DICKY BIRDS PRE SCHOOL NURSERIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-11 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£485K
+682.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£10M
-10.5% vs 2023
Employees
310
+17.9% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£690K
-158.7% lowest in 5 filed years
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- DICKY BIRDS PRE SCHOOL NURSERIES LIMITED 2000-10-04 → present
- BRETBY HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED 1998-05-01 → 2000-10-04
- DYNHAM LIMITED 1998-04-16 → 1998-05-01
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-10-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £1,621,000 | — | £9,841,000 | £12,633,000 | £14,276,000 | £16,106,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £368,000 | — | £3,282,000 | £3,160,000 | £1,173,000 | -£700,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £360,000 | — | £3,281,000 | £3,160,000 | £1,175,000 | -£690,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £293,000 | — | £2,718,000 | £2,578,000 | £968,000 | -£1,209,000 | |
| Cash | — | £1,808,000 | — | £702,000 | £330,000 | £62,000 | £485,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,274,000 | — | £8,108,000 | £10,683,000 | £11,631,000 | £10,396,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £5,195,000 | — | £8,011,000 | £10,589,000 | £11,557,000 | £10,348,000 | |
| Equity | — | — | £6,641,000 | £8,011,000 | £10,589,000 | £11,557,000 | £10,348,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 264 | — | 286 | 251 | 263 | 310 | |
| Wages | — | £757,000 | — | £4,340,000 | — | £5,209,000 | £6,582,000 |
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 | 2019-10-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 22.7% | — | 33.4% | 25.0% | 8.2% | -4.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 18.1% | — | 27.6% | 20.4% | 6.8% | -7.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 7.0% | — | 40.5% | 29.6% | 10.1% | -6.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.48x | 0.27x | |
| Interest cover | — | 46.00x | — | 3282.00x | — | — | — |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In assessing the appropriateness of the going concern assumption, the directors have reviewed detailed profit and loss forecasts and cash flow forecasts, considering all reasonably foreseeable potential scenarios and uncertainties in relation to revenue and expenditure for a period of at least 12 months from the date these financial statements have been signed. Both the Group's immediate parent undertaking LPCR Groupe SAS and the ultimate holding company's subsidiary which finances group acquisitions (The Education Group SAS) has confirmed it will provide financial support to Grandir UK limited and its subsidiaries and therefore the business to the extent required to allow the company to meet its liabilities for a period of at least 12 months from the date these financial statements were signed. The ultimate parent undertaking and the ultimate holding companies subsidiary confirmed that they will not call upon repayment of loans from their respective companies for at least 12 months from the date these financial statements have been approved. Consequently, the directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The Company continues to look for further acquisitions to complement and expand its existing portfolio.”
- “The Company has continued its expansion through a wider group restructuring, the details of which are included in Note 17.”
- “Exceptional costs incurred in the year relate to group reconstruction activities and leases surrendered.”
- “On the 13th September 2024 the company acquired the trade, assets and specific liabilities of The Wandsworth Preschool Limited.”
- “On the 13th September 2024 the company acquired the trade, assets and specific liabilities of The Muswell Hill Preschool Limited.”
- “On the 13th September 2024 the company acquired the trade, assets and specific liabilities of The West Finchley Preschool Limited.”
- “On the 13th September 2024 the company acquired the trade, assets and specific liabilities of The Winchmore Hill Preschool Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOPPER, Lydia Joy | Director | 2020-07-17 | Oct 1974 | British |
| MOORE, Matthew Jon | Director | 2023-02-23 | Nov 1978 | British |
| YOUNG, Heather | Director | 2023-02-23 | Oct 1975 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERRY, Rachel Sylvia | Secretary | 1998-04-17 | 2019-10-31 |
| DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-04-16 | 1998-04-17 |
| PRISM COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-08-14 | 2024-02-29 |
| BERRY, Christopher | Director | 1998-04-17 | 2019-10-31 |
| BERRY, Rachel Sylvia | Director | 1998-04-17 | 2019-10-31 |
| LAWSON, Colin James | Director | 2019-10-31 | 2024-06-30 |
| MOORE, Adrian Richard | Director | 2019-10-31 | 2020-07-17 |
| SMALL, Helen Anne | Director | 2019-04-09 | 2022-09-12 |
| DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-04-16 | 1998-04-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandir Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2021-03-31 | Active |
| Berry Holdings (London) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-03-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-03-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-03-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-01 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date |
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+12.8%
£14,276,000 £16,106,000
highest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
+682.3%
£62,000 £485,000
-
Net assets
-10.5%
£11,557,000 £10,348,000
-
Employees
+17.9%
263 310
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-159.7%
£1,173,000 -£700,000
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-158.7%
£1,175,000 -£690,000
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+26.4%
£5,209,000 £6,582,000
highest in 4 filed years
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