PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-28 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-14
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
+13.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£4M
-9.8% vs 2024
Employees
803
-4.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£404K
+71.2% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £25,306,000 | £26,330,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£1,402,000 | -£404,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,402,000 | -£404,000 | |
| Net profit | -£1,382,000 | -£428,000 | |
| Cash | £2,484,000 | £2,810,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,374,000 | £3,970,000 | |
| Net assets | £4,356,000 | £3,928,000 | |
| Equity | £4,356,000 | £3,928,000 | |
| Average employees | 843 | 803 | |
| Wages | £15,829,000 | £15,260,000 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -5.5% | -1.5% | |
| Net margin | -5.5% | -1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -32.1% | -10.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 52.8% | 56.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.74x | 0.70x |
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
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees consider that it is reasonable to expect that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future being a period of not less than twelve months from the date that the financial statements were approved. The trustees therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements.”
Group structure
- PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE · parent
- Pre-school Learning Alliance Trading Limited
Significant events
- “11 nurseries will be closed or transferred to alternative providers due to unfunded National Insurance and Living Wage increases.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEEPS, Katharine | Secretary | 2010-02-06 | — | — |
| APPLEYARD, Keith John | Director | 2020-03-01 | Feb 1953 | British |
| BLANK, Sandra Joanne | Director | 2023-04-12 | Oct 1952 | British |
| CHESHIRE, Christine | Director | 2020-03-01 | Jul 1958 | British |
| COLLINS, Margaret Lilian | Director | 2026-03-01 | Apr 1948 | British |
| COMER, Emma Jane | Director | 2023-04-12 | Jul 1969 | British |
| DALTON, Carol Anne | Director | 2026-03-01 | Jun 1959 | British |
| HARTLEY, Wendy Leigh | Director | 2026-03-01 | Jun 1963 | British |
| MCMILLAN, Graham John Muirhead | Director | 2002-09-18 | Jun 1967 | British |
| PERFETTI, Laura | Director | 2023-03-01 | Mar 1984 | Italian |
| PRESSWOOD, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2017-07-01 | Jun 1966 | British |
| WOHL, Emma Suzanne | Director | 2023-03-01 | Sep 1969 | British |
| WRIGHT, Anna Maria | Director | 2023-08-01 | Jun 1960 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDER, Steven | Secretary | 2009-01-22 | 2010-02-06 |
| DA COSTA, Jean Paul | Secretary | 2003-06-23 | 2009-01-22 |
| DWYER, Daniel John | Nominee Secretary | 2002-09-18 | 2002-09-18 |
| LOCHRIE, Margaret | Secretary | 2002-09-18 | 2003-06-23 |
| ALDWYCH SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-09-18 | 2003-03-04 |
| ALDRIDGE, Denise Margaret | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2016-04-12 |
| APPLEYARD, Keith John | Director | 2020-03-01 | 2020-03-01 |
| BAKER, Peggie | Director | 2004-04-02 | 2007-06-29 |
| BAXTER, Fiona Catherine Mary | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2003-04-08 |
| BLANK, Sandra Joanne | Director | 2020-06-05 | 2023-03-01 |
| CHADWICK, Valerie | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2020-02-29 |
| CHORLTON, Sandra | Director | 2008-01-17 | 2009-03-24 |
| CLARK, Anne | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2014-12-31 |
| COMER, Emma Jane | Director | 2023-03-01 | 2023-03-01 |
| DA COSTA, Jean Paul | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2003-03-04 |
| DWYER, Daniel James | Nominee Director | 2002-09-18 | 2002-09-18 |
| DWYER, Daniel John | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2002-09-18 |
| EADE, Maureen Elsie | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2004-06-29 |
| GILBERT, David Francis | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2023-02-28 |
| HART, Mark Edward | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2020-02-29 |
| HAWKESWORTH, Louise Jane | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2013-05-23 |
| HILLAN, Sylvia | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2014-12-31 |
| KUKAPALAN, Sathushen Shane | Director | 2023-03-29 | 2026-02-28 |
| LOWTHIAN, Lynette | Director | 2003-12-01 | 2006-06-17 |
| MAIDMENT, Lisa Jane | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2023-02-28 |
| MARLOW, Elizabeth May | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2010-12-31 |
| MCKENZIE, Simonetta | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2020-03-19 |
| MOORE, Linda Carol | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2005-06-17 |
| PARKER, Janette Ann | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2014-12-31 |
| PENDRED, Lorna Jane | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2026-02-28 |
| ROSE, Prudence Clare | Director | 2003-06-05 | 2005-06-17 |
| ROSS, Sophie | Director | 2013-07-20 | 2023-02-28 |
| SMITH, Raymond Peter | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2026-02-28 |
| STEBBINGS, Claire Dolores Laraine | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2023-09-15 |
| THOMAS, Sue Christine | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2010-12-31 |
| THOMPSON, Judith Elizabeth | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2010-12-31 |
| TUCKETT, Alan John, Sir | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2003-11-18 |
| WALSH, Deborah Louise | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2014-12-31 |
| WINTER, Helen Louise Elizabeth | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2012-12-31 |
| WRIGHT, Anna Maria | Director | 2023-03-01 | 2023-07-07 |
| YARDY, Susan | Director | 2006-09-14 | 2010-12-31 |
| YOUNG, Lorraine Helen | Director | 2003-06-05 | 2010-12-31 |
| YOUNG, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2005-06-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 182 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+4%
£25,306,000 £26,330,000
-
Cash
+13.1%
£2,484,000 £2,810,000
-
Net assets
-9.8%
£4,356,000 £3,928,000
-
Employees
-4.7%
843 803
-
Operating profit
+71.2%
-£1,402,000 -£404,000
-
Profit before tax
+71.2%
-£1,402,000 -£404,000
-
Wages
-3.6%
£15,829,000 £15,260,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers