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Company No. 10358694 · Incorporated 5 Sep 2016

Pumpkin Pie Childcare Ltd

Registered name: PUMPKIN PIE CHILDCARE LTD

Pumpkin Pie Childcare Ltd made £1.4m revenue and £140k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2026.

Pumpkin Pie Childcare Ltd’s revenue grew 3% to £1.4m in the year to 31 Aug 2026, with £140k profit and 30 employees. The company is classified under “child day-care activities” and is based in Morpeth; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection Q · Human health and social workSIC 88910Child day-care activities
Status
Active
Location
Morpeth, North East
Age
10 yrs · since 2016
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2026

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightOperating leverageDoing more with less
Revenue
£1.4m
Growth ▲3.4%
Profit
£140k
Growth ▲19.6%
Profit margin
10.1%
Gross 39.8%
Employees
30
Change ▼14.3%
Profit / employee
£4.7k
Revenue/employee £46.4k
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

5 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Aug 202231 Aug 202331 Aug 202431 Aug 202531 Aug 2026
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LNo P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£725k£874k—£1.3m£1.4m
Cost of sales£481k£642k—£809k£837k
Gross profit£244k£233k—£536k£554k
Operating profit£90k£29k—£142k£191k
Profit after tax£70.6k£21.6k—£117k£140k
Profit (best available)£70.6k£21.6k—£117k£140k
Employees (average)—29343530
Ratios
Profit margin9.7%2.5%—8.7%10.1%
Gross margin33.7%26.6%—39.8%39.8%
Revenue per employee—£30.2k—£38.4k£46.4k
Profit per employee—£746—£3.4k£4.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲20.6%——▲3.4%
Profit growth—▼69.4%——▲19.6%
Headcount growth——▲17.2%▲2.9%▼14.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£110k£139k£136k£266k£447k
Net assets£125k£142k£138k£253k£388k
Fixed assets£46.3k£33.8k£30.8k£59.6k£38.1k
Debtors£53k£53.9k£51.6k£41.5k£40.4k
SourceAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
10.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
39.8%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£46.4k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£4.7k
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
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
2.9%
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
▲53%
Now £388k
Cash at bank
▲68%
Now £447k
Headcount
▼14%
Now 30
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼36%
Now £38.1k
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2026 (profit £140k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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