The Child Care Company (Old Windsor) Limited
Registered name: THE CHILD CARE COMPANY (OLD WINDSOR) LIMITED
Part of August Equity LLP groupThe Child Care Company (Old Windsor) Limited made £13m revenue and £2.3m profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
The Child Care Company (Old Windsor) Limited’s revenue grew 26% to £13m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £2.3m profit and 307 employees. The company is classified under “other education” and is based in Birmingham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Birmingham, West Midlands
- Age
- 18 yrs · since 2008
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £7m | £7.6m | £10.3m | £13m |
| Cost of sales | £3m | £6.3m | £8m | £9.6m |
| Gross profit | £4m | £1.3m | £2.2m | £3.4m |
| Operating profit | £1.1m | £784k | £1.3m | £2.5m |
| Profit before tax | £1.1m | £1.3m | £1.3m | £2.5m |
| Profit after tax | £869k | £1.1m | £954k | £2.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £869k | £1.1m | £954k | £2.3m |
| Staff costs | £8.5m | £8.9m | £11.2m | £13.4m |
| Employees (average) | 242 | 248 | 255 | 307 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 12.4% | 15% | 9.3% | 17.6% |
| Gross margin | 56.8% | 17.3% | 21.8% | 25.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £28.9k | £30.5k | £40.3k | £42.4k |
| Profit per employee | £3.6k | £4.6k | £3.7k | £7.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲8.1% | ▲36% | ▲26.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲30.2% | ▼15.7% | ▲139.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲2.5% | ▲2.8% | ▲20.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.4m | £1m | £2.4m | £2.6m |
| Net assets | £503k | £1.3m | £2.3m | £4.2m |
| Fixed assets | £343k | £256k | £185k | £346k |
| Current assets | £2.6m | £3.2m | £6.5m | £9m |
| Debtors | £190k | £251k | £335k | £122k |
| Deferred income | £364k | £379k | £827k | £889k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data May 2024 | Accounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 17.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 25.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £42.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £7.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 6.8%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.9%
- 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
- ▲82%
- Now £4.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▲6%
- Now £2.6m
- Headcount
- ▲20%
- Now 307
- Deferred income
- ▲8%
- Now £889k
- Fixed assets
- ▲87%
- Now £346k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- August Equity LLPultimate parent75–100%
- August Equity Management Limited75–100%
- August Equity Partners VI GP Limited50–75%
- Bluebird Topco Limited75–100%
- Bluebird Midco Limited75–100%
- Bluebird Finco Limited75–100%
- Bluebird Bidco Limited75–100%
- Impact Futures Group Ltd75–100%
- The Child Care Company (Old Windsor) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Tend Training LtdFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (3)
- First Response (First Aid) LimitedRev. £2m · Profit £364k
- Cain Nominees LtdFigures not disclosed
- Herros 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 30 Sep 2025 (profit £2.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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