BHFS ONE LIMITED
Operating as part of the Bright Horizons Family Solutions group, the company provides pre-primary education and childcare services across the United Kingdom.
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Cash
£2.2m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£279m
Equity attributable
Employees
7,953
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£56m
Period ending 2023-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £296,057,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£30,429,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£56,442,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£53,569,000 | — | |
| Cash | £2,191,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £261,569,000 | — | |
| Net assets | -£279,396,000 | — | |
| Equity | -£279,396,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 7,953 | — | |
| Wages | £156,447,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £490,130 | — |
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's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -10.3% | |
| Net margin | -18.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -11.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 178.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.35x | |
| Interest cover | -1.16x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- BHFS ONE LIMITED 2000-04-26 → present
- HILLGATE ( 128 ) LIMITED 2000-03-09 → 2000-04-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“While the Group continues to see year-over-year growth and progress, we are still navigating through a dynamic operating environment that is impacted by a tight labour market, varying enrolment demands, shifting work demographics, increased costs and challenging macroeconomic conditions.”
Group structure
- BHFS ONE LIMITED · parent
- BHFS Two Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Launch of Cambridge Training Academy in October 2025.”
- “Acquisitions of two nurseries in Beaconsfield in April 2025 and a day nursery in Leytonstone in October 2025.”
- “Approval of Big Six Action Plans developed by the Sustainability team at Bright Horizons in 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTLER, John Francis | Secretary | 2025-04-02 | — | — |
| BOLAND, Elizabeth | Director | 2003-08-29 | Aug 1959 | American |
| BUTLER, John Francis | Director | 2022-05-02 | Nov 1967 | Irish |
| CASAGRANDE, John Guy | Director | 2020-04-13 | Sep 1958 | American |
| MARSHALL, Rosamund Margaret | Director | 2020-04-13 | Jul 1959 | British |
| SMITH, Philip John | Director | 2025-04-02 | Oct 1968 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KRAMER, Stephen | Secretary | 2008-01-01 | 2025-04-02 |
| STOCKS, Ian Jeremy Marland | Secretary | 2003-08-29 | 2007-12-31 |
| HILLGATE SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-03-09 | 2003-08-29 |
| BROWN, Roger Henry | Director | 2000-04-13 | 2003-08-29 |
| DREIER, Stephen | Director | 2000-04-13 | 2020-04-13 |
| FEE, Gary Ryan | Director | 2020-04-13 | 2022-04-29 |
| HAY, Susan Caroline | Director | 2003-08-29 | 2006-06-30 |
| LISSY, Dave | Director | 2003-08-29 | 2020-04-13 |
| TOCIO, Mary Ann | Director | 2000-04-13 | 2015-06-01 |
| TUGENDHAT, James Walter | Director | 2016-11-10 | 2020-04-13 |
| HILLGATE NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-03-09 | 2000-04-13 |
| HILLGATE SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-03-09 | 2000-04-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Horizons Family Solutions Llc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as firm) | 2017-03-09 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-09-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-11-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-11-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-11-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-31 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-21 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-20 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2025-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.