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Company No. 12433174 · Incorporated 30 Jan 2020

Playways Preschool Limited

Registered name: PLAYWAYS PRESCHOOL LIMITED

Playways Preschool Limited made £199k revenue and £4.6k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Playways Preschool Limited’s revenue grew 34% to £199k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £4.6k profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “child day-care activities” and is based in Billericay; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection Q · Human health and social workSIC 88910Child day-care activities
Status
Active
Location
Billericay, East of England
Age
6 yrs · since 2020
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

IndependentSmall team
Revenue
£199k
Growth ▲33.9%
Profit
£4.6k
Growth —
Profit margin
2.3%
 
Employees
0
Change —
Profit / employee
—
 
Profitable streak
1yr
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202231 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureNo P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£141k£148k£199k
Profit after tax—−£13.8k−£2k£4.6k
Profit (best available)—−£13.8k−£2k£4.6k
Staff costs—£89.1k£97k£115k
Employees (average)55-80
Ratios
Profit margin—−9.8%−1.4%2.3%
Revenue per employee—£28.1k−£18.5k—
Profit per employee—−£2.8k£254—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▲5.5%▲33.9%
Headcount growth—0%▼260%—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.1k£24.9k——
Net assets−£22.6k−£36.4k−£38.4k−£33.8k
Current assets£2.1k£24.9k£35.5k£64k
Deferred income—£1k£1.1k£1.1k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
2.3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
—
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
—
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
—
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
0.5%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
—
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
—
Now −£33.8k
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
—
Now 0
Deferred income
▼3%
Now £1.1k
Fixed assets
—
Now —

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £4.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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