BUSY BEES NURSERIES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-03 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£53K
+96.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£34M
+7% vs 2023
Employees
391
+1.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
-34.8% vs 2023
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £19,539,000 | £20,226,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £3,929,000 | £2,685,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £3,537,000 | £2,307,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £3,490,000 | £2,259,000 | |
| Cash | — | £27,000 | £53,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £39,171,000 | £42,575,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £32,116,000 | £34,375,000 | |
| Equity | £28,626,000 | £32,116,000 | £34,375,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 386 | 391 | |
| Wages | — | £9,400,000 | £11,114,000 | |
| 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+3.5%
£19,539,000 £20,226,000
-
Cash
+96.3%
£27,000 £53,000
-
Net assets
+7%
£32,116,000 £34,375,000
-
Employees
+1.3%
386 391
-
Operating profit
-31.7%
£3,929,000 £2,685,000
-
Profit before tax
-34.8%
£3,537,000 £2,307,000
-
Wages
+18.2%
£9,400,000 £11,114,000
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 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 20.1% | 13.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 17.9% | 11.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 10.0% | 6.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 57.2% | 59.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.01x | 0.01x | |
| Interest cover | — | 10.02x | 7.10x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- BUSY BEES NURSERIES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED 2012-12-20 → present
- CARESHARE LIMITED 1998-09-01 → 2012-12-20
- CARESHARE HOLDINGS LIMITED 1989-09-18 → 1998-09-01
- DUNWILCO (173) LIMITED 1989-06-28 → 1989-09-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As a consequence, the directors believe that the Group is well-placed to manage its business risks successfully and have a reasonable expectation that the Group and Company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being not less than 12 months from date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Matthew Gordon Philip | Director | 2018-12-11 | Feb 1974 | British |
| MCCANDLESS, Christopher Andrew | Director | 2025-09-03 | Jul 1978 | British |
| MULLER, Matthew Peter | Director | 2017-10-06 | Jun 1975 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLAIR RIDLEY, Isabel | Secretary | 1991-11-01 | 2000-10-25 |
| COX, Alan Robert | Secretary | 2003-06-05 | 2008-07-15 |
| HODGINS, William Richard | Secretary | 2000-10-25 | 2003-06-05 |
| HUNTER, Douglas Charles | Secretary | — | 1991-11-01 |
| ROBERTSON, Catherine Ann | Secretary | 2008-07-15 | 2012-08-17 |
| D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1989-06-28 | 1991-06-28 |
| BELL, Jonathan Lionel | Director | 2007-09-27 | 2012-08-17 |
| BENNETT, Alexander | Director | — | 2000-10-25 |
| BLAIR RIDLEY, Isabel | Director | — | 2003-06-05 |
| COX, Alan Robert | Director | 2003-06-05 | 2008-06-01 |
| CREASER, Cheryl Jayne | Director | 2022-10-12 | 2025-09-03 |
| DOE, Neville Francis | Director | 2008-12-01 | 2012-08-17 |
| EDMISTON, John Andrew | Director | 1991-12-29 | 2000-10-25 |
| FALLON, Michael Cathel | Director | 2003-06-05 | 2009-12-31 |
| HARDIE, David | Nominee Director | 1989-06-28 | 1991-06-28 |
| HODGINS, William Richard | Director | 2000-10-25 | 2003-06-05 |
| HUNTER, Douglas Charles | Director | — | 1991-11-01 |
| IRONS, Simon Andrew | Director | 2012-08-17 | 2022-10-12 |
| MACKAY, Philip | Director | 1989-06-28 | 1991-06-28 |
| O'DONNELL, Dolores | Director | 2000-10-25 | 2003-03-31 |
| PHIZACKLEA, Clare | Director | 2012-12-01 | 2022-10-12 |
| RANDLES, Margaret Josephine | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2022-10-12 |
| WEBSTER, Marion | Director | 2000-10-25 | 2003-06-05 |
| WOOD, David Crawford | Director | 2002-10-15 | 2003-06-05 |
| WOODWARD, John Brian | Director | 2012-08-17 | 2017-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busy Bees Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-10-07 | Active |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-06-06 | Ceased 2020-10-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 387 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.