THE CHILDCARE CORPORATION LIMITED
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Cash
£2.5m
+30.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4.6m
-80.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,581
+4.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.9m
+239.8% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £45,498,000 | £54,500,000 | £66,171,000 | +21.4% | |
| Operating profit | £1,915,000 | £4,080,000 | £8,022,000 | +96.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£258,000 | £1,430,000 | £4,859,000 | +239.8% | |
| Net profit | -£309,000 | £586,000 | £2,156,000 | +267.9% | |
| Cash | £614,000 | £1,896,000 | £2,474,000 | +30.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £45,460,000 | £45,874,000 | £27,159,000 | -40.8% | |
| Net assets | £22,886,000 | £23,472,000 | £4,628,000 | -80.3% | |
| Equity | £22,886,000 | £23,472,000 | £4,628,000 | -80.3% | |
| Average employees | 1,348 | 1,518 | 1,581 | +4.2% | |
| Wages | £24,691,473 | £30,002,000 | £37,637,000 | +25.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £577,000 | £645,000 | £839,000 | +30.1% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.2% | 7.5% | 12.1% | |
| Net margin | -0.7% | 1.1% | 3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.2% | 8.9% | 29.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.00x | 0.99x | 0.57x | |
| Interest cover | 0.87x | 1.52x | 3.42x |
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
- THE CHILDCARE CORPORATION LIMITED 2015-03-25 → present
- THE CHILDCARE CORPORATION PLC 2006-11-09 → 2015-03-25
- THE CHILDCARE CORPORATION 4 PLC 2001-01-16 → 2006-11-09
- THE CHILDCARE CORPORATION NO. 4 PLC 2000-12-11 → 2001-01-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The company continues to look for further acquisitions to complement and expand its existing portfolio In 2025 the company and its immediate parent company Grandır UK Limited are planning to increase the pace of acquisition in comparison to last year, after two years of consolidation and improvements of systems.”
- “The company is pursuing a strategic growth trajectory that combines organic expansion with targeted future acquisitions to enhance its market presence and long-term value.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOPPER, Lydia Joy | Director | 2020-07-17 | Oct 1974 | British |
| MOORE, Matthew Jon | Director | 2023-02-23 | Nov 1978 | British |
| YOUNG, Heather | Director | 2023-02-23 | Oct 1975 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKE, Sonya Ann Rachel | Secretary | 2000-12-11 | 2001-01-23 |
| SHERWOOD, Martin William | Secretary | 2001-01-23 | 2004-08-23 |
| PRISM COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-11-01 | 2024-02-29 |
| SLC REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-08-23 | 2017-11-01 |
| BACCHUS, Malcolm Graham | Director | 2001-01-23 | 2002-12-03 |
| BENTLEY, Alan Geoffrey | Director | 2001-01-23 | 2017-07-21 |
| CHRISTENSEN, Jesper Michael | Director | 2000-12-11 | 2001-01-23 |
| CLARKE, Sonya Ann Rachel | Director | 2000-12-11 | 2001-01-23 |
| GRAHAM, Michael | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2009-03-13 |
| LAWSON, Colin James | Director | 2017-09-14 | 2024-06-30 |
| MEEKINGS, Susan Linda | Director | 2007-07-03 | 2017-08-31 |
| MOORE, Adrian Richard | Director | 2003-01-22 | 2020-07-17 |
| MORRIS, John Simon Thrale | Director | 2012-10-29 | 2017-07-21 |
| MORRIS, John Simon Thrale | Director | 2012-04-02 | 2012-10-26 |
| SHERWOOD, Martin William | Director | 2002-11-08 | 2004-12-08 |
| WOODWARD, John Brian | Director | 2001-01-23 | 2001-12-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jean-Emmanuel Rodocanachi | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as firm), Voting 25–50% (as firm) | 2017-07-20 | Ceased 2017-07-20 |
| Grandir Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-07-20 | Active |
| Mr Alan Geoffrey Bentley | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-20 |
| Mr Adrian Richard Moore | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 246 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-25 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-04-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-03-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change 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.