Kids Play Ltd. (03757366) — Company Analyst

Company details

Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1999-04-21
Country of origin: United Kingdom

Accounts & filings

Accounts last filed: 2024-09-30 · AUDIT EXEMPTION SUBSIDIARY
Next accounts due: 2026-06-30 due in 19 days
Confirmation statement: last made up 2025-04-18 · next due 2026-05-0240 days overdue

View full filing history at Companies House →

Registered office

Suite 3 Wentworth Lodge
Great North Road
Welwyn Garden City
Al8 7sr

Peer comparison

Compared against 346 UK companies in SIC 85100 (Pre-primary education) within the Small bracket (£100k–£1M net assets).

Net assets Above typical

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Turnover Above typical

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Accounts

Based on this company's latest filed accounts (to Jul 2022) · Balance sheet only — small-company filing, no public profit & loss.
Note: these are the most recent machine-readable accounts on file, but they're now over two years old — more recent filings may not yet be available in a readable format.

Year ending	Jul 2022	Jul 2021	Jul 2020	Jul 2019	Jul 2018
Balance sheet
Fixed assets	£201,171 ↓32.7%	£298,872 ↓11.7%	£338,287 ↓11.2%	£381,036 ↓19.4%	£472,627
Current assets	£898,983 ↓31.6%	£1,314,851 ↑13.3%	£1,160,167 ↑60.2%	£724,126 ↑70.4%	£425,058
Cash	£434,963 ↓20.4%	£546,739 ↑93.2%	£282,977 ↑81.5%	£155,913 ↑221.3%	£48,533
Debtors	£456,573 ↓40.2%	£763,929 ↓12.3%	£870,713 ↑54.8%	£562,304 ↑51.3%	£371,725
Net current assets	£162,272 ↓37.7%	£260,586 ↑545.1%	£40,393	£-61,310 ↑83.6%	£-373,545
Net assets	£363,443 ↓32.6%	£539,587 ↑84.6%	£292,324 ↑3.4%	£282,844 ↑663.4%	£37,049
Equity	£363,443 ↓32.6%	£539,587 ↑84.6%	£292,324 ↑3.4%	£282,844 ↑663.4%	£37,049
Other
Average employees	168 ↑7.0%	157 ↓7.6%	170 ↓6.1%	181 ↑11.0%	163

Source: filed iXBRL accounts at Companies House. P&L items are only published by medium and large companies; small companies file abridged or micro-entity accounts where the P&L is not public.

Industry (SIC codes)

85100 · Pre-primary education

Officers (13)

Burgess, Emily · Director appointed 2023-06-29
Thresher, Warwick Richard · Director appointed 2023-04-26
Chapman, Laura · Director appointed 2023-09-01 resigned 2024-02-01
Humphries, Oliver Mark · Director appointed 2023-04-26 resigned 2023-09-01
Lumsden-Earle, Dianne · Director appointed 2023-04-26 resigned 2023-06-30
Elloitt, Sharon Rose · Director appointed 2013-05-01 resigned 2023-04-26
Sharp, Paul Robert · Director appointed 1999-04-21 resigned 2023-04-26
Dickson, James · Director appointed 1999-04-21 resigned 2023-04-26
Garrett, Kelly Marie · Director appointed 2020-02-01 resigned 2021-12-21
West, Alan Robert · Director appointed 2002-11-17 resigned 2009-04-23
Cracknell, Andrew William · Director appointed 1999-04-21 resigned 2003-09-19
Waterlow Secretaries Limited · Corporate Nominee Secretary appointed 1999-04-21 resigned 1999-04-21
Waterlow Nominees Limited · Corporate Nominee Director appointed 1999-04-21 resigned 1999-04-21

People with significant control (3)

Rollers (U.k.) Limited Ceased 2018-07-30

Corporate Entity Psc · notified 2017-04-06

Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent Voting rights 75 to 100 percent Right to appoint and remove directors
Mr Paul Robert Sharp Ceased 2017-04-18

Individual Psc · British · resident in United Kingdom · born 4/1958 · notified 2017-04-18

Ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent
Kids Play Childcare Limited Active

Corporate Entity Psc · notified 2018-07-30

Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent Voting rights 75 to 100 percent Right to appoint and remove directors

Mortgages & charges (4)

1 outstanding · 3 satisfied

A registered charge Outstanding 037573660004

Held by Ares Management Limited (In Its Capacity as Security Agent for the Beneficiaries)

Created 2023-10-09

All current and future land (except for any restricted land or any short leasehold properties) and intellectual property (except for any restricted ip) and the specified intellectual property owned by the company, in each case as specified (and defined) in the deed of accession to supplemental debenture registered by this form MR01 (the "debenture"), including the trademark logo 'kids play day nurseries & pre-schools' depicted in schedule 4 of the debenture and the trading name “kids play”. For more details please refer to the debenture.
Debenture Satisfied

Held by National Westminster Bank PLC

Created 2007-11-06 · satisfied 2023-04-21

Fixed and floating charges over the undertaking and all property and assets present and future including goodwill uncalled capital buildings fixtures plant and machinery.
Loan agreement Satisfied

Held by Lousada PLC

Created 2002-09-30 · satisfied 2022-11-14

All the property assets and undertakings.
Debenture containing fixed and floating charges Satisfied

Held by The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland

Created 2002-03-17 · satisfied 2008-09-11

Fixed and floating charges over the undertaking and all property and assets present and future including goodwill bookdebts uncalled capital buildings fixtures fixed plant and machinery.

Recent filings (15)

2026-05-02 Confirmation statement (with updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2025-07-03 Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary (paper) AA Accounts
2025-07-03 Legacy (paper) PARENT_ACC Accounts
2025-07-03 Legacy (paper) AGREEMENT2 Other
2025-07-03 Legacy (paper) GUARANTEE2 Other
2025-04-22 Confirmation statement (with updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2024-10-22 Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary (paper) AA Accounts
2024-10-22 Legacy (paper) PARENT_ACC Accounts
2024-10-22 Legacy (paper) GUARANTEE2 Other
2024-10-22 Legacy (paper) AGREEMENT2 Other
2024-04-29 Confirmation statement (with updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2024-02-05 Termination director company with name termination date TM01 Officers
2023-10-16 Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date MR01 Mortgage
2023-09-18 Appointment of director AP01 Officers
2023-09-18 Statement of companys objects (paper) CC04 Change-Of-Constitution

Showing the 15 most recent filings. View full filing history at Companies House.