ALDERLEY DAY NURSERY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-07 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-24
Watchouts
Cash
£11K
lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£147K
Equity attributable
Employees
19
lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£15K
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
As the Company has ceased to trade, the directors have prepared the financial statements on a basis other than a going concern. No adjustments to the financial statements arose as a result of ceasing to apply the going concern basis.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-02-28 | 2023-03-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £1,113,000 | £999,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £177,000 | £17,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £177,000 | £15,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £135,000 | £11,000 | |
| Cash | £55,904 | £445,309 | £507,858 | £453,547 | — | £68,000 | £11,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £264,196 | £639,716 | £291,811 | £2,498 | — | £136,000 | £163,000 | |
| Net assets | £262,716 | £438,756 | £90,192 | £635 | — | £136,000 | £147,000 | |
| Equity | £262,716 | £438,756 | £90,192 | £635 | £1,000 | £136,000 | £147,000 | |
| Average employees | 43 | 45 | 45 | 45 | — | 26 | 19 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-02-28 | 2023-03-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 15.9% | 1.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 12.1% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 130.1% | 10.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.08x | 1.05x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.50x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“As the Company has ceased to trade, the directors have prepared the financial statements on a basis other than a going concern. No adjustments to the financial statements arose as a result of ceasing to apply the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “On 1 January 2025, the trade and assets of the company were transferred at book value to Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, a fellow Group company. Following declaration and payment of a dividend to its parent company in order to realise the profit and loss reserves accumulated, the entity does not expect to enter into any transactions. It is expected that this company will eventually be dissolved, therefore all activities have been marked as discontinued.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCCANDLESS, Christopher Andrew | Director | 2025-09-03 | Jul 1978 | British |
| MULLER, Matthew Peter | Director | 2023-02-28 | Jun 1975 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANON SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-10-27 | 2009-10-01 |
| FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-10-16 | 2006-10-17 |
| CREASER, Cheryl Jayne | Director | 2023-02-28 | 2025-09-03 |
| HALLAM, Jack Robert | Director | 2013-05-25 | 2023-02-28 |
| HALLAM, Melanie Ann | Director | 2006-10-27 | 2023-02-28 |
| FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-10-16 | 2006-10-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busy Bees Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-02-28 | Active |
| Mrs Melanie Ann Hallam | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-02-28 |
| Mr Jack Robert Hallam | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-02-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 70 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-11-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-01 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-06-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-06-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-03-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.