CHILDCARE AND LEARNING (CRANBROOK) LIMITED
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Cash
£173K
+21.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£13M
+11.5% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
58
+1.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.3M
+67.8% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,688,180 | £2,270,400 | — | £3,044,008 | £2,824,981 | £3,551,562 | +25.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,255,607 | — | — | £1,147,408 | £793,368 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,255,650 | £992,621 | £1,526,527 | £1,147,396 | £793,368 | £1,331,302 | +67.8% | |
| Net profit | £1,090,215 | £966,641 | £1,492,762 | £1,099,802 | £755,865 | £1,296,507 | +71.5% | |
| Cash | £199,621 | £420,085 | £377,784 | £317,725 | £143,095 | £173,372 | +21.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,994,738 | £7,960,551 | £9,463,048 | £10,572,971 | £11,324,672 | £12,615,463 | +11.4% | |
| Net assets | £6,980,476 | £7,947,117 | £9,439,879 | £10,539,681 | £11,295,546 | £12,592,053 | +11.5% | |
| Equity | £6,980,476 | £7,947,117 | £9,439,879 | £10,539,681 | £11,295,546 | £12,592,053 | +11.5% | |
| Average employees | 71 | 67 | 71 | 74 | 57 | 58 | +1.8% | |
| Wages | £1,054,192 | £825,844 | £994,566 | £1,217,997 | £1,320,652 | £1,443,363 | +9.3% | |
| 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. 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 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 46.7% | — | — | 37.7% | 28.1% | — | |
| Net margin | 40.6% | 42.6% | — | 36.1% | 26.8% | 36.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.0% | — | — | 10.9% | 7.0% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 13.4% | 12.9% | 12.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 7.44x | 7.70x | 8.23x |
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
- Affinia
- 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.”
Significant events
- “The business intends to develop fores: schools during the next financial year which will generate 16 additional nursery places at both Buttercup Barn and Ivy Cottage. These additional places will increase revenues by approximately £60,000 per month and this is expected to commence in October 2026. The capital requirement for this project is expected to be £200,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHANNON, Robert Malcolm Campbell | Director | 2007-02-27 | Oct 1963 | New Zealander |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEE, Michael | Secretary | 2005-10-11 | 2006-05-12 |
| HALL, Russell Andrew | Secretary | 2007-10-08 | 2012-09-20 |
| REED, Christopher | Secretary | 2007-05-23 | 2007-10-08 |
| D & A SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-05-12 | 2007-05-11 |
| CRUDEN, Hamish Gordon | Director | 2007-01-17 | 2012-09-20 |
| GEE, Michael | Director | 2005-10-11 | 2006-10-19 |
| HALL, Russell Andrew | Director | 2012-09-20 | 2013-01-23 |
| SHEA, Tom | Director | 2005-10-11 | 2007-01-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Robert Malcolm Campbell Shannon | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-04-22 |
| Childcare And Learning Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 83 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-27 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-05-20 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2020-05-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-05-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-02-04 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2020-02-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.