Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/05/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/08/2025Due 31/05/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/08/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/08/2025
MERRY POPPETS NURSERY LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Station House Station Road, Ampthill, Bedford MK45 2QY
- Classification (SIC)
- Child day-care activities (88.91 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 29/09/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mrs Paige June Banfield on 2026-09-29
- 10/09/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mrs Jane Mcseveney Laycock as a person with significant control on 2026-09-10
- 10/09/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Stephen George Laycock on 2026-09-10
- 10/09/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from 3 Doolittle Yard Froghall Road Ampthill Bedford MK45 2NW England to Station House Station Road Ampthill Bedford MK45 2QY on 2026-09-10
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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
04/07/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 20/06/2026Due 04/07/2027
- Next statement date
- 20/06/2027
- Last statement dated
- 20/06/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures MERRY POPPETS NURSERY LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£1.73M2025
12.10%vs 20242024: £1.54M
Total Assets
£2.24M2025
14.93%vs 20242024: £1.95M
Cash in Bank
£648.90K2025
40.48%vs 20242024: £461.91K
Total Liabilities
£508.35K2025
25.72%vs 20242024: £404.36K
Employees
1142025
+7vs 20242024: 107
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Total assets moved furthest, up 14.93% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for MERRY POPPETS NURSERY LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through MERRY POPPETS NURSERY LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +8.9% 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, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 114 | +7 |
| 2024 | 107 | -4 |
| 2023 | 111 | +6 |
| 2022 | 105 | +13 |
| 2021 | 92 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 92 in 2021 to 114 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
6Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 01/04/2015–Present | 2 | |
| Secretary | 20/06/2006–01/06/2008 | 0 | |
| Director | 15/01/2007–18/10/2018 | 0 | |
| Director | 20/06/2006–14/07/2006 | 0 | |
| Director | 20/06/2006–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 01/04/2026–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
3Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 2 | |
| 06/04/2016–18/10/2018 | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 2 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 17
- Since 15/11/2022
- Last 12 months
- 6
- +4 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 29/09/2026
- less than a month ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changes (4)Latest 29/09/2026
- Registered officeLatest 10/09/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 27/02/2026
Filing timeline
- 29/09/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mrs Paige June Banfield on 2026-09-29
- 10/09/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mrs Jane Mcseveney Laycock as a person with significant control on 2026-09-10
- 10/09/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Stephen George Laycock on 2026-09-10
- 10/09/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from 3 Doolittle Yard Froghall Road Ampthill Bedford MK45 2NW England to Station House Station Road Ampthill Bedford MK45 2QY on 2026-09-10
- 10/09/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Stephen George Laycock as a person with significant control on 2026-09-10
- 27/02/2026View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-08-31
- 24/06/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-06-20 with no updates
- 08/01/2025View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-08-31
- 21/06/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-06-20 with no updates
- 18/01/2024View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-08-31
- 20/11/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Stephen George Laycock on 2023-11-20
- 20/11/2023View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from First Floor 5 Doolittle Yard Froghall Road Ampthill Bedfordshire MK45 2NW to 3 Doolittle Yard Froghall Road Ampthill Bedford MK45 2NW on 2023-11-20
Showing 12 of 17 filings
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About MERRY POPPETS NURSERY LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
MERRY POPPETS NURSERY LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Station House Station Road, Ampthill, Bedford MK45 2QY. Companies House classifies its business as Child day-care activities. It has been on the register for 20 years 3 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £1.73M and 114 employees.
MERRY POPPETS NURSERY LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records MERRY POPPETS NURSERY LIMITED under one registered business activity: Child day-care activities (88.91 - SIC 2007).
MERRY POPPETS NURSERY LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 20/06/2006.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £1.73M, total assets of £2.24M, cash in bank of £648.90K and total liabilities of £508.35K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 29/09/2026: Director's details changed for Mrs Paige June Banfield on 2026-09-29, less than a month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/05/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 04/07/2027.
Companies House lists 6 officers (3 currently in post) and 3 people with significant control (2 current).