PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE
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Cash
£2.4m
-15.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.2m
-18.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
672
-16.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2026-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £25,306,000 | £1,111,000 | £1,662,000 | +49.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,402,000 | -£404,000 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,402,000 | -£404,000 | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£1,382,000 | -£404,000 | -£755,000 | -86.9% | |
| Cash | £2,484,000 | £2,810,000 | £2,376,000 | -15.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,374,000 | £3,970,000 | £3,215,000 | -19% | |
| Net assets | £4,356,000 | £3,928,000 | £3,186,000 | -18.9% | |
| Equity | £4,356,000 | £3,928,000 | £3,186,000 | -18.9% | |
| Average employees | 843 | 803 | 672 | -16.3% | |
| Wages | £15,829,000 | £15,260,000 | £13,320,000 | -12.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -5.5% | -36.4% | — | |
| Net margin | -5.5% | -36.4% | -45.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -32.1% | -10.2% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 52.8% | 56.4% | 57.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.74x | 0.70x | 0.75x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Taking account of the charity's response to this year's results, cash balances at the signing date and the overall financial health of the charity, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue for the foreseeable future. Therefore, we have continued to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE · parent
- Pre-school Learning Alliance Trading Limited 100%
Significant events
- “As a result, we carried out a major restructure of the organisation in the summer of 2025. We reduced the number of nurseries and pre-schools we directly operate from 39 to 28, and the headcount in all other directorates.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEEPS, Katharine | Secretary | 2010-02-06 | — | — |
| BLANK, Sandra Joanne | Director | 2023-04-12 | Oct 1952 | British |
| CHESHIRE, Christine | Director | 2020-03-01 | Jul 1958 | British |
| COLLINS, Margaret Lilian | Director | 2026-03-01 | Apr 1948 | British |
| COMER, Emma Jane | Director | 2023-04-12 | Jul 1969 | British |
| DALTON, Carol Anne | Director | 2026-03-01 | Jun 1959 | British |
| HARTLEY, Wendy Leigh | Director | 2026-03-01 | Jun 1963 | British |
| MCMILLAN, Graham John Muirhead | Director | 2002-09-18 | Jun 1967 | British |
| PERFETTI, Laura | Director | 2023-03-01 | Mar 1984 | Italian |
| PRESSWOOD, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2017-07-01 | Jun 1966 | British |
| WOHL, Emma Suzanne | Director | 2023-03-01 | Sep 1969 | British |
| WRIGHT, Anna Maria | Director | 2023-08-01 | Jun 1960 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDER, Steven | Secretary | 2009-01-22 | 2010-02-06 |
| DA COSTA, Jean Paul | Secretary | 2003-06-23 | 2009-01-22 |
| DWYER, Daniel John | Nominee Secretary | 2002-09-18 | 2002-09-18 |
| LOCHRIE, Margaret | Secretary | 2002-09-18 | 2003-06-23 |
| ALDWYCH SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-09-18 | 2003-03-04 |
| ALDRIDGE, Denise Margaret | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2016-04-12 |
| APPLEYARD, Keith John | Director | 2020-03-01 | 2020-03-01 |
| BAKER, Peggie | Director | 2004-04-02 | 2007-06-29 |
| BAXTER, Fiona Catherine Mary | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2003-04-08 |
| BLANK, Sandra Joanne | Director | 2020-06-05 | 2023-03-01 |
| CHADWICK, Valerie | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2020-02-29 |
| CHORLTON, Sandra | Director | 2008-01-17 | 2009-03-24 |
| CLARK, Anne | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2014-12-31 |
| COMER, Emma Jane | Director | 2023-03-01 | 2023-03-01 |
| DA COSTA, Jean Paul | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2003-03-04 |
| DWYER, Daniel James | Nominee Director | 2002-09-18 | 2002-09-18 |
| DWYER, Daniel John | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2002-09-18 |
| EADE, Maureen Elsie | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2004-06-29 |
| GILBERT, David Francis | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2023-02-28 |
| HART, Mark Edward | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2020-02-29 |
| HAWKESWORTH, Louise Jane | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2013-05-23 |
| HILLAN, Sylvia | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2014-12-31 |
| KUKAPALAN, Sathushen Shane | Director | 2023-03-29 | 2026-02-28 |
| LOWTHIAN, Lynette | Director | 2003-12-01 | 2006-06-17 |
| MAIDMENT, Lisa Jane | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2023-02-28 |
| MARLOW, Elizabeth May | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2010-12-31 |
| MCKENZIE, Simonetta | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2020-03-19 |
| MOORE, Linda Carol | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2005-06-17 |
| PARKER, Janette Ann | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2014-12-31 |
| PENDRED, Lorna Jane | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2026-02-28 |
| ROSE, Prudence Clare | Director | 2003-06-05 | 2005-06-17 |
| ROSS, Sophie | Director | 2013-07-20 | 2023-02-28 |
| SMITH, Raymond Peter | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2026-02-28 |
| STEBBINGS, Claire Dolores Laraine | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2023-09-15 |
| THOMAS, Sue Christine | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2010-12-31 |
| THOMPSON, Judith Elizabeth | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2010-12-31 |
| TUCKETT, Alan John, Sir | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2003-11-18 |
| WALSH, Deborah Louise | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2014-12-31 |
| WINTER, Helen Louise Elizabeth | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2012-12-31 |
| WRIGHT, Anna Maria | Director | 2023-03-01 | 2023-07-07 |
| YARDY, Susan | Director | 2006-09-14 | 2010-12-31 |
| YOUNG, Lorraine Helen | Director | 2003-06-05 | 2010-12-31 |
| YOUNG, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2005-06-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 184 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.