CHILDBASE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
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Cash
£753K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£5M
Equity attributable
Employees
2,325
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£582K
Period ending 2023-10-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £74,002,985 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | £900,230 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £186,452 | -£581,589 | — | |
| Net profit | £195,084 | -£847,897 | — | |
| Cash | £67,346 | £753,256 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,492,955 | £21,526,374 | — | |
| Net assets | £5,812,058 | £4,964,161 | — | |
| Equity | £5,812,058 | £4,964,161 | — | |
| Average employees | 2,171 | 2,325 | — | |
| Wages | — | £44,800,454 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,573,237 | £1,391,146 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | — | -1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 4.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.22x | |
| Interest cover | — | 0.61x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- CHILDBASE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 2013-03-12 → present
- CHILD BASE LIMITED 1989-11-07 → 2013-03-12
- KELBROOK LIMITED 1989-08-31 → 1989-11-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ad Valorem Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. In making this assessment, the directors have prepared detailed trading and cash flow forecasts to 31 October 2027. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence over this period and have therefore adopted the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Income increased to £93m, up 12% on the previous year. However, this growth was offset by significant cost increases, particularly in staffing, including the impact of government-led National Insurance increases, resulting in reduced margin and profit for the year.”
- “The Partnership Dividend, our focus on Shared Success' was increased to £1,500 per employee, tax free, at the year end.”
- “On new investments we have secured opportunities in Oxford, Northampton, Coventry, Basingstoke and Luton.”
- “The refurbishment of all our nurseries continued into its fourth year and will all be completed by the end of 2026.”
- “EduBase Academy since August 2025, has continued to demonstrate strong performance and impact over the reporting period, delivering against its strategic objectives while maintaining high standards of quality and governance.”
- “The 'Green' agenda remains a priority for us all and is included, with clear targets, within our next Corporate Plan until 2030.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMPSON, Michael Anthony Norcott | Secretary | — | — | British |
| HILL, Sarah Louise | Director | 2017-02-28 | Dec 1973 | British |
| KNEALE, Emma Paula | Director | 2014-09-01 | Jul 1981 | British |
| LOCKHART, Michelle Eileen | Director | 2025-12-15 | Jun 1974 | Irish |
| THOMPSON, Michael Anthony Norcott | Director | — | Jan 1962 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREWS, Susan Julia | Director | 2012-05-23 | 2013-11-22 |
| BASS, Helen Therese | Director | 2010-05-19 | 2014-10-02 |
| BEATTIE, Clive John | Director | 1996-01-29 | 2000-04-25 |
| BOWDEN, Frederick Alexander William | Director | 2012-02-20 | 2017-02-28 |
| BRAMHAM, Angela Margaret | Director | 2002-01-29 | 2010-07-31 |
| BROADHURST, Kate Alicia | Director | 2018-02-15 | 2019-05-09 |
| CLUBB, Justin Stuart | Director | 2020-11-18 | 2025-05-21 |
| EDWARDS, Sandra Savitri | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2009-06-22 |
| FARRANT, John | Director | 2006-03-21 | 2014-11-20 |
| GOSTELOW, Lynda Christine | Director | 1997-11-24 | 2017-12-04 |
| HINCHLIFFE, Martin | Director | 2020-11-18 | 2022-05-26 |
| HISKETT, Geoffrey Ian | Director | 2011-08-17 | 2017-09-20 |
| HURN, Francis Roger, Sir | Director | 2005-10-31 | 2012-02-20 |
| KNIGHT, Linda Christine | Director | 1994-01-18 | 1995-12-22 |
| KNIGHT, Lynn Christine | Director | 1993-06-22 | 1994-01-18 |
| LAYDE, Deborah Marie | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2009-04-30 |
| LEITCH, Neil | Director | 2019-06-11 | 2020-01-23 |
| LEITCH, Neil | Director | 2013-11-22 | 2017-02-28 |
| MATHER, John Douglas | Director | 2000-04-25 | 2005-11-22 |
| MEAD-HERBERT, Virginia | Director | 2013-11-22 | 2019-06-30 |
| MURPHY, Rosemary Lynne | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2009-02-27 |
| PHILLIPS, Emma Jane | Director | 1997-11-24 | 2007-10-12 |
| PIMENTEL, Ruth Jordan | Director | 2009-02-27 | 2010-05-31 |
| THOMPSON, Paul Simon | Director | 2018-02-15 | 2020-03-23 |
| THOMPSON, Peter Anthony, Sir | Director | — | 2005-11-22 |
| WIGLEY, Lorna Jane | Director | 2021-11-18 | 2025-12-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childbase Employee Ownership Trustee Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-05-26 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 278 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-11-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-11-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.