KINGSCLERE NURSERIES LIMITED
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Cash
£467k
+26.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£7.3m
+6.5% vs 2024
Employees
145
+12.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£550k
+13.3% first positive since 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,312,594 | £4,536,049 | £5,555,898 | £6,146,122 | £6,394,572 | £7,020,479 | +9.8% | |
| Operating profit | £525,921 | £761,498 | -£1,506,868 | -£476,197 | £482,899 | £549,741 | +13.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £525,927 | £761,498 | -£1,506,868 | -£476,197 | £485,328 | £549,741 | +13.3% | |
| Net profit | £423,754 | £622,205 | -£1,367,575 | -£476,240 | £439,346 | £445,380 | +1.4% | |
| Cash | £217,702 | £175,249 | £240,303 | £474,145 | £370,235 | £466,941 | +26.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,659,399 | £8,281,604 | £6,914,029 | £6,437,789 | £6,877,135 | £7,322,515 | +6.5% | |
| Net assets | £7,659,399 | £8,281,604 | £6,914,029 | £6,437,789 | £6,877,135 | £7,322,515 | +6.5% | |
| Equity | £7,659,399 | £8,281,604 | £6,914,029 | £6,437,789 | £6,877,135 | £7,322,515 | +6.5% | |
| Average employees | 134 | 128 | 152 | 172 | 129 | 145 | +12.4% | |
| Wages | £2,299,050 | £2,582,919 | £2,952,218 | £3,628,953 | £3,455,422 | £3,747,019 | +8.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £128,000 | £288,000 | £128,000 | £128,000 | £128,000 | £131,998 | +3.1% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 15.9% | 16.8% | -27.1% | -7.7% | 7.6% | 7.8% | |
| Net margin | 12.8% | 13.7% | -24.6% | -7.7% | 6.9% | 6.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.9% | 9.2% | -21.8% | -7.4% | 7.0% | 7.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.20x | 1.39x | 1.66x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- James Cowper Kreston Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 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
- KINGSCLERE NURSERIES LIMITED · parent
- Yellow Brick House Nursery Limited 100%
- Yellow Brick Nursery Limited 100%
- H A B Kindergartens Limited 100%
- Saltway Day Nursery Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HODSON, Alec | Director | 2009-01-30 | Nov 1964 | British |
| HODSON, Nicola, Dr | Director | 2020-05-05 | Dec 1966 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COX, Sylvia | Secretary | 1995-08-17 | 2009-01-30 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-08-17 | 1995-08-17 |
| COX, Adrian Neil | Director | 2005-10-20 | 2009-01-30 |
| COX, Hughie | Director | 1996-08-27 | 2009-01-30 |
| COX, Julia | Director | 1995-08-17 | 2009-01-30 |
| COX, Sylvia | Director | 1995-08-17 | 2009-01-30 |
| HENNESSY, Philip John | Director | 2009-01-30 | 2017-07-17 |
| COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-08-17 | 1995-08-17 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-08-17 | 1995-08-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossco (1135) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 112 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2019-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.