# Alpha Nurseries Ltd

## Details

- **Company number:** [05507602](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05507602)
- **Status:** dissolved
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 13 Jul 2005
- **Dissolved:** 24 Sep 2026
- **Registered office:** C/O BTG BEGBIES TRAYNOR (LONDON) LLP LEVEL 33, ONE CANADA SQUARE, LONDON, E14 5AB
- **Nature of business:** [82990](/sic/82990) Other business support service activities n.e.c.
- **Corporate group:** [Cephas / Alpha Holdings Ltd](/group/12085) (10 companies)


## Previous names

- Magic Tree Day Nursery Limited (until 28 Apr 2011)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATSON, Jennifer Ann | director | 13 Jul 2005 | 28 Jan 2011 |
| WATSON, Jennifer Ann | secretary | 13 Jul 2005 | 28 Jan 2011 |
| WATSON, John Martin | director | 13 Jul 2005 | 28 Jan 2011 |
| BULLIVANT, Julie Brenda | director | 28 Mar 2012 | 20 May 2016 |
| BROWN, Sarah Jane | director | 20 May 2016 | 18 Aug 2017 |
| SIME, Carolynn Ruth | director | 28 Jan 2011 | 19 Nov 2017 |
| LEEDER, Nick | director | 28 Jul 2017 | 14 Jun 2019 |
| SMY, Samantha Lucy | director | 22 Apr 2019 | 12 Apr 2021 |
| FINCH, David Stuart | director | 31 Mar 2011 | 30 Sep 2022 |
| FINCH, David | secretary | 28 Jan 2011 | 30 Sep 2022 |
| SCOTT, Nicola | director | 5 Jun 2019 | 14 Apr 2023 |
| DICKENS, Cathryn | director | 30 Apr 2021 | 1 Nov 2023 |
| DOOLEY, Gerard | director | 30 Sep 2022 |  |
| FINCH, Alison Lucy Dawn | director | 22 Apr 2019 |  |
| HEWSON, Christopher James | director | 28 Jan 2011 |  |
| HEWSON, Jane Sarah | director | 28 Jan 2011 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Sarah Jane Brown | significant-influence-or-control | 20 May 2016 | 18 Aug 2017 |
| Mrs Carolynn Ruth Sime | significant-influence-or-control | 6 Apr 2016 | 19 Nov 2017 |
| Ms Carolynn Ruth Sime | significant-influence-or-control | 6 Apr 2016 | 19 Nov 2017 |
| Cephas Care Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent | 6 Apr 2016 | 13 Jul 2019 |
| Cephas / Alpha Holdings Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 1 May 2017 | 13 Jul 2020 |
| Mr Christopher James Hewson | significant-influence-or-control | 6 Apr 2016 | 14 Jul 2021 |
| Mrs Jane Sarah Hewson | significant-influence-or-control | 6 Apr 2016 | 14 Jul 2021 |
| Mr David Stuart Finch | significant-influence-or-control | 6 Apr 2016 | 30 Sep 2022 |
| Cephas / Alpha Holdings Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 1 May 2017 |  |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Net assets | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2023 | -£45,053 | £8,820 | 136 |
| 30 Apr 2022 | -£163,554 | £624,432 | 134 |
| 30 Apr 2020 | -£25,597 | £399,524 | 180 |
| 30 Apr 2019 | £30,054 | £168,214 | 197 |
| 30 Apr 2018 | £1,046,467 | £218,086 | - |
| 30 Apr 2017 | £966,400 | £189,943 | - |
| 30 Apr 2016 | - | £413,882 | - |
| 30 Apr 2015 | £677,206 | £545,881 | - |
| 30 Apr 2014 | £192,140 | £413,230 | - |
| 30 Apr 2013 | £344 | £76,761 | - |
| 31 Dec 2010 | -£5,680 | £15,357 | - |
| 31 Dec 2007 | -£17,705 | £7,804 | - |



## Owned by

Alpha Nurseries Ltd → [Cephas / Alpha Holdings Ltd](/company/09650498)



## Controls

- [ABC Day Nursery (Lincs) Limited](/company/04800985) (04800985)
- [Alpha Community Nurseries Limited](/company/05846256) (05846256)
- [Alpha Leisure Services Ltd](/company/11530647) (11530647)
- [Excel Business Consortium Limited](/company/08100295) (08100295)
- [Little Joe Limited](/company/05142735) (05142735)
- [Seashore Day Nursery Limited](/company/04299678) (04299678)



## Directors' other companies

- [DOOLEY, Gerard](/person/7763133) - director at [Three Arches Care Ltd](/company/08045405)
- [DOOLEY, Gerard](/person/7763133) - director at [Little Joe Limited](/company/05142735)
- [HEWSON, Christopher James](/person/7408841) - director at [Little Joe Limited](/company/05142735)
- [HEWSON, Christopher James](/person/7408841) - director at [Three Arches Care Ltd](/company/08045405)
- [HEWSON, Jane Sarah](/person/7408531) - director at [Three Arches Care Ltd](/company/08045405)
- [HEWSON, Jane Sarah](/person/7408531) - director at [Little Joe Limited](/company/05142735)



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