The Hollies Nursery Limited
Registered name: THE HOLLIES NURSERY LIMITED
Part of Pittshanger Holdco Ltd groupThe Hollies Nursery Limited made £21.1k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2023 (revenue not disclosed).
The Hollies Nursery Limited reported £21.1k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2023, down 80% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 40 employees. The company is classified under “pre-primary education” and is based in Newquay; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Newquay, South West
- Age
- 24 yrs · since 2001
- 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 immediate parent company is Happy Days Day Nurseries Limited, a company registered in England and Wales. The registered office is Happy Days Nurseries Chapel Town, Summercourt, Newquay, Cornwall, ”
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Nov 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — |
| Profit after tax | £104k | £21.1k |
| Profit (best available) | £104k | £21.1k |
| Employees (average) | 37 | 40 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £2.8k | £528 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Profit growth | — | ▼79.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲8.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £14.9k | £32.1k |
| Net assets | £192k | £176k |
| Fixed assets | £261k | £230k |
| Current assets | £76.1k | £52.4k |
| Debtors | £1.2k | £6.5k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £528
- 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
- —
- 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
- ▼8%
- Now £176k
- Cash at bank
- ▲116%
- Now £32.1k
- Headcount
- ▲8%
- Now 40
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼12%
- Now £230k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Pittshanger Holdco Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Pittshanger Bidco Limited75–100%
- H. Days Holdings Limited75–100%
- Happy Days Consultancy Limited75–100%
- Happy Days Day Nurseries Limited75–100%
- The Hollies Nursery Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (11)
- Boys & Girls Nursery LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Edward Bears Private Daycare LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Home Counties Nurseries and Day Care LtdFigures not disclosed
- Junior Childcare LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Koochy Koo LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Polka Dot Childcare LimitedFigures not disclosed
- R & J Care LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Tiddlers Day Nursery LtdFigures not disclosed
- Toddletown Nursery and Daycare (Eastleigh) LtdFigures not disclosed
- Toddletown Nursery and Daycare (Farnham) LtdFigures not disclosed
- Yew Tree Nursery LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2023 (profit £21.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.