Stepping Stones Montessori Childcare Limited
Registered name: STEPPING STONES MONTESSORI CHILDCARE LIMITED
Part of Wanhau Topco Limited groupStepping Stones Montessori Childcare Limited made £477k revenue and £40.5k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
Stepping Stones Montessori Childcare Limited’s revenue grew 38% to £477k in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £40.5k profit and 15 employees. The company is classified under “pre-primary education” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 16 yrs · since 2010
- 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 | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £346k | £336k | £345k | £477k |
| Profit after tax | £9.4k | £2.5k | £19.8k | £40.5k |
| Profit (best available) | £9.4k | £2.5k | £19.8k | £40.5k |
| Staff costs | £235k | £225k | £233k | £304k |
| Employees (average) | — | 13 | 15 | 15 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 2.7% | 0.8% | 5.7% | 8.5% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £25.9k | £23k | £31.8k |
| Profit per employee | — | £196 | £1.3k | £2.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼2.7% | ▲2.5% | ▲38.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼72.8% | ▲676.6% | ▲105% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲15.4% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £141k | £117k | £129k | £144k |
| Fixed assets | £133k | £133k | £0 | £0 |
| Current assets | £62.2k | £36.6k | £41.9k | £57.7k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 8.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £31.8k
- 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
- 0%
- 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
- ▲12%
- Now £144k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 15
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £0
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Wanhau Topco Limited (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- Acorn Holdings Midco Limited75–100%
- Acorn Holdings Bidco Limited75–100%
- Little Acorns Nursery Group Ltd75–100%
- Stepping Stones Montessori Childcare Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £40.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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