Childcare and Learning (Cranbrook) Limited
Registered name: CHILDCARE AND LEARNING (CRANBROOK) LIMITED
Part of Childcare and Learning (Holdings) Limited groupChildcare and Learning (Cranbrook) Limited made £3.6m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025. read from filing text
Childcare and Learning (Cranbrook) Limited’s revenue grew 26% to £3.6m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £1.3m profit and 58 employees. The company is classified under “pre-primary education” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 21 yrs · since 2005
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The Company's immediate parent undertaking is Childcare and Learning Group Limited.”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £3m | £3m | £2.8m | £3.6m |
| Cost of sales | £114k | £130k | £153k | £152k |
| Gross profit | £2.9m | £2.9m | £2.7m | £3.4m |
| Operating profit | £1.5m | £1.1m | £793k | — |
| Profit before tax | £1.5m | £1.1m | £793k | £1.3m |
| Profit after tax | £1.5m | £1.1m | £756k | £1.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.5m | £1.1m | £756k | £1.3m |
| Staff costs | £1.1m | £1.3m | £1.4m | £1.6m |
| Employees (average) | 71 | 74 | 57 | 58 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 49.7% | 36.1% | 26.8% | 36.5% |
| Gross margin | 96.2% | 95.7% | 94.6% | 95.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £42.3k | £41.1k | £49.6k | £61.2k |
| Profit per employee | £21k | £14.9k | £13.3k | £22.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲1.3% | ▼7.2% | ▲25.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼26.3% | ▼31.3% | ▲71.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲4.2% | ▼23% | ▲1.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £378k | £318k | £143k | £173k |
| Net assets | £9.4m | £10.5m | £11.3m | £12.6m |
| Fixed assets | £270k | £285k | £271k | £376k |
| Current assets | £10.8m | £11.9m | £12.7m | £13.9m |
| Debtors | £2.5k | £11.1k | £3.6k | £1.8k |
| Deferred income | £159k | £128k | £211k | £230k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 36.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 95.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £61.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £22.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 10.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 6.5%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲11%
- Now £12.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▲21%
- Now £173k
- Headcount
- ▲2%
- Now 58
- Deferred income
- ▲9%
- Now £230k
- Fixed assets
- ▲39%
- Now £376k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Childcare and Learning (Holdings) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Childcare and Learning Group Limited75–100%
- Childcare and Learning (Cranbrook) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (4)
- South West London Nursery Company LimitedRev. £5.5m · Profit £1.1m
- Castle Daycare and Preschool Ltd.Rev. £3.2m · Profit £866k
- Anglo Spanish Nursery School LimitedRev. — · Profit £86.4k
- Ceres Nursery LimitedRev. — · Profit £908k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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- Staff
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- Castle Daycare and Preschool Ltd.London · Pre-primary education
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- Profit
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- Profit
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- Staff
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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