WHITEHOUSE DAY NURSERY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-07
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£528K
+160.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+12.9% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
151
-6.2% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£609K
+86.2% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-07.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- WHITEHOUSE DAY NURSERY LIMITED 1988-06-01 → present
- CHANGEPOISE LIMITED 1988-02-29 → 1988-06-01
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £4,019,996 | £4,834,459 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £484,811 | £719,311 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £327,055 | £609,027 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £239,088 | £465,918 | |
| Cash | £471,603 | £708,644 | £418,183 | £186,870 | £202,754 | £528,132 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,126,764 | £4,551,875 | £3,954,991 | — | £4,758,900 | £5,071,055 | |
| Net assets | £2,536,139 | £2,789,107 | £2,407,783 | — | £2,905,995 | £3,281,413 | |
| Equity | £2,536,139 | £2,789,107 | £2,407,783 | £2,447,939 | £2,905,995 | £3,281,413 | |
| Average employees | 156 | 154 | 160 | — | 161 | 151 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,680,294 | £2,952,317 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 12.1% | 14.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 5.9% | 9.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 10.2% | 14.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 48.4% | 45.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.04x | 2.33x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 3.49x | 4.83x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- HSKSG Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- WHITEHOUSE DAY NURSERY LIMITED · parent
- Morgan Pidcock Properties Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Following a particularly busy intake year, a number of children transitioned to primary school during 2025, resulting in increased availability of places across the nurseries.”
- “The parent company experienced a significant increase in gas and electricity costs during the year following the expiry of a fixed-rate energy contract. Subsequent to the year end, new energy contracts have been secured at more favourable rates.”
- “Staff costs also increased during the year, reflecting investment in staffing levels and wage pressures across the childcare sector.”
- “Investment was made in staff development and training to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and to support the delivery of high-quality early years education.”
- “The company also monitored developments in government childcare funding and entitlement schemes, adapting its operational planning to meet increased demand for funded places.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORGAN, Lynne Patricia | Secretary | 2015-10-15 | — | — |
| MORGAN, Lynne Patricia | Director | — | Feb 1961 | British |
| MORGAN, Michael Clifton | Director | 2021-10-08 | Mar 1991 | British |
| WOOD, Laura Marie | Director | 2015-04-01 | Oct 1977 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORGAN, David Clifton | Secretary | — | 2015-10-15 |
| MENZIES, Alison Jane | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2013-03-31 |
| MORGAN, David Clifton | Director | — | 2013-10-16 |
| THOMPSON, Laura | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2013-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Lynne Patricia Morgan | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-03-13 | Active |
| Mrs Laura Marie Wood | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-08-01 | Ceased 2016-08-02 |
| Mr David Clifton Morgan | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-02-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 151 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-10-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-14 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-25 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-04-24 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-20 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2022-10-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-21 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-04-21 | 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
- 1
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+20.3%
£4,019,996 £4,834,459
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Cash
+160.5%
£202,754 £528,132
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Net assets
+12.9%
£2,905,995 £3,281,413
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-6.2%
161 151
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+48.4%
£484,811 £719,311
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Profit before tax
+86.2%
£327,055 £609,027
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Wages
+10.1%
£2,680,294 £2,952,317
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers