The Little Ducklings Ltd
Registered name: THE LITTLE DUCKLINGS LTD
The Little Ducklings Ltd made £200k revenue and £13.4k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
The Little Ducklings Ltd’s revenue grew 26% to £200k in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £13.4k profit and 6 employees. The company is classified under “child day-care activities” and is based in Hounslow; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Hounslow, London
- Age
- 7 yrs · since 2019
- Type
- Private Limited Company
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&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £153k | £102k | £159k | £200k |
| Cost of sales | £33.5k | £20.3k | £8k | £13.8k |
| Gross profit | £120k | £81.8k | £151k | £187k |
| Operating profit | £3.7k | −£41.6k | −£609 | £23.2k |
| Profit before tax | £3.7k | £2.5k | −£609 | £16.8k |
| Profit after tax | £3k | £2k | −£609 | £13.4k |
| Profit (best available) | £3k | £2k | −£609 | £13.4k |
| Employees (average) | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.9% | 2% | −0.4% | 6.7% |
| Gross margin | 78.1% | 80.1% | 95% | 93.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £19.2k | £12.8k | £31.8k | £33.4k |
| Profit per employee | £372 | £250 | −£122 | £2.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼33.5% | ▲55.6% | ▲26.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼33% | ▼130.5% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼37.5% | ▲20% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £42.4k | £39.8k | £31.4k | £25.2k |
| Net assets | £3.8k | £6.2k | £635 | £7.4k |
| Current assets | £48.8k | £39.8k | £35.2k | £38.2k |
| Debtors | £6.4k | — | £3.8k | £13k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 93.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £33.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 6.5%
- 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
- ▲1069%
- Now £7.4k
- Cash at bank
- ▼20%
- Now £25.2k
- Headcount
- ▲20%
- Now 6
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £13.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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