Puddleducks Children's Nursery Limited

Active07185464 Private limited company
Incorporated
10 March 2010 (16 years)
Previously known as
Puddleducks (Playgroup) Limited (until 25 November 2010)
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Industry
Pre-primary education (85100)
Directors
Edward Gerald Smethurst
Controlled by
Edward Gerald Smethurst
Accounts type
Unaudited abridged
Region
North West
Address
Vantage Point
4 Hardman Street
Manchester
M3 3HF

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2027
Last accounts
31 March 2026
Conf. stmt due
16 March 2027
Last conf. stmt
2 March 2026

Charges

Total
2
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
2

Officers 2 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 20 October 2025
British
Born December 1982 (43)
Smethurst, Edward Gerald
Director · Appointed 20 October 2025
British
Born October 1968 (58)
Officer history (3 former)
20 January 2026
Resigned Lord, Susan Elizabeth as Director
20 October 2025
Appointed Collins, Emma Louise as Director
20 October 2025
Appointed Smethurst, Edward Gerald as Director
20 October 2025
Resigned Chettle, Andrew as Director
1 July 2021
Appointed Chettle, Andrew as Director
10 March 2016
Resigned Chettle, Andrew as Director
1 June 2015
Appointed Chettle, Andrew as Director
10 March 2010
Appointed Lord, Susan Elizabeth as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Edward Gerald Smethurst
Individual · Notified 20 October 2025
Right to appoint and remove directors
British
Born October 1968 (58)
Former controllers (1)
20 October 2025
Ceased Susan Elizabeth Lord — Owns 75–100% of shares

Financials

Net Assets
£791,956
Cash
£139,069
Employees
16
Debt Ratio
20%
Current Ratio
7.3x

Trend

Net Assets
£0 £500k £1.0M 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 £709,371 £722,019 £709,179 £721,245 £746,398 £791,956
Balance sheet detail
202520242023202220212020
Fixed Assets£421,871£420,850£421,041£420,112£417,615£418,723
Current Assets£565,671£509,537£472,940£467,924£523,536£498,193
Debtors£426,602£411,462£399,603£375,436£424,750£474,003
Cash£139,069£98,075£73,337£92,488£98,786£24,190
Creditors (< 1 year)£77,403£56,716£38,503£36,877£66,603£46,113
Creditors (> 1 year)£116,489£125,773£132,697£140,621£150,428£160,337
Net Current Assets£488,268£452,821£434,437£431,047£456,933£452,080
Net Assets£791,956£746,398£721,245£709,179£722,019£709,371
Shareholder Funds£791,956£746,398£721,245£709,179£722,019£709,371

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
3 November 2026Unaudited abridged accounts31 March 2026
11 March 2026Confirmation statement with updates2 March 2026
21 January 2026Termination of appointment of a director
13 November 2025Termination of appointment of a director
20 October 2025Appointment of a director
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