£3.93m
vs Mar 2024Active08244079Private limited companyDarley Abbey
CHILDCARE MATTERS LTD
Significant control: Jacqueline Claire Mason (75–100%)
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Summary
CHILDCARE MATTERS LTD is an active private limited company (company number 08244079) incorporated on 8 October 2012, registered in Darley Abbey. Its registered activity is child day-care activities (SIC 88910). Latest group accounts cover the period ending 31 March 2025, showing net assets of £3.93m and cash of £2.57m, with 185 employees on average. Net assets rose 1510% on the prior period (−£278k).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 56 comparable companies in Derby (median £6,300, upper quartile £87k).
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Ownership and control
- Mrs Jacqueline Claire Mason
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- Mr Christopher Tolley
- owns 25–50% of shares
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents. Directors and secretaries: see the officers list at Companies House.
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 8 October 201214 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 31 December 2026in 67 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 22 October 2027in 362 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 88910
- Child day-care activities
- Accounts type
- Group
- Size band
- SmallCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£2.57m
+50%vs Mar 2024Not reported
185
+43%vs Mar 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £3.93m | £2.57m | £683k | — | — | £134k | 185 |
| 31 March 2024 | −£278k | £1.72m | £502k | — | — | — | 129 |
| 31 March 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cash per employee£14kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Filing and accounts signals
- Net assets above zeroNet assets £3,925,387 at 31 March 2025
- Net assets up 10% or more on the prior period+1509.7% vs prior period
- Cash at bank of £50,000 or moreCash £2,568,238
- Three or more accounting periods on record3 periods on record
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 8 October 2012
Neutral facts read from the register and filed accounts, each with its evidence. They are not a rating, a prediction or advice, and may be incomplete or out of date. How each signal is derived.
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Timeline
- Confirmation statement duein 362 days
- Next accounts duein 67 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £3.93m · group accounts
- Accounts period endNet liabilities £278k · group accounts
- Accounts period end
- Incorporated
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All companies incorporated on 8 October 2012 · in Oct 2012.
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