How many employees does Chestnut Nursery Schools Limited have?

Chestnut Nursery Schools Limited reported an average of 205 employees in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

Is Chestnut Nursery Schools Limited profitable?

Yes — Chestnut Nursery Schools Limited reported a profit of £1.6m in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

Company No. 04424281 · Incorporated 25 Apr 2002

Chestnut Nursery Schools Limited

Registered name: CHESTNUT NURSERY SCHOOLS LIMITED

Part of Acm 2001 Ab group

Chestnut Nursery Schools Limited made £1.6m profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

Chestnut Nursery Schools Limited reported £1.6m profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025, up 92% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 205 employees. The company is classified under “pre-primary education” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection P · EducationSIC 85100Pre-primary education

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 24 yrs · since 2002
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: “AcadeMedia AB”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Jul 2025

Key figures

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£1.6m

Growth ▲91.9%

Profit margin

—

Employees

205

Change ▲3%

Profit / employee

£7.7k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Jul 2022	31 Jul 2023	31 Jul 2024	31 Jul 2025
Disclosure	No P&L	No P&L	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	—	—
Profit after tax	—	—	£825k	£1.6m
Profit (best available)	—	—	£825k	£1.6m
Employees (average)	198	199	199	205
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—	—
Profit per employee	—	—	£4.1k	£7.7k
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	—	—	▲91.9%
Headcount growth	—	▲0.5%	0%	▲3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£803k	£420k	£361k	£869k
Net assets	£1.6m	£1.3m	£1.1m	£1.4m
Fixed assets	£1.7m	£1.9m	£1.8m	£1.7m
Current assets	£1.6m	£1.3m	£1.3m	£1.7m
Debtors	£841k	£886k	£9.6k	£4k
Deferred income	—	—	£210k	£228k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Apr 2024	Accounts · bulk data Apr 2024	AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026

Derived from the latest filing

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: £7.7k; 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.

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: ▲29%; Now £1.4m
Cash at bank: ▲141%; Now £869k
Headcount: ▲3%; Now 205
Deferred income: ▲9%; Now £228k
Fixed assets: ▼4%; Now £1.7m

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

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Acm 2001 Ab (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Academedia UK Limited75–100%
Coish Properties Ltd75–100%
Chestnut Nursery Schools Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (1)

Chestnut Nursery School (Norfolk) LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £1.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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