LITTLE BEAR'S DAYCARE GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-23 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-09
Watchouts
Cash
£186K
-51.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
-0.8% vs 2023
Employees
101
+12.2% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£270K
-27.9% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £4,269,024 | £4,426,738 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £556,236 | £464,204 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £374,601 | £270,185 | |
| Net profit | — | £171,593 | -£235,721 | £310,992 | £323,199 | £152,641 | |
| Cash | £799 | £67,321 | £52,707 | £303,646 | £381,022 | £186,278 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,562,941 | £5,612,668 | £5,552,460 | £6,504,575 | £6,522,534 | |
| Net assets | — | £1,278,028 | £1,336,973 | £1,528,965 | £3,276,471 | £3,249,287 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £1,528,965 | £3,276,471 | £3,249,287 | |
| Average employees | — | 7 | 8 | 7 | 90 | 101 | |
| Wages | — | £168,007 | £146,961 | £166,950 | £1,898,966 | £2,098,593 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £46,688 | £71,408 |
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
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Turnover
+3.7%
£4,269,024 £4,426,738
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Cash
-51.1%
£381,022 £186,278
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Net assets
-0.8%
£3,276,471 £3,249,287
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Employees
+12.2%
90 101
highest in 5 filed years
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Operating profit
-16.5%
£556,236 £464,204
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Profit before tax
-27.9%
£374,601 £270,185
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Wages
+10.5%
£1,898,966 £2,098,593
highest in 5 filed years
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 | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 13.0% | 10.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 7.6% | 3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 8.6% | 7.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 58.9% | 58.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.44x | 0.49x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 3.03x | 2.35x |
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
- AGS Accountants & Business Advisors Limited
- 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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- LITTLE BEAR'S DAYCARE GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Little Bear's Nursery School Limited 100%
- Little Bear's 2 Limited 100%
- Little Bear's 3 Limited 100%
- Little Bear's 4 Limited 100%
- Little Bear's 5 Limited 100%
- Little Bear's 6 Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'NEILL, James Lee | Director | 2012-04-11 | Jul 1965 | British |
| O'NEILL, Seonaidh Scott | Director | 2012-04-11 | Dec 1964 | British |
| O’NEILL, Emily Patricia | Director | 2022-06-08 | Jun 1994 | British |
| O’NEILL, Lydia Bethany | Director | 2022-06-08 | Apr 1992 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Bear's Daycare Holdco 1 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-03-31 | Active |
| Mr. James Lee O'Neill | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-04-01 | Ceased 2024-10-23 |
| Mrs Seonaidh Scott O'Neill | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-04-01 | Ceased 2024-10-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 65 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge part | |
| 2025-04-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-02 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-04-02 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2025-03-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-31 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-10-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-29 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.