STEPPING STONES CRECHE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-28 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£119K
+43.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£101K
+1.5% vs 2024
Employees
32
-5.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2K
+123.7% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £550,346 | £569,870 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£6,416 | £1,522 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£6,416 | £1,522 | |
| Cash | — | — | £83,064 | £119,054 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £99,637 | £101,159 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £99,637 | £101,159 | |
| Equity | — | — | £99,637 | £101,159 | |
| Average employees | 35 | 36 | 34 | 32 | |
| Wages | — | — | £410,565 | £439,105 | |
| 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
+3.5%
£550,346 £569,870
-
Cash
+43.3%
£83,064 £119,054
-
Net assets
+1.5%
£99,637 £101,159
-
Employees
-5.9%
34 32
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+123.7%
-£6,416 £1,522
-
Wages
+7%
£410,565 £439,105
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 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | -1.2% | 0.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 5.7% | 22.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 15.61x | 4.28x |
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
- STEPPING STONES CRECHE LIMITED 2001-07-20 → present
- NURSERY WELFARE ASSOCIATION LIMITED 1974-12-02 → 2001-07-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- IDS Chartered Accountants LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' 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 charity'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.”
Significant events
- “The initial surplus created by the restructure has been invested back into the reserves amount to return it to an approximate value of two months of operational costs.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 66 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEMPSEY, Elaine Mary Elizabeth | Director | 2024-02-27 | Aug 1986 | British |
| MCCAULAY, Nicole | Director | 2024-06-17 | Jul 1994 | British |
| MURPHY, Christina Kennedy | Director | 2025-03-24 | Dec 1993 | British |
| O'NEILL, Sharmayne | Director | 2024-06-17 | Dec 1979 | British |
| RUSSELL, Samantha | Director | 2024-02-27 | Jul 1980 | New Zealander |
Show 66 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Judith Carolyn | Secretary | 2020-10-29 | 2022-09-14 |
| FARRELL, Veronica Anne | Secretary | 1974-12-02 | 2005-12-31 |
| FREEBURN, Robin William | Secretary | 2006-07-19 | 2007-09-10 |
| MAY, Claire | Secretary | 2008-11-13 | 2009-08-26 |
| MCANENA, Liadhan, Dr | Secretary | 2012-04-01 | 2016-09-29 |
| MCANENA, Liadhan | Secretary | 2009-08-26 | 2011-06-01 |
| MCCLELLAND, Julie | Secretary | 2011-06-01 | 2012-04-01 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Charlene | Secretary | 2024-02-27 | 2024-07-05 |
| MULHERN, Maria, Dr | Secretary | 2018-08-27 | 2020-10-29 |
| PATTON, Paula | Secretary | 2007-09-10 | 2008-11-13 |
| SIMPSON, Lucy Elizabeth | Secretary | 2023-05-01 | 2024-02-27 |
| TROLAN-GIBNEY, Charlene | Secretary | 2016-03-22 | 2019-01-20 |
| ANDERSON, Wendy Kathryn | Director | 1997-11-17 | 2000-12-11 |
| BOYLAN, Patrick, Dr | Director | 2008-08-25 | 2009-05-14 |
| BROLLY, Conor | Director | 2019-11-11 | 2022-10-10 |
| BYRNE, Katherine, Dr | Director | 2017-08-02 | 2020-10-20 |
| CAREY, Jonathan | Director | 2023-10-16 | 2024-02-15 |
| CENINI, Valeria Laura | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2016-09-29 |
| CHEEMA, Emma | Director | 2022-10-10 | 2024-01-14 |
| COATES, Sabeeha | Director | 2017-11-02 | 2019-01-31 |
| COATES, Sabeeha | Director | 2017-08-02 | 2019-01-20 |
| CRAWFORD, Aine | Director | 2020-10-29 | 2022-10-10 |
| DOOLEY, James Stephen Gerard | Director | 1974-12-02 | 2000-02-23 |
| EVANS, Judith | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2022-09-14 |
| FARRELL, Veronica | Director | 2004-12-13 | 2004-12-13 |
| FARRELL, Veronica | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| GARZA, Marcela Vilchis | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2015-10-20 |
| GRAHAM, Ciaran | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2007-09-10 |
| HAMILTON, Gail | Director | 2021-10-08 | 2023-05-01 |
| HARLING, Dominique | Director | 2021-10-08 | 2022-04-13 |
| HARPUR, Geraldine | Director | 2007-09-10 | 2008-08-25 |
| HOOK, Alan | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2018-10-31 |
| HOOK, Rachael | Director | 2015-04-15 | 2018-10-29 |
| HOU, Heng | Director | 2016-09-29 | 2020-10-29 |
| HOWARD, Charles Vyvyan, Professor | Director | 2009-05-14 | 2014-07-01 |
| HUTCHINSON, Karise Charlotte | Director | 2003-08-04 | 2005-12-01 |
| JAMIESON, Carrie | Director | 2020-10-29 | 2022-09-14 |
| KANE, Claire | Director | 1999-11-04 | 2001-06-11 |
| LENEHAN, Jessica Ann | Director | 2023-03-30 | 2023-10-01 |
| LOWRY, Aoife | Director | 2024-02-27 | 2025-01-08 |
| MALLON, Angela | Director | 2023-10-16 | 2024-03-27 |
| MCALISTER, Heather Louise | Director | 2017-08-02 | 2019-09-30 |
| MCANENA, Liadhan Brigid, Dr | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2016-09-29 |
| MCCANN, Mary, Dr | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2016-03-22 |
| MCCLELLAND, Julie, Dr | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2016-09-28 |
| MCCUNE, Deborah Jane, Dr | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2019-01-20 |
| MCGLEN, Grace Frances | Director | 2021-10-08 | 2023-06-08 |
| MCGOOKIN, Lyndsey | Director | 2023-10-16 | 2024-02-21 |
| MCMATH, Carol | Director | 2021-10-08 | 2024-02-27 |
| MCSORLEY, Emeir, Dr | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2020-12-09 |
| MOORE, Aileen, Dr | Director | 2003-08-04 | 2005-12-31 |
| MORROW, Priscilla | Director | 2021-10-08 | 2024-03-04 |
| MULHERN, Maria, Dr | Director | 2018-08-27 | 2020-10-29 |
| MURPHY, Colm Joseph, Dr | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2021-10-08 |
| O'HARA, Suzanne | Director | 2015-12-21 | 2021-10-08 |
| O'MAHONY, Brooke Cameron | Director | 2022-12-07 | 2024-01-14 |
| ROWE, Anne Katherine Margaret | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2017-03-01 |
| SHIVERS, Megan | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2023-10-16 |
| SIMPSON, Lucy | Director | 2024-02-27 | 2024-05-07 |
| SMYTH, Katie | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2022-10-10 |
| SOMERVILLE, Lynda | Director | 2016-06-27 | 2017-07-01 |
| STANFIELD, Russell | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2020-10-29 |
| TROLAN-GIBNEY, Charlene | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2019-01-31 |
| WHITE, Suzanne | Director | 2016-09-29 | 2017-08-02 |
| WHITE MORROW, Tegan | Director | 2021-10-08 | 2022-10-10 |
| XU, Wenli | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2016-03-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Emeir Mcsorley | Individual | Appoints directors | 2017-01-10 | Ceased 2021-10-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 285 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-23 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-01-23 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.