The Nursery Specialist Ltd
Registered name: THE NURSERY SPECIALIST LTD
The Nursery Specialist Ltd made £1.1m revenue and £109k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
The Nursery Specialist Ltd’s revenue grew 41% to £1.1m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £109k profit and 33 employees. The company is classified under “pre-primary education” and is based in Bristol; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bristol, South West
- Age
- 14 yrs · since 2012
- Type
- Private Limited Company
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 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £786k | £1.1m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £26.9k | £38.1k |
| Gross profit | — | — | £759k | £1.1m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£47.6k | £140k |
| Profit after tax | — | −£55 | −£41.2k | £109k |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£55 | −£41.2k | £109k |
| Employees (average) | 38 | 37 | 33 | 33 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −5.2% | 9.8% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 96.6% | 96.6% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £23.8k | £33.7k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£1 | −£1.2k | £3.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲41.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼2.6% | ▼10.8% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £169k | £169k | £72.6k | £155k |
| Net assets | £242k | £252k | £141k | £189k |
| Fixed assets | £131k | £114k | £116k | £84.8k |
| Current assets | £198k | £187k | £103k | £167k |
| Debtors | £21.8k | £17.2k | £21.6k | £11.2k |
| Source | FilletedAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 9.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 96.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £33.7k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 7.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1%
- 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
- ▲35%
- Now £189k
- Cash at bank
- ▲114%
- Now £155k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 33
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼27%
- Now £84.8k
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Sources
Latest figures from FilletedAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £109k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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