PLAY AWAY DAY NURSERIES LIMITED
Active Company number 02814442
PLAY AWAY DAY NURSERIES LIMITED (company number 02814442) is a private limited company incorporated on 30 April 1993. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7SR. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is primary education (85200). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 31 March 2021, report net assets of £1.4m.
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Company details
- Company number
- 02814442
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 30 April 1993
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- SUITE 3 WENTWORTH LODGE
GREAT NORTH ROAD
WELWYN GARDEN CITY
HERTFORDSHIRE
AL8 7SR
ENGLAND
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 28 September
- Accounts category
- AUDIT EXEMPTION SUBSIDIARY
- Accounts last made up to
- 30 September 2025
- Next accounts due
- 28 June 2027
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 21 April 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 5 May 2027
Financial summary
| Period ending | 31 March 2021 | 31 March 2020 | 31 March 2019 | 31 March 2018 | 31 March 2017 | 31 March 2016 | 31 March 2013 | 31 March 2012 | 31 March 2011 | 31 March 2010 | 31 March 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.8m | £1.6m | £1.2m | £970k | £720k | £624k | £443k | £463k | £512k | £774k | £881k |
| Cash at bank | £696k | £948k | £914k | £645k | £398k | £344k | £197k | £48k | £87k | £84k | £0 |
| Current liabilities | £438k | £478k | £346k | £340k | £291k | £306k | £334k | £264k | £305k | £372k | £482k |
| Net current assets / (liabilities) | £1.2m | £919k | £665k | £453k | £244k | £121k | (£34k) | £18k | £36k | (£6,844) | (£227k) |
| Total liabilities | — | — | £351k | £346k | £298k | £314k | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net assets | £1.4m | £1.1m | £846k | £624k | £422k | £309k | £104k | £194k | £199k | £302k | £232k |
| Employees | 81 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 1 current (3 including ceased)
- Corporate controllers
- Lgdn Bidco Limited
- Charges (mortgages)
- 12 registered, 2 outstanding, 10 satisfied
Questions about PLAY AWAY DAY NURSERIES LIMITED
Is PLAY AWAY DAY NURSERIES LIMITED active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
When was PLAY AWAY DAY NURSERIES LIMITED incorporated?
PLAY AWAY DAY NURSERIES LIMITED was incorporated on 30 April 1993, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Where is PLAY AWAY DAY NURSERIES LIMITED registered?
Its registered office is in Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7SR. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Who controls PLAY AWAY DAY NURSERIES LIMITED?
The register lists 1 current person with significant control (3 including those who have ceased). Corporate controllers named on the register: Lgdn Bidco Limited. The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02814442/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows
When are PLAY AWAY DAY NURSERIES LIMITED's next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 28 June 2027. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 30 September 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Does PLAY AWAY DAY NURSERIES LIMITED file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Audit-exempt subsidiary accounts”, made up to 30 September 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Does PLAY AWAY DAY NURSERIES LIMITED have any charges registered against it?
Yes. The register shows 12 charges: 2 outstanding and 10 satisfied. The charges themselves are listed at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02814442/charges. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one
Is PLAY AWAY DAY NURSERIES LIMITED on a sanctions list?
No match for this company's name on the sanctions lists CompanyStack screens (UK, EU, OFAC SDN, OFAC non-SDN, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, US CSL) as at 6 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.
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