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 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Profit & loss | |||
| Turnover | £17.6m | £16.5m | ▲ +7% |
| Gross profit | £14.3m | £13.4m | ▲ +7% |
| Admin expenses | £12.1m | £13m | ▼ −7% |
| Operating profit | £2.2m | £2m | ▲ +10% |
| Finance costs | £326k | £468k | ▼ −30% |
| Profit before tax | £1.9m | £1.6m | ▲ +23% |
| Net profit | £1.5m | £1.3m | ▲ +17% |
| Cash & balance sheet | |||
| Cash | £1.8m | £1.4m | ▲ +34% |
| Net assets | £4.8m | £3.6m | ▲ +31% |
| Dividends paid | £360k | £300k | ▲ +20% |
| People & pay | |||
| Avg. headcount | 400 | 428 | ▼ −7% |
| Staff cost | £5.7m | £5.2m | ▲ +9% |
| Director pay | £329k | £334k | ▼ −1% |
| Highest-paid director | £110k | £111k | ▼ −1% |
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