Bureau of Silly Ideas

Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities · London

Bureau of Silly Ideas

Bureau of Silly Ideas Limited

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Net liabilitiesLosses 2 years runningActiveLatest figures: 2025Company only24 years on the register

Private company limited by guarantee registered in London, classed under “Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities” and 1 other activity.

Headline figures

FY to Sept 2025 · Company only

Turnover

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Profit after tax

−£60.1k

Net assets

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Cash

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Employees

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Retained reserves

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What the numbers say

4 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
£202420242025
Profit after tax−£60.1k
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves

Every figure for all 3 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · £

Balance sheet202420242025
Current assets
of which debtors
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Net current assets
Net assets
Ratios
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year
Creditors to assetsEverything owed to creditors as a share of fixed plus current assets

6 balance-sheet lines and 3 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Questions people ask

›What does Bureau of Silly Ideas do?

Private company limited by guarantee registered in London, classed under “Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities” and 1 other activity. In its own words: “The Bureau of Silly Ideas creates playful public art, performances, and participatory projects that bring people together in streets, festivals, and shared spaces.”

›How much turnover does Bureau of Silly Ideas make?

Answered in the full report

›Is Bureau of Silly Ideas profitable?

No: it made a loss after tax of £60.1k in the year to 30 September 2025, its latest filed accounts.

›How many people work at Bureau of Silly Ideas?

Answered in the full report

›Where is Bureau of Silly Ideas based?

Its registered office is Arch 18, Valentia Place, London, SW9 8PJ, in London.

›When was Bureau of Silly Ideas founded?

Bureau of Silly Ideas Limited was incorporated on 8 October 2002.

›Is Bureau of Silly Ideas still trading?

The register lists Bureau of Silly Ideas Limited as active.

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