CHILDCARE MATTERS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-11 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-27
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+49.7% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£4M
+1,509.7% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
185
+43.4% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £134,167 | |
| Cash | £895,133 | £736,878 | £1,460,739 | — | £1,716,162 | £2,568,238 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,712,445 | £3,231,572 | £2,773,155 | — | £1,612,490 | £5,470,881 | |
| Net assets | £519,594 | £566,533 | £226,009 | — | -£278,446 | £3,925,387 | |
| Equity | £519,594 | £566,533 | £226,009 | -£282,239 | -£278,446 | £3,925,387 | |
| Average employees | 10 | 10 | 3 | — | 129 | 185 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Wright Vigar Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- CHILDCARE MATTERS LTD · parent
- The Orange Tree Day Nursery (Hucknall) Limited 100%
- The Orange Tree Day Nursery (Mickleover) Limited 100%
- The Orange Tree Day Nursery (Stoke) Limited 100%
- The Orange Tree Day Nursery (Derby) Limited 100%
- Childcare Matters Payroll Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 April 2024, Childcare Matters Limited obtained control of The Orange Tree Day Nursery (Stoke) Limited and The Orange Tree Day Nursery (Derby) Limited by acquiring 100% of their share capital in a share for share exchange.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASON, Jacqueline Claire | Director | 2012-10-08 | Nov 1963 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| VALAITIS, Peter Anthony | Director | 2012-10-08 | 2013-01-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Christopher Tolley | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-11-30 | Ceased 2019-07-18 |
| Mrs Jacqueline Claire Mason | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 66 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-04-23 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-04-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-09-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-07-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-23 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-04-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-23 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2023-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-25 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2023-09-25 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2023-09-25 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2023-09-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-12 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 2
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+49.7%
£1,716,162 £2,568,238
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+1,509.7%
-£278,446 £3,925,387
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+43.4%
129 185
highest in 5 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