# Kids Play Ltd

## Details

- **Company number:** [03757366](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03757366)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 21 Apr 1999
- **Registered office:** SUITE 3 WENTWORTH LODGE, GREAT NORTH ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 7SR
- **Nature of business:** [85100](/sic/85100) Pre-primary education
- **Corporate group:** [August Equity LLP](/group/1576) (268 companies)


## Previous names

- Activity World Playcentres Limited (until 28 May 2003)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | corporate-nominee-secretary | 21 Apr 1999 | 21 Apr 1999 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | corporate-nominee-director | 21 Apr 1999 | 21 Apr 1999 |
| CRACKNELL, Andrew William | secretary | 21 Apr 1999 | 19 Sep 2003 |
| CRACKNELL, Andrew William | director | 21 Apr 1999 | 19 Sep 2003 |
| WEST, Alan Robert | director | 17 Nov 2002 | 23 Apr 2009 |
| GARRETT, Kelly Marie | director | 1 Feb 2020 | 21 Dec 2021 |
| ELLOITT, Sharon Rose | director | 1 May 2013 | 26 Apr 2023 |
| SHARP, Paul | secretary | 19 Sep 2003 | 26 Apr 2023 |
| SHARP, Paul Robert | director | 21 Apr 1999 | 26 Apr 2023 |
| DICKSON, James | director | 21 Apr 1999 | 26 Apr 2023 |
| LUMSDEN-EARLE, Dianne | director | 26 Apr 2023 | 30 Jun 2023 |
| HUMPHRIES, Oliver Mark | director | 26 Apr 2023 | 1 Sep 2023 |
| CHAPMAN, Laura | director | 1 Sep 2023 | 1 Feb 2024 |
| BURGESS, Emily | director | 29 Jun 2023 |  |
| THRESHER, Warwick Richard | director | 26 Apr 2023 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Robert Sharp | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent | 18 Apr 2017 | 18 Apr 2017 |
| Rollers (U.K.) Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 6 Apr 2017 | 30 Jul 2018 |
| Kids Play Childcare Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 30 Jul 2018 |  |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Net assets | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2022 | £363,443 | £434,963 | 157 |
| 31 Jul 2021 | £539,587 | £546,739 | 170 |
| 31 Jul 2020 | £292,324 | £282,977 | 181 |
| 31 Jul 2019 | £282,844 | £155,913 | 163 |
| 31 Jul 2018 | £37,049 | £48,533 | 139 |
| 31 Jul 2017 | -£158,264 | £45,286 | 141 |



## Owned by

Kids Play Ltd → [Kids Play Childcare Limited](/company/10987956) → [Lgdn Bidco Limited](/company/11961278) → [Lgdn Finco Limited](/company/11961095) → [Lgdn Midco Limited](/company/11961014) → [Lgdn Topco Limited](/company/11960895)




## Directors' other companies

- [BURGESS, Emily](/person/5403156) - director at [Nurturing Childcare Ltd](/company/04947364)
- [BURGESS, Emily](/person/5403156) - director at [Oaklands Management Services Limited](/company/03689864)
- [BURGESS, Emily](/person/5403156) - director at [Prima Montessori Limited](/company/03839567)
- [BURGESS, Emily](/person/5403156) - director at [Poppies Day Nurseries Limited](/company/06799713)
- [BURGESS, Emily](/person/5403156) - director at [Play Away Day Nurseries Limited](/company/02814442)
- [BURGESS, Emily](/person/5403156) - director at [The Little School Daycare Limited](/company/04967940)
- [BURGESS, Emily](/person/5403156) - director at [The Coach House Day Nursery Limited](/company/05130302)
- [BURGESS, Emily](/person/5403156) - director at [Sunbeams Childcare Limited](/company/04490052)
- [BURGESS, Emily](/person/5403156) - director at [Small People Ltd](/company/10605281)
- [BURGESS, Emily](/person/5403156) - director at [Rainbow Nursery (Kentish Town) Ltd](/company/05099480)



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