LITTLE SHIPMATES GROUP LIMITED, SO45 6ET : Companies House Number 04914952

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Shareholders' funds

£410,886

Balance sheet as at 2025-03-31

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Overview

Company type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 2003-09-29
Employees: 160 (2025 accounts · was 149 in 2024)
Registered office: The Bridge Ashford Crescent, Hythe, Southampton, Hampshire, SO45 6ET
Postcode: SO45 6ET
Capital: 300 GBP
Accounts category: Total Exemption Full
Charges: 1 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Next due by: 2026-12-31
Financial year end: 31 March

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated: 2026-07-03
Next due by: 2027-07-17

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Nature of business (SIC)

88910 Child day-care activities

Officers 4 current · 3 resigned

Leo Samuel TONGUE Director

Appointed 2026-04-06

MRS Helen Jane TONGUE Director

Appointed 2003-09-29

MR Clive Martin TONGUE Director

Appointed 2003-09-29

MRS HELEN JANE TONGUE Secretary

DEPUTY HEAD TEACHER Appointed 2003-09-29

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Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z363730X (Tier 2), registered since 2013.

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Contact details

Website: littleshipmates.com
Phone: 01256356084, 02380829393, 02380840971

Rated “good” by Ofsted, The Little Shipmates Family welcomes children from age 2+ to our daycare nurseries in Southampton, Hythe, and Basingstoke.

Previous company names

Name	Date changed
SUNRISE (LITTLE SHIPMATES) LIMITED	2016-04-06
NIGHT WATCH (LITTLE SHIPMATES) LIMITED	2005-05-19

Previous registered addresses 4

Address	Changed on
OAKLEAF COTTAGE SALISBURY ROAD, SHERFIELD ENGLISH, ROMSEY, HAMPSHIRE, SO51 6FQ	2019-05-21
38 RUMBRIDGE STREET, TOTTON, SOUTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE, SO40 9DS	2012-01-04
15 DRAKES COURT, QUAYSIDE WALK, MARCHWOOD, SOUTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE SO40 4AA	2005-05-19
1 MALWOOD ROAD WEST, HYTHE, SOUTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE, SO45 5DB	2004-01-28

Among its peers

Top 10%

by shareholders' funds, of 34 similar companies in SO

The largest employer among its local peers (160 staff).

3rd oldest of its local peers, trading since 2003.

No.3 of the largest child day-care activities companies in Southampton →

Competitors Southampton

1. PWFL LIMITED

£2,269,323
2. PIGLETS DAY NURSERY LIMITED

£518,781
4. TINY TOES (SOUTHAMPTON) LTD

£317,597
5. THE CARROLL CENTRE LTD

£247,881
6. HORNS DROVE COMMUNITY CHILDCARE LTD

£164,895

This company ranks 3 among child day-care activities in Southampton.

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The class of 2003

38%

of the 163,089 companies incorporated in 2003 are still active today; 59% have since been dissolved.

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

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Property in England & Wales 5 titles

Leasehold: 5
Most recent registration: 2022-06-30
Where: Hampshire (4), Southampton (1)

Title number	County	Tenure	Registered	Price paid
HP868609	Southampton	Leasehold	2022-06-30	—
HP862281	Hampshire	Leasehold	2021-11-30	—
HP835910	Hampshire	Leasehold	2019-07-31	—
HP792261	Hampshire	Leasehold	2016-03-17	—
HP696403	Hampshire	Leasehold	2015-11-03	—

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