Annual accounts
Full accounts
30/09/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2025Due 30/09/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/12/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2025
BUSY BEES DAY NURSERIES (TRADING) LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- St Matthews, Shaftsbury Drive, Burntwood, Staffordshire WS7 9QP
- Classification (SIC)
- Pre-primary education (85.10 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 25/08/2026View PDF (34 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2025-12-31
- 03/10/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-01 with no updates
- 10/09/2025View PDF (35 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 05/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Christopher Andrew Mccandless as a director on 2025-09-03
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
15/10/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 01/10/2025Due 15/10/2026
- Next statement date
- 01/10/2026
- Last statement dated
- 01/10/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures BUSY BEES DAY NURSERIES (TRADING) LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2023–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£157.41M2025
6.92%vs 20242024: £147.22M
Total Assets
£195.89M2025
13.40%vs 20242024: £172.75M
Cash in Bank
£246.00K2025
-27.00%vs 20242024: £337.00K
Total Liabilities
£25.69M2025
98.69%vs 20242024: £12.93M
Employees
7602025
+29vs 20242024: 731
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Total assets moved furthest, up 13.40% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for BUSY BEES DAY NURSERIES (TRADING) LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through BUSY BEES DAY NURSERIES (TRADING) LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +6.2% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2023–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures5 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 3 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 3 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2023–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 760 | +29 |
| 2024 | 731 | -11 |
| 2023 | 742 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 742 in 2023 to 760 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
It is a professional assessment of the company 's performance, revealing company's potential and risks, showing it's past experiences and revealing future prospects.
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Officers
39Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Secretary | 24/07/1996–24/07/1996 | 37379 | |
| Nominee Director | 24/07/1996–24/07/1996 | 35395 | |
| Director | 18/09/2007–30/12/2017 | 56 | |
| Director | 29/03/1998–10/06/2004 | 13 | |
| Director | 18/09/2007–11/10/2022 | 99 | |
| Director | 10/06/2004–25/04/2005 | 44 | |
| Director | 30/11/2012–11/10/2022 | 52 | |
| Director | 31/03/1998–23/03/2000 | 37 | |
| Director | 25/04/2005–30/08/2007 | 38 | |
| Secretary | 25/04/2005–09/07/2006 | 19 | |
| Director | 23/03/2000–03/09/2002 | 18 | |
| Secretary | 22/03/1998–10/06/2004 | 1 | |
| Secretary | 10/06/2004–25/04/2005 | 18 | |
| Director | 17/08/2006–18/09/2007 | 102 | |
| Director | 31/01/2002–21/04/2002 | 19 | |
| Director | 04/07/2006–17/08/2006 | 0 | |
| Director | 29/03/1998–14/05/2003 | 1 | |
| Secretary | 24/07/1996–22/03/1998 | 0 | |
| Director | 03/09/2025–Present | 15 | |
| Director | 06/10/2017–Present | 87 | |
| Director | 12/10/2022–03/09/2025 | 17 | |
| Director | 21/12/2004–18/09/2007 | 78 | |
| Director | 08/05/2000–17/08/2003 | 2 | |
| Director | 01/04/1998–03/03/2000 | 51 | |
| Director | 18/08/2003–10/06/2004 | 34 | |
| Secretary | 09/07/2006–14/11/2006 | 8 | |
| Secretary | 18/09/2007–11/10/2022 | 20 | |
| Secretary | 23/01/2007–18/09/2007 | 16 | |
| Secretary | 14/11/2006–23/01/2007 | 19 | |
| Director | 18/08/2003–10/06/2004 | 18 | |
| Director | 31/01/2002–21/04/2002 | 25 | |
| Director | 31/01/2002–21/04/2002 | 18 | |
| Director | 18/09/2007–11/10/2022 | 85 | |
| Director | 24/07/1996–09/10/1998 | 7 | |
| Director | 11/06/2004–31/08/2004 | 65 | |
| Director | 30/03/1998–11/06/2004 | 61 | |
| Director | 26/03/2000–03/09/2002 | 12 | |
| Director | 24/07/1996–22/03/1998 | 0 | |
| Director | 18/09/2007–30/11/2012 | 25 |
Persons with significant control
1Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 12 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 625
- Since 25/07/1996
- Last 12 months
- 1
- -4 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 25/08/2026
- 1 month ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 25/08/2026
Filing timeline
- 25/08/2026View PDF (34 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2025-12-31
- 03/10/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-01 with no updates
- 10/09/2025View PDF (35 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 05/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Christopher Andrew Mccandless as a director on 2025-09-03
- 04/09/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Cheryl Jayne Creaser as a director on 2025-09-03
- 11/10/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-10-01 with no updates
- 16/09/2024View PDF (29 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2023-12-31
- 12/10/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-10-01 with no updates
- 15/08/2023View PDF (29 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2022-12-31
- 13/10/2022View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Clare Phizacklea as a director on 2022-10-12
- 13/10/2022View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Margaret Josephine Randles as a director on 2022-10-12
- 13/10/2022View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Simon Andrew Irons as a director on 2022-10-12
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- Activity
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About BUSY BEES DAY NURSERIES (TRADING) LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
BUSY BEES DAY NURSERIES (TRADING) LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in St Matthews, Shaftsbury Drive, Burntwood, Staffordshire WS7 9QP. Companies House classifies its business as Pre-primary education. It has been on the register for 30 years 2 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £157.41M and 760 employees.
BUSY BEES DAY NURSERIES (TRADING) LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records BUSY BEES DAY NURSERIES (TRADING) LIMITED under one registered business activity: Pre-primary education (85.10 - SIC 2007).
BUSY BEES DAY NURSERIES (TRADING) LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 25/07/1996.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £157.41M, total assets of £195.89M, cash in bank of £246.00K and total liabilities of £25.69M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 25/08/2026: Full accounts made up to 2025-12-31, 1 month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 15/10/2026.
Companies House lists 39 officers (2 currently in post) and 1 person with significant control.