ELLINGHAM HOUSE DAY NURSERY LIMITED, AL8 7SR : Companies House Number 03124031

Executive summary

Ellingham House Day Nursery Limited occupies a defensible market position built on freehold property ownership, consistent profitability, and nearly 30 years of community presence, but its growth trajectory is constrained by high dividend extraction, working capital deficits, and potential capacity limitations. The expanding government childcare funding landscape presents a compelling near-term opportunity, though capturing it will require deliberate reinvestment in staffing, Ofsted improvement, and working capital—decisions that must align with group-level capital allocation priorities given the Lgdn Bidco ownership structure. Strategic focus should shift from cash extraction toward reinvestment to convert the stable asset base into a growth platform.

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Shareholders' funds

£358,006

Balance sheet as at 2021-04-30

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Overview

Company type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1995-11-09
Employees: 35 (2021 accounts · was 38 in 2020)
Registered office: Suite 3 Wentworth Lodge, Great North Road, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, AL8 7SR
Postcode: AL8 7SR
Capital: 490 GBP
Accounts category: Audit Exemption Subsidiary
Charges: 2 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Next due by: 2027-06-28
Financial year end: 28 September

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated: 2026-08-03
Next due by: 2027-08-17

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Nature of business (SIC)

85200 Primary education

Officers 2 current · 10 resigned

Emily BURGESS Director

Appointed 2023-06-29

Warwick Richard THRESHER Director

Appointed 2022-03-31

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Group structure

Controlled by LGDN BIDCO LIMITED — since 2022-03-31

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZB522131 (Tier 2), registered since 2023.

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Contact details

Website: ellinghamhouse.co.uk
Phone: 02076220484, 03303331080

Ellingham House Day Nursery. Rated Good by Ofsted. For children 3 months to 5 years.

Previous registered addresses 6

Address	Changed on
C/O WILKINS KENNEDY LULWORTH CLOSE, CHANDLERS FORD, HAMPSHIRE, SO53 3TL, UNITED KINGDOM	2020-09-08
C/O WILKINS KENNEDY TEMPLARS HOUSE, LULWORTH CLOSE, CHANDLERS FORD, HAMPSHIRE, SO53 3TL, UNITED KINGDOM	2019-04-05
C/O WILKINS KENNEDY LLP TEMPLARS HOUSE, LULWORTH CLOSE, CHANDLERS FORD, HAMPSHIRE, SO53 3TL	2018-11-09
C/O C W FELLOWES LTD, TEMPLARS HOUSE LULWORTH CLOSE, CHANDLERS FORD, HAMPSHIRE, SO53 3TL	2013-11-11
WYETH HOUSE, 21/21A HYDE STREET, WINCHESTER, HAMPSHIRE SO23 7DR	2001-12-11
CLARENDON HOUSE, HYDE STREET, WINCHESTER, HAMPSHIRE SO23 7DX	1999-10-18

Among its peers

Among the biggest employers

of 17 similar companies in AL, with 35 staff. Among the oldest 25% of its local peers.

89 companies are registered at this postcode →

Competitors St. Albans

1. ALDWICKBURY SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED

£9,029,579
2. PLAY AWAY DAY NURSERIES LIMITED

£1,388,193
3. NURSERY ON THE GREEN LIMITED

£723,874
4. NURSERY ON THE HILL (ENFIELD) LIMITED

£589,345
6. CAREERNATURE LIMITED

£280,418

This company ranks 5 among primary education in St. Albans.

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The class of 1995

45%

of the 34,002 companies incorporated in 1995 are still active today; 52% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

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Property in England & Wales 1 title

Leasehold: 1
Most recent registration: 2023-12-19
Where: Hampshire

Title number	County	Tenure	Registered	Price paid
HP882708	Hampshire	Leasehold	2023-12-19	—

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