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 NURSERIES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 1 Lochside Place, Edinburgh, EH12 9DF
- Classification (SIC)
- Pre-primary education (85.10 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Full
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
03/07/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 19/06/2026Due 03/07/2027
- Next statement date
- 19/06/2027
- Last statement dated
- 19/06/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures BUSY BEES NURSERIES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2023–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£37.37M2025
8.71%vs 20242024: £34.38M
Total Assets
£93.26M2025
10.81%vs 20242024: £84.16M
Cash in Bank
£59.00K2025
11.32%vs 20242024: £53.00K
Total Liabilities
£55.89M2025
12.26%vs 20242024: £49.79M
Employees
3822025
-9vs 20242024: 391
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Total assets moved furthest, up 10.81% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for BUSY BEES NURSERIES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through BUSY BEES NURSERIES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +7.9% 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 | 382 | -9 |
| 2024 | 391 | +5 |
| 2023 | 386 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 386 in 2023 to 382 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
24Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 27/09/2007–17/08/2012 | 11 | |
| Director | 03/09/2025–Present | 15 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 28/06/1989–28/06/1991 | 318 | |
| Director | 06/10/2017–Present | 87 | |
| Director | 11/12/2018–Present | 93 | |
| Director | 05/06/2003–31/12/2009 | 16 | |
| Director | 01/09/2012–12/10/2022 | 85 | |
| Director | 17/08/2012–12/10/2022 | 99 | |
| Nominee Director | 28/06/1989–28/06/1991 | 109 | |
| Director | 25/10/2000–31/03/2003 | 2 | |
| Director | 01/12/2012–12/10/2022 | 52 | |
| Director | 01/12/2008–17/08/2012 | 25 | |
| Director | 17/08/2012–31/12/2017 | 56 | |
| Director | 12/10/2022–03/09/2025 | 17 | |
| Director | 05/06/2003–01/06/2008 | 13 | |
| Secretary | 25/10/2000–05/06/2003 | 1 | |
| Director | 25/10/2000–05/06/2003 | 1 | |
| Director | 29/12/1991–25/10/2000 | 1 | |
| Director | 15/10/2002–05/06/2003 | 3 | |
| Secretary | 15/07/2008–17/08/2012 | 3 | |
| Director | 28/06/1989–28/06/1991 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 01/11/1991–25/10/2000 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 05/06/2003–15/07/2008 | 0 | |
| Director | 25/10/2000–05/06/2003 | 9 |
Persons with significant control
2Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/06/2017–07/10/2020 | 0 | |
| 07/10/2020–Present | 12 |
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About BUSY BEES NURSERIES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
BUSY BEES NURSERIES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 1 Lochside Place, Edinburgh, EH12 9DF. Companies House classifies its business as Pre-primary education. It has been on the register for 37 years 3 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £37.37M and 382 employees.
BUSY BEES NURSERIES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records BUSY BEES NURSERIES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED under one registered business activity: Pre-primary education (85.10 - SIC 2007).
BUSY BEES NURSERIES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 28/06/1989.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £37.37M, total assets of £93.26M, cash in bank of £59.00K and total liabilities of £55.89M.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 03/07/2027.
Companies House lists 24 officers (3 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control (1 current).