Annual accounts
Micro Entity accounts
29/12/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2024Due 29/12/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/12/2025
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2024
PLAYPEN CHILDCARE LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 88 St. Lawrence Avenue, Worthing BN14 7JL
- Classification (SIC)
- Primary education (85.20 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Micro Entity
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 12/01/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-20 with no updates
- 30/10/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 01/05/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from C/O Allan G Hill & Partners Chenies Okewood Hill Nr. Ockley Dorking Surrey RH5 5NB to 88 st. Lawrence Avenue Worthing BN14 7JL on 2025-05-01
- 17/01/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-12-20 with no updates
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What Pre-Score will tell you
- Whether the filed accounts are strengthening or weakening year on year.
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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 87 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
03/01/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 20/12/2025Due 03/01/2027
- Next statement date
- 20/12/2026
- Last statement dated
- 20/12/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures PLAYPEN CHILDCARE LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£318.53K2024
22.64%vs 20232023: £259.72K
Total Liabilities
£63.61K2024
186.33%vs 20232023: £22.22K
Employees
152024
0vs 20232023: 15
Of the 2 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose. Net assets moved furthest, up 22.64% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for PLAYPEN CHILDCARE LIMITED.
The full financial record
Three ways through PLAYPEN CHILDCARE LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +17% 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 moved3 chartsCharts by indicator3 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2024.Plot the figures5 × 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 | 15 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15 | +1 |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 14 in 2021 to 15 in 2024. 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.
- Company potential
- Risk indicators
- Past performance
- Future prospects
Officers
6Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 01/08/2003–26/03/2010 | 1 | |
| Secretary | 01/08/2003–26/03/2010 | 0 | |
| Director | 08/03/2010–Present | 9 | |
| Nominee Director | 20/12/2002–03/01/2003 | 12423 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 20/12/2002–03/01/2003 | 12163 | |
| Director | 01/08/2003–26/03/2010 | 6 |
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 | 9 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 9
- Since 16/01/2023
- Last 12 months
- 2
- -1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 12/01/2026
- 8 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 12/01/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 30/10/2025
Filing timeline
- 12/01/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-20 with no updates
- 30/10/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 01/05/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from C/O Allan G Hill & Partners Chenies Okewood Hill Nr. Ockley Dorking Surrey RH5 5NB to 88 st. Lawrence Avenue Worthing BN14 7JL on 2025-05-01
- 17/01/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-12-20 with no updates
- 30/10/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2023-12-31
- 29/09/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Previous accounting period extended from 2023-12-29 to 2023-12-31
- 23/01/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-12-20 with no updates
- 27/09/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2022-12-31
- 16/01/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2022-12-20 with no updates
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About PLAYPEN CHILDCARE LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
PLAYPEN CHILDCARE LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 88 St. Lawrence Avenue, Worthing BN14 7JL. Companies House classifies its business as Primary education. It has been on the register for 23 years 9 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £318.53K and 15 employees.
PLAYPEN CHILDCARE LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records PLAYPEN CHILDCARE LIMITED under one registered business activity: Primary education (85.20 - SIC 2007).
PLAYPEN CHILDCARE LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 20/12/2002.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £318.53K and total liabilities of £63.61K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 12/01/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-20 with no updates, 8 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 29/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 03/01/2027.
Companies House lists 6 officers (1 currently in post) and 1 person with significant control.