Annual accounts
Unaudited abridged 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
SECOND STEPS DAY NURSERY (ALTHORNE) LTD
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 46 Hullbridge Road, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Essex CM3 5NG
- Classification (SIC)
- Child day-care activities (88.91 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Unaudited abridged
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 21/06/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-13 with updates
- 30/12/2025View PDF (7 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 15/12/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Sharon Anne Watson as a person with significant control on 2025-12-15
- 15/12/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Second Steps Group Limited as a person with significant control on 2025-12-15
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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
27/06/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 13/06/2026Due 27/06/2027
- Next statement date
- 13/06/2027
- Last statement dated
- 13/06/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures SECOND STEPS DAY NURSERY (ALTHORNE) LTD filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2022–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£-49.45K2025
70.43%vs 20242024: £-167.23K
Total Assets
£149.43K2025
288.00%vs 20242024: £38.51K
Cash in Bank
£74.70K2025
2.49K%vs 20242024: £2.88K
Total Liabilities
£180.26K2025
-10.42%vs 20242024: £201.24K
Employees
252025
+10vs 20242024: 15
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Net assets moved furthest, up 70.43% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for SECOND STEPS DAY NURSERY (ALTHORNE) LTD.
The full financial record
Four ways through SECOND STEPS DAY NURSERY (ALTHORNE) LTD's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Cash in Bank · +405% 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, 2022–2025.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 × 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 2022–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | +10 |
| 2024 | 15 | +5 |
| 2023 | 10 | +8 |
| 2022 | 2 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 2 in 2022 to 25 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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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
2Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 14/06/2021–Present | 22 | |
| Director | 14/06/2021–Present | 31 |
Persons with significant control
5Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 15/12/2025–Present | 3 | |
| 14/06/2021–Present | 22 | |
| 14/06/2021–15/12/2025 | 22 | |
| 14/06/2021–Present | 31 | |
| 14/06/2021–15/12/2025 | 31 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 11
- Since 13/06/2023
- Last 12 months
- 5
- +2 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 21/06/2026
- 3 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 21/06/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 30/12/2025
- Officer changes (3)Latest 15/12/2025
Filing timeline
- 21/06/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-13 with updates
- 30/12/2025View PDF (7 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 15/12/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Sharon Anne Watson as a person with significant control on 2025-12-15
- 15/12/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Second Steps Group Limited as a person with significant control on 2025-12-15
- 15/12/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Lorraine Clare Griffith as a person with significant control on 2025-12-15
- 14/07/2025View PDF (59 pages)
Registration of charge 134537420001, created on 2025-07-11
- 16/06/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-06-13 with updates
- 30/10/2024View PDF (7 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2024-03-31
- 17/06/2024View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-06-13 with updates
- 15/09/2023View PDF (7 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2023-03-31
- 13/06/2023View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-06-13 with updates
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About SECOND STEPS DAY NURSERY (ALTHORNE) LTD
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
SECOND STEPS DAY NURSERY (ALTHORNE) LTD is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 46 Hullbridge Road, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Essex CM3 5NG. Companies House classifies its business as Child day-care activities. It has been on the register for 5 years 3 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £-49.45K and 25 employees.
SECOND STEPS DAY NURSERY (ALTHORNE) LTD: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records SECOND STEPS DAY NURSERY (ALTHORNE) LTD under one registered business activity: Child day-care activities (88.91 - SIC 2007).
SECOND STEPS DAY NURSERY (ALTHORNE) LTD is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 14/06/2021.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £-49.45K, total assets of £149.43K, cash in bank of £74.70K and total liabilities of £180.26K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 21/06/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-13 with updates, 3 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 27/06/2027.
Companies House lists 2 officers and 5 people with significant control (3 current).