CHILDCARE AND LEARNING (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-29 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-28 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-38.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£9M
+0.3% vs 2023
Employees
253
-23.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£337K
+25.8% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £13,426,837 | £13,541,234 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,137,726 | £1,477,536 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £267,770 | £336,944 | |
| Net profit | -£15,879 | — | — | £54,164 | £27,877 | |
| Cash | £203,151 | £215,606 | £243,463 | £2,324,617 | £1,425,022 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,292,109 | — | — | £22,761,783 | £20,199,242 | |
| Net assets | £135,859 | — | — | £8,972,395 | £9,000,272 | |
| Equity | — | — | £8,234,825 | £8,972,395 | £9,000,272 | |
| Average employees | 2 | — | — | 330 | 253 | |
| Wages | £0 | — | — | £6,195,797 | £5,986,045 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-06-30 vs 2023-06-30
-
Turnover
+0.9%
£13,426,837 £13,541,234
-
Cash
-38.7%
£2,324,617 £1,425,022
-
Net assets
+0.3%
£8,972,395 £9,000,272
-
Employees
-23.3%
330 253
-
Operating profit
+29.9%
£1,137,726 £1,477,536
-
Profit before tax
+25.8%
£267,770 £336,944
-
Wages
-3.4%
£6,195,797 £5,986,045
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 8.5% | 10.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 0.4% | 0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 5.0% | 7.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.26x | 0.72x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 1.31x | 1.30x |
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
- Affinia
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- CHILDCARE AND LEARNING (HOLDINGS) LIMITED · parent
- Anglo Spanish Nursery School Limited 100%
- Castle Daycare and Preschool Limited 100%
- Ceres Nursery Limited 100%
- Childcare and Learning (Realty) Limited 100%
- Childcare and Learning (Cranbrook) Limited 100%
- Childcare and Learning Group Limited 100%
- South West London Nursery Company Limited 100%
- Glebe Nurseries Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Since the year end, we are looking to open up a new nursery at Guardian House. The nursery will be based in Godalming, very close to the main railway station for commuters travelling to London. The nursery will accommodate 100 children and will dovetail into Castle Daycare and Preschool Limited.”
- “The other development is Mission Hall (Boatman's Court) near Putney Bridge. This building will be owned through C & L (Realty) Limited. The business will look to open the Boatman's Court nursery in August 2024 subject to final renovation completion of the garden and restocking with new toys and equipment.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KARLSON, Robert | Director | 2016-09-06 | Sep 1958 | British |
| SHANNON, Robert Malcolm Campbell | Director | 2007-02-27 | Oct 1963 | New Zealander |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEE, Michael | Secretary | 2005-10-26 | 2006-05-12 |
| HALL, Russell Andrew | Secretary | 2007-10-08 | 2012-09-02 |
| D & A SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-05-12 | 2007-05-11 |
| CRUDEN, Hamish Gordon | Director | 2007-01-17 | 2013-04-19 |
| GEE, Michael | Director | 2005-10-26 | 2006-10-31 |
| HALL, Russell Andrew | Director | 2012-09-03 | 2013-01-23 |
| SHEA, Tom | Director | 2005-10-26 | 2007-01-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Robert Karlson | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2018-08-08 | Active |
| Mr Robert Malcolm Campbell Shannon | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-08-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 95 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-08-03 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-03 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2021-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-05-20 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2020-05-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-05-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-02-04 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2020-02-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2019-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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.