Asquith Nurseries Limited
Pre-primary education · Northampton
ActiveUnited KingdomIncorporated 2004Private Limited Company
Financial position
Accounts to 2025-12-31 · GBP · Company accounts
Net assets
£11,640,000
Cash
—
Turnover
£57,584,000
Profit / loss
£1,562,000
Current assets
£1,151,000
Creditors < 1 year
£4,798,000
Equity
£11,640,000
Average employees
1,437
Balance-sheet trend
GBP · companyFinancial statements
Selected figures from the best-ranked available filing for each period. Missing values remain unknown.
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| Reported figures | 2025-12-31Company · AI-read | 2024-12-31Company · AI-read |
|---|---|---|
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net assets | £11,640,000 | £10,623,000 |
| Equity | £11,640,000 | £10,623,000 |
| Share capital | £25,500,000 | £25,500,000 |
| Retained earnings | −£13,860,000 | −£14,877,000 |
| Assets | ||
| Fixed assets | £17,113,000 | £17,233,000 |
| Property, plant & equipment | £8,771,000 | £8,891,000 |
| Investments | £8,342,000 | £8,342,000 |
| Current assets | £1,151,000 | £99,120,000 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Creditors within one year | £4,798,000 | £103,544,000 |
| Provisions | £1,826,000 | £2,186,000 |
| Net current assets | −£3,647,000 | −£4,424,000 |
| Assets less current liabilities | £13,466,000 | £12,809,000 |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Turnover | £57,584,000 | £50,979,000 |
| Operating profit | £3,053,000 | £338,000 |
| Interest payable | £1,044,000 | — |
| Profit before tax | £2,009,000 | £338,000 |
| Tax | £447,000 | £156,000 |
| Profit / loss | £1,562,000 | £182,000 |
| Operating costs | ||
| Depreciation | £1,457,000 | £1,601,000 |
| Operating lease charges | £2,020,000 | £2,208,000 |
| People & pay | ||
| Average employees | 1,437 | 1,343 |
| Staff costs | £33,366,000 | £29,515,000 |
| Wages & salaries | £29,562,000 | £26,290,000 |
| Social security costs | £2,906,000 | £1,983,000 |
| Pension costs | £898,000 | £1,242,000 |
| Source evidence | View filing | View filing |
From the accounts
What the accounts for 2025-12-31 say about themselves, read by AI from the scanned filing.
- Audit
- Subsidiary audit exemption, parent guarantee (s479A)
- Immediate parent
- Asquith Court Holdings Limited
- Ultimate parent
- Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc
- Ultimate controlling party
- Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc
- Accounts
- Full accounts · FRS 102
- Approved
- 2026-04-29, signed by J Butler
Subsidiaries (12)
- Allgold Investments Limited · 100% · Childcare provider
- Asquith Nurseries Developments Limited · 100% · Childcare provider
- Bobby's Playhouse Limited · 100% · Childcare provider
- Hickory House Children's Day Nursery Limited · 100% · Childcare provider
- Kids 2 Us Limited · 100% · Childcare provider
- Kinderstart Day Nurseries Limited · 100% · Childcare provider
- Muddy Puddles Childcare Limited · 100% · Childcare provider
- Norfolk Lodge School Limited · 100% · Childcare provider
- Pegasus Childcare Limited · 100% · Dormant
- Four Seasons at Skypark Limited · 100% · Childcare provider
- Four Seasons at Spectrum Limited · 100% · Childcare provider
- Four Seasons Nurseries (Scotland) Limited · 100% · Dormant
Share classes (1)
- 25,500,000 Ordinary of £1.00
Events after the year end (1)
- The Directors confirm that there have been no material post balance sheet events which require adjustment to, or disclosure in, the financial statements.
Secured borrowing
Registered charges, lenders and security interests.
Charges and related records
4 outstanding chargesUnknown · created 2012-07-02
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OutstandingUnknown · created 2011-10-07
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OutstandingUnknown · created 2011-01-05
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OutstandingUnknown · created 2007-11-08
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OutstandingShow 4 satisfied / released
All Assets · created 2007-06-28 · satisfied 2018-01-04
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SatisfiedAll Assets · created 2006-12-13 · satisfied 2011-03-09
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SatisfiedAll Assets · created 2005-03-03 · satisfied 2007-01-20
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SatisfiedUnknown · created 2005-01-31 · satisfied 2007-01-20
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Satisfied