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Next accounts due

2026-12-31 (in 7mo)

Last filed for 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-04-27 (in 11mo)

Last made up 2026-04-13

Watchouts

1 item

Cash

£4M

+101.3% vs 2024

Net assets

£12M

+12.7% highest in 6 filed years

Employees

376

+5.9% highest in 6 filed years

Profit before tax

£3M

+122.9% vs 2024

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31

Metric Trend 2020-03-312021-03-312022-03-312023-03-312024-03-312025-03-31
Turnover £13,813,009£16,682,807
Operating profit £1,508,940£3,071,447
Profit before tax £1,224,547£2,729,343
Net profit £72,000£72,000£1,076,000£166,000£1,255,767£2,077,378
Cash £1,863,169£3,749,702
Total assets less current liabilities £200£200£1,000,200£1,000,200£15,057,262£17,696,142
Net assets £1,000,200£1,000,200£10,887,841£12,272,619
Equity £200£200£1,000,200£1,000,200£10,887,841£12,272,619
Average employees 00350332355376
Wages £7,237,402£8,116,635
Directors' remuneration £311,950£291,970

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

FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31

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 2020-03-312021-03-312022-03-312023-03-312024-03-312025-03-31
Operating margin 10.9%18.4%
Net margin 9.1%12.5%
Return on capital employed 10.0%17.4%
Current ratio 0.89x1.19x
Interest cover 4.37x8.08x

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
Barnes Roffe Audit 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 or the 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

  1. BLACKWATER PARTNERS LIMITED · parent
    1. L3 Property Limited 1% · UK · residential and commercial lettings
    2. Seymour House Limited 1% · UK · provision of childcare through a chain of nursery schools
    3. Nursery Kitchen Limited 1% · UK · preparation and delivery of meals to nursery schools
    4. L3 Leisure Limited 1% · UK · provision of public house services

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

5 active · 2 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
PLAYER, Julie Marie Secretary 2013-04-15
PLAYER, John Kevin Director 2013-04-15 Apr 1961 British
PLAYER, Jonathan James Director 2023-03-31 Nov 1988 British
PLAYER, Julie Marie Director 2023-03-31 Dec 1961 British
PLAYER, Victoria Director 2023-03-31 Apr 1992 British
Show 2 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED Corporate Secretary 2013-04-15 2013-04-15
COWDRY, John Jeremy Arthur Director 2013-04-15 2013-04-15

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Ms Julie Marie Player Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-06-06 Ceased 2025-11-24
Mr John Kevin Player Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2025-11-24

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 57 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2025-11-28 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2025-11-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2024-02-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2024-01-31 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2023-12-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
Date Type Category Description
2026-04-19 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-12-16 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2025-11-28 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2025-11-28 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2025-11-25 PSC08 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control statement PDF
2025-11-25 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-11-25 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-11-25 SH08 capital Capital name of class of shares
2025-11-25 SH10 capital Capital variation of rights attached to shares
2025-04-22 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-12-19 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2024-10-31 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2024-04-18 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-02-25 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2024-02-20 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2024-01-31 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2023-12-29 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2023-12-29 SH02 capital Capital alter shares subdivision
2023-12-19 SH08 capital Capital name of class of shares
2023-12-18 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
9

last 12 months

Capital events
2

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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