employee | −£833 | £34.4k | £119 |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲5165% | ▼15% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼99.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £47.9k | £91.1k | £23.2k |
| Net assets | −£833 | £34.4k | £22.1k |
| Current assets | £47.9k | £91.1k | £23.2k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 38.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £126k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £119
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▼36%
- Now £22.1k
- Cash at bank
- ▼75%
- Now £23.2k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £119), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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