The Accounts · daily brief
25 May 2026
Profit rises as headcount falls at Funky Monkeys
The takeaways
- Turnover rose 6.6% while average headcount fell 6.5%
- Staff cost per average employee rose 16.8% to £14.1k
- Dividend raised 20% to £360k; cash up 34% to £1.8m
Funky Monkeys Playcentres Ltd [1]
Productivity gain
| Line | FY25 | FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit & loss | ||
| Turnover | £17.6m ▲ +7% | £16.5m |
| Gross profit | £14.3m ▲ +7% | £13.4m |
| Admin expenses | £12.1m ▼ −7% | £13m |
| Operating profit | £2.2m ▲ +10% | £2m |
| Finance costs | £326k ▼ −30% | £468k |
| Profit before tax | £1.9m ▲ +23% | £1.6m |
| Net profit | £1.5m ▲ +17% | £1.3m |
| Cash & balance sheet | ||
| Cash | £1.8m ▲ +34% | £1.4m |
| Net assets | £4.8m ▲ +31% | £3.6m |
| Dividends paid | £360k ▲ +20% | £300k |
| People & pay | ||
| Avg. headcount | 400 ▼ −7% | 428 |
| Staff cost | £5.7m ▲ +9% | £5.2m |
| Director pay | £329k ▼ −1% | £334k |
| Highest-paid director | £110k ▼ −1% | £111k |
The group behind the Funky Monkeys, Air-Tastic and Captain Greens indoor-play brands lifted turnover 6.6% to £17.6m. Staff cost per average employee rose 16.8% to £14.1k while average headcount fell 6.5% from 428 to 400, so revenue per head climbed roughly a seventh. The reported 10% rise in operating profit understates the core business: last year's £2.0m of operating profit included £1.6m of one-off other operating income, and excluding that, underlying trading profit rose from about £0.4m to £2.2m. Lower finance costs lifted pre-tax profit 23% to £1.9m, and the group raised its dividend 20% to £360k while cash grew to £1.8m; the auditor gave an unmodified opinion.
A tidy margin in the ball pit, and this year's profit is genuine trading where last year's leaned on a one-off.
Sources
- Funky Monkeys Playcentres Ltd — Companies House filing history