How much does Little Elms Daycare Nursery Limited make?

Little Elms Daycare Nursery Limited reported revenue of £2.7m and £248k profit in the year to 31 May 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Little Elms Daycare Nursery Limited have?

Little Elms Daycare Nursery Limited reported an average of 91 employees in the year to 31 May 2025.

Is Little Elms Daycare Nursery Limited profitable?

Yes — Little Elms Daycare Nursery Limited reported a profit of £248k in the year to 31 May 2025.

Company No. 06908541 · Incorporated 18 May 2009

Little Elms Daycare Nursery Limited

Registered name: LITTLE ELMS DAYCARE NURSERY LIMITED

Part of Little Elms Holdings Limited group

Little Elms Daycare Nursery Limited made £2.7m revenue and £248k profit in the year to 31 May 2025.

Little Elms Daycare Nursery Limited’s revenue grew 8% to £2.7m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £248k profit and 91 employees. The company is classified under “child day-care activities” and is based in Beckenham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection Q · Human health and social workSIC 88910Child day-care activities

Status: Active
Location: Beckenham, London
Age: 17 yrs · since 2009
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 May 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverageDoing more with less

Revenue

£2.7m

Growth ▲7.5%

Profit

£248k

Growth ▲27.4%

Profit margin

Gross 48.5%

Employees

Change ▼9.9%

Profit / employee

£2.7k

Revenue/employee £30.2k

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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 May 2022	31 May 2023	31 May 2024	31 May 2025
Disclosure	No P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	£2.4m	£2.6m	£2.7m
Cost of sales	—	£1.2m	£1.3m	£1.4m
Gross profit	—	£1.2m	£1.3m	£1.3m
Operating profit	—	£422k	£209k	£264k
Profit before tax	—	£422k	£207k	£254k
Profit after tax	—	£344k	£195k	£248k
Profit (best available)	—	£344k	£195k	£248k
Staff costs	—	£1.3m	£1.7m	£2.7m
Employees (average)	87	101	101	91
Ratios
Profit margin	—	14.2%	7.6%	9%
Gross margin	—	50.5%	50.7%	48.5%
Revenue per employee	—	£23.9k	£25.3k	£30.2k
Profit per employee	—	£3.4k	£1.9k	£2.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▲5.8%	▲7.5%
Profit growth	—	—	▼43.3%	▲27.4%
Headcount growth	—	▲16.1%	0%	▼9.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£128k	£394k	£347k	£124k
Net assets	£1.7m	£1.8m	£2m	£2.2m
Fixed assets	£59.5k	£79.4k	£258k	£231k
Current assets	£4.3m	£5.2m	£5.5m	£6.7m
Debtors	£1.7k	£30.3k	£10.5k	£26.4k
Deferred income	—	£242k	£496k	£277k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 48.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £30.2k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £2.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 8.4%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 10.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 1%; 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: ▲12%; Now £2.2m
Cash at bank: ▼64%; Now £124k
Headcount: ▼10%; Now 91
Deferred income: ▼44%; Now £277k
Fixed assets: ▼10%; Now £231k

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

Little Elms Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Little Elms Daycare Nurseries Property Holding Company Limited75–100%
Little Elms Daycare Nursery Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (7)

Daisy Chain Childcare Recruitment LimitedFigures not disclosed
Little Elms Daycare Nursery Property Holding Company Shirley LimitedFigures not disclosed
Little Elms Daycare Nursery Beckenham LimitedFigures not disclosed
Little Elms Daycare Nursery Peninsula LimitedFigures not disclosed
Little Elms Daycare Nursery Property Holding Company Bromley LimitedFigures not disclosed
Little Elms Daycare Nursery Property Holding Company Catford LimitedFigures not disclosed
Little Elms Daycare Nursery Sydenham 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 May 2025 (profit £248k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026

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