CHILDRENSALON GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£19m
-8.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£41m
-29.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
448
-14.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£17m
-113.1% lowest in 3 filed years
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 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £107,637,000 | £92,737,000 | £87,352,000 | -5.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£6,679,000 | -£8,458,000 | -£9,217,000 | -9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£6,266,000 | -£7,998,000 | -£17,043,000 | -113.1% | |
| Net profit | -£6,294,000 | -£8,032,000 | -£17,040,000 | -112.2% | |
| Cash | £23,584,000 | £20,696,000 | £18,859,000 | -8.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £69,740,000 | £61,172,000 | £43,826,000 | -28.4% | |
| Net assets | £65,824,000 | £57,792,000 | £40,752,000 | -29.5% | |
| Equity | £65,824,000 | £57,792,000 | £40,752,000 | -29.5% | |
| Average employees | 598 | 523 | 448 | -14.3% | |
| Wages | £19,867,000 | £18,739,000 | £16,515,000 | -11.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £948,000 | £921,000 | £929,000 | +0.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £5,000 | £4,000 | £3,000 | -25% | |
| Highest paid director | £196,000 | £168,000 | £17,000 | -89.9% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -6.2% | -9.1% | -10.6% | |
| Net margin | -5.8% | -8.7% | -19.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -9.6% | -13.8% | -21.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 18.5% | 20.0% | 24.8% | |
| Current ratio | 5.80x | 5.18x | 3.97x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group and company have sufficient resources to continue business operations for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- CHILDRENSALON GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Childrensalon Limited 100%
- Childrensalon Team Limited 100%
- Beatrice and George Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In January 2026, the group announced a formal plan to restructure its business operations. The restructuring primarily involved a reduction in headcount across the business. The total estimated financial effect is expected to be approximately £2.5 million of exceptional costs.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRUDENELL-LEECH, John | Secretary | 2013-04-02 | — | — |
| ALLEN, Paul Christopher | Director | 2026-07-16 | May 1964 | British |
| HARRIMAN-SMITH, Asher Sorche Storm, Mx | Director | 2018-12-31 | Sep 1987 | British |
| SCOTT-READ, Afsaneh | Director | 2016-12-29 | Jan 1985 | British |
| SMITH, George Frederick | Director | 2014-06-23 | Nov 1947 | British |
| WATERS, Kirstie | Director | 2026-09-09 | Jun 1973 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRUDENELL-LEECH, John Frederick | Director | 2013-04-02 | 2026-02-05 |
| DAVIDSON, Ian | Director | 2018-05-09 | 2025-11-19 |
| HARRIMAN, William Paul | Director | 2013-04-17 | 2016-12-29 |
| HARRIMAN-SMITH, Michele Mary Beatrice | Director | 2013-04-02 | 2025-09-25 |
| LAYTON, David | Director | 2015-03-31 | 2016-12-29 |
| NG, Melissa | Director | 2016-12-29 | 2026-02-13 |
| NG, Melissa | Director | 2013-04-02 | 2013-04-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr William Paul Harriman | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2024-04-16 | Ceased 2024-04-16 |
| Mr John Frederick Brudenell-Leech | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2024-04-16 | Ceased 2024-04-16 |
| Decimus Palace Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2017-12-21 | Ceased 2024-04-16 |
| Mrs Michele Mary Beatrice Harriman-Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr George Frederick Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 69 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-16 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-16 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.