Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/03/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 30/06/2025Due 31/03/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/06/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/06/2025
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL LTD
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 1 Pride Point Drive, Pride Park, Derby DE24 8BX
- 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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- 15/04/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 30/06/25
- 15/04/2026View PDF (42 pages)
Consolidated accounts of parent company for subsidiary company period ending 30/06/25
- 15/04/2026View PDF (15 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-06-30
- 15/04/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Audit exemption statement of guarantee by parent company for period ending 30/06/25
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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
14/04/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 31/03/2026Due 14/04/2027
- Next statement date
- 31/03/2027
- Last statement dated
- 31/03/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL LTD filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£91.39K2024
-26.84%vs 20232023: £124.92K
Total Assets
£446.45K2024
-5.33%vs 20232023: £471.56K
Cash in Bank
£138.09K2024
-18.17%vs 20232023: £168.74K
Total Liabilities
£267.20K2024
28.55%vs 20232023: £207.86K
Employees
292024
-5vs 20232023: 34
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, up 28.55% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL LTD.
The full financial record
Four ways through SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL LTD's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +31.6% 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 | 29 | -5 |
| 2023 | 34 | -4 |
| 2022 | 38 | +4 |
| 2021 | 34 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 34 in 2021 to 29 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
12Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Secretary | 13/08/2002–13/08/2002 | 6330 | |
| Director | 08/01/2024–Present | 320 | |
| Director | 08/01/2024–Present | 129 | |
| Director | 30/10/2017–08/01/2024 | 4 | |
| Director | 13/08/2002–20/10/2017 | 5 | |
| Director | 17/07/2026–Present | 125 | |
| Director | 31/01/2025–17/07/2026 | 124 | |
| Secretary | 13/08/2002–12/08/2010 | 1 | |
| Secretary | 15/07/2008–23/12/2008 | 0 | |
| Director | 31/01/2025–19/12/2025 | 90 | |
| Secretary | 12/08/2010–08/01/2024 | 0 | |
| Director | 13/08/2002–08/01/2024 | 4 |
Persons with significant control
6Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 4 | |
| 06/04/2016–20/10/2017 | 5 | |
| 08/01/2024–Present | 29 | |
| 02/11/2021–Present | 2 | |
| 02/11/2021–08/01/2024 | 2 | |
| 06/04/2016–08/01/2024 | 4 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 73
- Since 14/04/2004
- Last 12 months
- 5
- -6 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 15/04/2026
- 5 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 15/04/2026
- Officer changesLatest 13/01/2026
Filing timeline
- 15/04/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 30/06/25
- 15/04/2026View PDF (42 pages)
Consolidated accounts of parent company for subsidiary company period ending 30/06/25
- 15/04/2026View PDF (15 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-06-30
- 15/04/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Audit exemption statement of guarantee by parent company for period ending 30/06/25
- 13/01/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Christopher James Coxhead as a director on 2025-12-19
- 13/06/2025View PDF (186 pages)
Registration of charge 045099680005, created on 2025-06-06
- 15/04/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-03-31 with no updates
- 22/01/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Current accounting period extended from 2025-01-07 to 2025-06-30
- 29/10/2024View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-01-07
- 29/10/2024View PDF (0 pages)
Information not on the register The material was formerly considered to form part of the register but is no longer considered by the registrar to do so
- 29/10/2024View PDF (0 pages)
Information not on the register The material was formerly considered to form part of the register but is no longer considered by the registrar to do so
- 29/10/2024View PDF (0 pages)
Admin Removed The RP04SH01 was administratively removed from the public register on 07/10/2024 as it was not properly delivered
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About SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL LTD
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL LTD is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 1 Pride Point Drive, Pride Park, Derby DE24 8BX. Companies House classifies its business as Pre-primary education. It has been on the register for 24 years 1 month.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £91.39K and 29 employees.
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL LTD: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL LTD under one registered business activity: Pre-primary education (85.10 - SIC 2007).
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL LTD is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 13/08/2002.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £91.39K, total assets of £446.45K, cash in bank of £138.09K and total liabilities of £267.20K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 15/04/2026: Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 30/06/25, 5 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/03/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 14/04/2027.
Companies House lists 12 officers (3 currently in post) and 6 people with significant control (3 current).