SOUTH WEST LONDON NURSERY COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£60K
-28% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£8.5M
+14.3% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
77
-3.8% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.4M
+18.8% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £4,446,708 | £4,585,789 | £5,460,164 | +19.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £793,841 | £1,154,459 | £1,371,485 | +18.8% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,842,485 | £791,170 | £1,154,468 | £1,371,492 | +18.8% | |
| Net profit | £888,500 | £1,471,758 | £710,447 | £1,017,325 | £1,061,963 | +4.4% | |
| Cash | £1,722,285 | £216,840 | £569,094 | £83,261 | £59,944 | -28% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,264,446 | £5,757,797 | £6,452,947 | £7,449,280 | £8,512,882 | +14.3% | |
| Net assets | £4,225,202 | £5,696,960 | £6,407,407 | £7,424,732 | £8,486,695 | +14.3% | |
| Equity | £4,225,202 | £5,696,960 | £6,407,407 | £7,424,732 | £8,486,695 | +14.3% | |
| Average employees | 98 | 100 | 107 | 80 | 77 | -3.8% | |
| Wages | — | £1,917,040 | £2,124,666 | £1,917,743 | £2,321,333 | +21% | |
| 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 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 17.9% | 25.2% | 25.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 16.0% | 22.2% | 19.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 12.3% | 15.5% | 16.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 20.9% | 20.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 3.95x | 4.25x | 3.87x |
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
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the director continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “At the end of April 2026 a lease has been signed for a property on Lots Road, London (which is on the border between Fulham and Chelsea). The capital cost of the nursery fitout was £1,100,000 VAT and the directors plan to open the nursery in September 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHANNON, Robert Malcolm Campbell | Director | 2011-09-27 | Oct 1963 | New Zealander |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALL, Russell | Secretary | 2011-09-27 | 2012-09-20 |
| HALL, Russell Andrew | Director | 2012-09-20 | 2013-01-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childcare And Learning Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-06-22 | Active |
| Childcare & Learning (Holdings) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2021-06-22 |
| Mr Robert Malcolm Campbell Shannon | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-04-22 |
| Childcare & Learning Nursery Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-06-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 63 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-10 | 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 | |
| 2023-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-10 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-08-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-12-22 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2021-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-14 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2021-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-04-22 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-04-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-04-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.