Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/12/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/03/2025Due 31/12/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2025
PLAY AWAY CHILDRENS NURSERY LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 231 Higher Lane, Lymm, Cheshire WA13 0RZ
- Classification (SIC)
- Pre-primary education (85.10 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 22/05/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Ms Lucy Marie Kaczmarska as a director on 2026-05-22
- 22/05/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited as a person with significant control on 2026-05-22
- 22/05/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Colin James Anderton as a director on 2026-05-22
- 22/05/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Mary Elaine Thompson as a secretary on 2026-05-22
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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.
Due in 89 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
23/03/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 09/03/2026Due 23/03/2027
- Next statement date
- 09/03/2027
- Last statement dated
- 09/03/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures PLAY AWAY CHILDRENS NURSERY LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£681.81K2024
11.89%vs 20232023: £609.37K
Total Assets
£1.32M2024
10.29%vs 20232023: £1.20M
Cash in Bank
£364.52K2024
45.92%vs 20232023: £249.81K
Total Liabilities
£171.81K2024
38.30%vs 20232023: £124.23K
Employees
652024
-4vs 20232023: 69
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Total assets moved furthest, up 10.29% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for PLAY AWAY CHILDRENS NURSERY LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through PLAY AWAY CHILDRENS NURSERY LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +2% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2022–2024Every measure end to end across 2022, 2023 and 2024, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2024.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 × 4 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 4 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2024.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 65 | -4 |
| 2023 | 69 | +1 |
| 2022 | 68 | -9 |
| 2021 | 77 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 77 in 2021 to 65 in 2024. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
5Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 22/05/2026–Present | 157 | |
| Director | 22/05/2026–Present | 164 | |
| Director | 22/05/2026–Present | 284 | |
| Director | 09/03/2005–22/05/2026 | 3 | |
| Secretary | 09/03/2005–22/05/2026 | 3 |
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 | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 3 | |
| 01/01/2018–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 23
- Since 31/12/2022
- Last 12 months
- 15
- +12 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 22/05/2026
- 4 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changes (10)Latest 22/05/2026
- Registered officeLatest 22/05/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 18/03/2026
- Share capitalLatest 09/02/2026
- Charges and mortgages (2)Latest 28/01/2026
Filing timeline
- 22/05/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Ms Lucy Marie Kaczmarska as a director on 2026-05-22
- 22/05/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited as a person with significant control on 2026-05-22
- 22/05/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Colin James Anderton as a director on 2026-05-22
- 22/05/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Mary Elaine Thompson as a secretary on 2026-05-22
- 22/05/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Connor Edward Mcgovern-Scott as a person with significant control on 2026-05-22
- 22/05/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Samuel Gerald Mcgovern-Scott as a person with significant control on 2026-05-22
- 22/05/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Grainne Mary Mcgovern-Scott as a person with significant control on 2026-05-22
- 22/05/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from Cefn Coch Cottage Selattyn Oswestry Shropshire SY10 7PB England to 231 Higher Lane Lymm Cheshire WA13 0RZ on 2026-05-22
- 22/05/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Clare Bernadette Roberts as a director on 2026-05-22
- 22/05/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Grainne Mary Mcgovern-Scott as a director on 2026-05-22
- 18/03/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-09 with no updates
- 09/02/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2018-01-01
Showing 12 of 23 filings
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About PLAY AWAY CHILDRENS NURSERY LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
PLAY AWAY CHILDRENS NURSERY LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 231 Higher Lane, Lymm, Cheshire WA13 0RZ. Companies House classifies its business as Pre-primary education. It has been on the register for 21 years 6 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £681.81K and 65 employees.
PLAY AWAY CHILDRENS NURSERY LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records PLAY AWAY CHILDRENS NURSERY LIMITED under one registered business activity: Pre-primary education (85.10 - SIC 2007).
PLAY AWAY CHILDRENS NURSERY LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 09/03/2005.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £681.81K, total assets of £1.32M, cash in bank of £364.52K and total liabilities of £171.81K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 22/05/2026: Appointment of Ms Lucy Marie Kaczmarska as a director on 2026-05-22, 4 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 23/03/2027.
Companies House lists 5 officers (3 currently in post) and 3 people with significant control.