Cottontails Childcare Ltd
Registered name: COTTONTAILS CHILDCARE LTD
Cottontails Childcare Ltd made £52.1k revenue and £7.3k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
Cottontails Childcare Ltd’s revenue was £52.1k in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £7.3k profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “pre-primary education” and is based in Northampton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Northampton, East Midlands
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2015
- 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 | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £59.8k | £50.3k | £52.3k | £52.1k |
| Profit after tax | £564 | −£183 | £2.7k | £7.3k |
| Profit (best available) | £564 | −£183 | £2.7k | £7.3k |
| Staff costs | £43.3k | £35.5k | £32.1k | £29.4k |
| Employees (average) | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.9% | −0.4% | 5.1% | 14% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £25.1k | £26.2k | £26.1k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£92 | £1.3k | £3.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼15.9% | ▲4% | ▼0.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼132.4% | — | ▲174% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | −£630 | −£999 | £731 | £2.8k |
| Fixed assets | £1.4k | £1.2k | £995 | £845 |
| Current assets | £3.8k | £2.9k | £4.1k | £5.8k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 14%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £26.1k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.6%
- 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
- ▲281%
- Now £2.8k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼15%
- Now £845
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £7.3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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