BUSY BEES NURSERIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-21 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+8.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£200M
+29.6% vs 2023
Employees
5,709
+0.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£49M
+137.6% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- BUSY BEES NURSERIES LIMITED 1998-05-12 → present
- BUSY BEES (2) LIMITED 1997-12-17 → 1998-05-12
- BROOMCO (1409) LIMITED 1997-10-24 → 1997-12-17
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £280,133,000 | £315,996,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £30,076,000 | £58,565,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £20,485,000 | £48,663,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £18,449,000 | £45,635,000 | |
| Cash | — | £2,166,000 | £2,350,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £285,224,000 | £342,104,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £154,091,000 | £199,726,000 | |
| Equity | £135,642,000 | £154,091,000 | £199,726,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 5,691 | 5,709 | |
| Wages | — | £141,030,000 | £157,775,000 |
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 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 10.7% | 18.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 6.6% | 14.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 10.5% | 17.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 57.0% | 51.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.11x | 0.11x | |
| Interest cover | — | 3.13x | 5.91x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that the Group is well-placed to manage its business risks successfully and have a reasonable expectation that the Group and Company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being not less than 12 months from date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Matthew Gordon Philip | Director | 2018-12-11 | Feb 1974 | British |
| MCCANDLESS, Christopher Andrew | Director | 2025-09-03 | Jul 1978 | British |
| MULLER, Matthew Peter | Director | 2017-10-06 | Jun 1975 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| IRONS, Simon Andrew | Secretary | 2007-01-03 | 2022-10-12 |
| WOODWARD, John Brian | Secretary | 1998-01-13 | 2004-06-07 |
| WOODWARD, Lynn Carol | Secretary | 2004-06-07 | 2007-01-03 |
| DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-10-24 | 1998-01-13 |
| BEENE, Sarah Barbara | Director | 2006-08-08 | 2007-01-03 |
| CREASER, Cheryl Jayne | Director | 2022-10-12 | 2025-09-03 |
| DONOVAN, Lisa | Director | 2003-07-09 | 2004-09-09 |
| IRONS, Simon Andrew | Director | 1998-01-13 | 2022-10-12 |
| PHIZACKLEA, Clare | Director | 2012-12-01 | 2022-10-12 |
| RANDLES, Margaret Josephine | Director | 2010-09-22 | 2022-10-12 |
| RANDLES, Margaret Josephine | Director | 1998-01-13 | 2007-01-03 |
| THACKRAY, David Ian | Director | 1998-01-13 | 2007-01-03 |
| WOODWARD, John Brian | Director | 1998-01-13 | 2017-12-31 |
| WOODWARD, Lynn Carol | Director | 2010-03-30 | 2012-12-01 |
| WOODWARD, Lynn Carol | Director | 1998-01-13 | 2007-01-03 |
| DLA NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-10-24 | 1998-01-13 |
| DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-10-24 | 1998-01-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busy Bees Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 169 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-03 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2023-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-11-26 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2021-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
-
Turnover
+12.8%
£280,133,000 £315,996,000
-
Cash
+8.5%
£2,166,000 £2,350,000
-
Net assets
+29.6%
£154,091,000 £199,726,000
-
Employees
+0.3%
5,691 5,709
-
Operating profit
+94.7%
£30,076,000 £58,565,000
-
Profit before tax
+137.6%
£20,485,000 £48,663,000
-
Wages
+11.9%
£141,030,000 £157,775,000
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