PARTOU UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-28 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
+62% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
-£70M
-31.2% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
2,379
+3.2% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£16M
-34.1% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-09-01 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-09-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £71,709,000 | £80,951,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£7,665,000 | -£9,406,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£12,106,000 | -£16,237,000 | |
| Net profit | — | -£2,081,337 | £164,389 | — | -£4,086,561 | -£12,636,000 | -£16,644,000 | |
| Cash | — | £362 | £3,699,691 | — | £537,131 | £3,457,000 | £5,599,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £6,407,078 | £10,580,149 | — | £32,635,064 | £10,587,000 | £6,389,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £427,859 | £22,698 | — | £32,635,064 | -£53,264,000 | -£69,908,000 | |
| Equity | £2,719,446 | £427,859 | £22,698 | £126,525 | £32,635,064 | -£53,264,000 | -£69,908,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 12 | 22 | — | 25 | 2,306 | 2,379 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £45,835,000 | £48,822,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £435,000 | £493,000 |
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
-
Turnover
+12.9%
£71,709,000 £80,951,000
-
Cash
+62%
£3,457,000 £5,599,000
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
-31.2%
-£53,264,000 -£69,908,000
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+3.2%
2,306 2,379
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-22.7%
-£7,665,000 -£9,406,000
-
Profit before tax
-34.1%
-£12,106,000 -£16,237,000
-
Wages
+6.5%
£45,835,000 £48,822,000
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 | 2018-09-01 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-09-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -10.7% | -11.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -17.6% | -20.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -72.4% | -147.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 196.6% | 236.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.17x | 0.23x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -1.73x | -1.38x |
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
- PARTOU UK LIMITED 2025-01-31 → present
- ALL ABOUT CHILDREN LIMITED 2010-04-14 → 2025-01-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared a forecast for a period in excess of twelve months from the date of signing the financial statements and have obtained assurance from their parent company that they will not seek repayment of the intercompany debt during the twelve months following approval of these financial statements Accordingly, the Directors have concluded, that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months from approval of these financial statements and therefore they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements”
Group structure
- PARTOU UK LIMITED · parent
- Apples & Cherries Day Nursery Limited 100%
- Bambino Day Nursery (Wycombe) Limited 100%
- Just Childcare Holdings Limited 100%
- Wonder Years Nursery & Holiday Club Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 14 November 2024 the Company undertook a corporate restructure which involved the sale at book value to Partou UK Limited of the shares owned in Just Childcare Holdings Limited (Co No 09287055) and SJE Nurseries Limited (Co No 11496269) from Partou UK Holding Limited (Co No.13360032) ("Hive Down")”
- “On 14 Jun 2024 the Group acquired the entire share capital of Wonder Years Nursery & Holiday Club Ltd as disclosed in note 30 Business Combinations”
- “After the balance sheet date (9 September 2025), the Group has acquired the entire share capital of two new companies, Nature Trail Nursery Limited and Comparenurseries com Ltd which added eight additional nurseries to the operating activities of the Group”
- “As part of the Group's corporate restructuring plans, on 14 October 2025, twelve dormant subsidiaries commenced a members voluntary liquidation”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELTON, Richard James | Director | 2025-09-18 | Nov 1973 | British |
| JACKSON, Kirsty Joanna | Director | 2026-01-28 | Sep 1984 | British |
| RHODES, Samantha Jane | Director | 2023-04-17 | Dec 1966 | British |
| SMITH, Richard Henry | Director | 2023-04-17 | Nov 1960 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASTON HOUSE NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-04-14 | 2018-02-08 |
| FORD, Russell Mark | Director | 2010-04-14 | 2022-09-29 |
| JOHNSON, Sinead Mary | Director | 2022-09-29 | 2023-10-31 |
| KENDALL-MCGUIRE, Michelle Heather | Director | 2022-09-29 | 2025-12-23 |
| KILBY, Toni | Director | 2022-09-29 | 2023-09-30 |
| RICHARDSON, Elizabeth Eleanor | Director | 2010-09-10 | 2015-10-31 |
| VICCARS, Marcia Maureen | Director | 2010-09-10 | 2022-10-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partou Uk Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-09-29 | Active |
| Rb 1884 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2022-07-25 | Ceased 2022-09-29 |
| Belinda Maria Ford | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-07-25 |
| Mr Russell Mark Ford | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-07-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 86 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-31 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2025-01-31 CONNOT Change of name notice
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-05 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-31 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-01-31 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2024-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.