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Company No. 15117967 · Incorporated 6 Sep 2023

Ilkeston Life Community Newspaper CIC

Registered name: ILKESTON LIFE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER CIC

Ilkeston Life Community Newspaper CIC made £40k revenue and £38 profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Ilkeston Life Community Newspaper CIC’s revenue was £40k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £38 profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “publishing of newspapers” and is based in Ilkeston; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Ilkeston, East Midlands
Age
3 yrs · since 2023
Type
Community Interest Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

IndependentSmall teamYoung and profitable
Revenue
£40k
Growth —
Profit
£38
Growth —
Profit margin
0.1%
Gross 59.6%
Employees
0
Change —
Profit / employee
—
 
Profitable streak
1yr
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£0£40k
Cost of sales£0£16.1k
Gross profit£0£23.8k
Operating profit−£150£1.1k
Profit before tax−£150£342
Profit after tax−£150£38
Profit (best available)−£150£38
Employees (average)00
Ratios
Profit margin—0.1%
Gross margin—59.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£0£10.6k
Net assets−£150−£112
Fixed assets£0£12.7k
Current assets£0£14.7k
Debtors£0£2.4k
Deferred income£150£2.9k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
59.6%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
—
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
—
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
31.7%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
7.3%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
6%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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 −£112
Cash at bank
—
Now £10.6k
Headcount
—
Now 0
Deferred income
—
Now £2.9k
Fixed assets
—
Now £12.7k

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 2025 (profit £38), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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