kids
kids Company Information
Company Number
01346252
Next Accounts
Dec 2025
Shareholders
-
Group Structure
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Industry
Child day-care activities
Registered Address
kids 249 birmingham road, wylde green, sutton coldfield, B72 1EA
Website
http://kids.org.ukkids Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of KIDS at £10.8m based on a Turnover of £9.8m and 1.11x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
kids Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of KIDS at £0 based on an EBITDA of £-56.7k and a 8.38x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
kids Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of KIDS at £24.3m based on Net Assets of £4.9m and 4.92x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Kids Overview
Kids is a live company located in sutton coldfield, B72 1EA with a Companies House number of 01346252. It operates in the child day-care activities sector, SIC Code 88910. Founded in December 1977, it's largest shareholder is unknown. Kids is a mature, mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £9.8m with healthy growth in recent years.
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Kids Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Kids a 4 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 5 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
4 Strong
2 Regular
5 Weak
Size
annual sales of £9.8m, make it larger than the average company (£322.9k)
£9.8m - Kids
£322.9k - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 4%, show it is growing at a slower rate (7.5%)
4% - Kids
7.5% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 50.7%, this company has a comparable cost of product (50.7%)
50.7% - Kids
50.7% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of -1.3% make it less profitable than the average company (4.8%)
-1.3% - Kids
4.8% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 245 employees, this is above the industry average (16)
245 - Kids
16 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £30.8k, the company has a higher pay structure (£17.2k)
£30.8k - Kids
£17.2k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £39.9k, this is more efficient (£23.8k)
£39.9k - Kids
£23.8k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 30 days, this is later than average (10 days)
30 days - Kids
10 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 9 days, this is quicker than average (21 days)
9 days - Kids
21 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Kids
- - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 166 weeks, this is average cash available to meet short term requirements (162 weeks)
166 weeks - Kids
162 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 17.8%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (28.1%)
17.8% - Kids
28.1% - Industry AVG
KIDS financials
Kids's latest turnover from March 2024 is £9.8 million and the company has net assets of £4.9 million. According to their latest financial statements, Kids has 245 employees and maintains cash reserves of £3.4 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
| Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 9,771,193 | 9,441,978 | 8,643,643 | 8,578,760 | 9,402,133 | 10,082,926 | 15,724,757 | 10,468,714 | 10,730,442 | 11,034,488 | 10,369,021 | 10,562,599 | 11,310,986 | 11,615,592 | 8,935,042 |
| Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
| Cost Of Sales | |||||||||||||||
| Gross Profit | |||||||||||||||
| Admin Expenses | |||||||||||||||
| Operating Profit | |||||||||||||||
| Interest Payable | |||||||||||||||
| Interest Receivable | |||||||||||||||
| Pre-Tax Profit | 42,629 | 121,763 | -2,757 | -27,526 | 49,013 | 81,956 | 4,990,408 | 160,725 | 369,053 | 438,082 | -129,402 | 709,441 | -203,229 | -221,990 | 151,478 |
| Tax | |||||||||||||||
| Profit After Tax | 42,629 | 121,763 | -2,757 | -27,526 | 49,013 | 81,956 | 4,990,408 | 160,725 | 369,053 | 438,082 | -129,402 | 709,441 | -203,229 | -221,990 | 151,478 |
| Dividends Paid | |||||||||||||||
| Retained Profit | 42,629 | 121,763 | -2,757 | -27,526 | 49,013 | 81,956 | 4,990,408 | 160,725 | 369,053 | 438,082 | -129,402 | 709,441 | -203,229 | -221,990 | 151,478 |
| Employee Costs | 7,549,233 | 7,368,923 | 6,828,074 | 6,939,484 | 7,326,686 | 7,829,280 | 8,492,525 | 8,298,653 | 8,199,809 | 8,290,363 | 8,100,573 | 7,723,609 | 8,503,863 | 8,440,766 | 6,346,487 |
| Number Of Employees | 245 | 319 | 262 | 204 | 186 | 254 | 252 | 236 | 239 | 235 | 248 | 228 | 247 | 260 | 217 |
| EBITDA* |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
| Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible Assets | 1,279,621 | 650,629 | 615,995 | 619,225 | 5,460,660 | 5,405,720 | 6,044,391 | 1,775,884 | 1,809,726 | 1,879,904 | 2,009,310 | 2,108,830 | 2,187,844 | 2,237,456 | 2,088,082 |
| Intangible Assets | |||||||||||||||
| Investments & Other | |||||||||||||||
| Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||||||||
| Total Fixed Assets | 1,279,621 | 650,629 | 615,995 | 619,225 | 5,460,660 | 5,405,720 | 6,044,391 | 1,775,884 | 1,809,726 | 1,879,904 | 2,009,310 | 2,108,830 | 2,187,844 | 2,237,456 | 2,088,082 |
| Stock & work in progress | 5,025 | ||||||||||||||
| Trade Debtors | 826,111 | 899,593 | 402,209 | 641,135 | 896,456 | 1,236,948 | 1,346,696 | 917,991 | 611,819 | 818,193 | 741,624 | 480,655 | 441,947 | 1,437,797 | 1,352,233 |
| Group Debtors | |||||||||||||||
| Misc Debtors | 468,627 | 446,424 | 430,040 | 355,551 | 343,899 | 409,218 | 339,145 | 494,058 | 371,167 | 309,948 | 310,803 | 270,970 | 395,740 | 217,006 | 230,687 |
| Cash | 3,442,922 | 3,563,586 | 3,735,553 | 1,877,086 | 1,472,832 | 1,331,162 | 1,309,946 | 913,162 | 1,184,729 | 879,419 | 542,604 | 931,978 | 242,494 | 532,976 | 249,058 |
| misc current assets | 1,550,000 | ||||||||||||||
| total current assets | 4,737,660 | 4,909,603 | 4,567,802 | 4,423,772 | 2,713,187 | 2,977,328 | 2,995,787 | 2,325,211 | 2,167,715 | 2,007,560 | 1,595,031 | 1,683,603 | 1,080,181 | 2,187,779 | 1,837,003 |
| total assets | 6,017,281 | 5,560,232 | 5,183,797 | 5,042,997 | 8,173,847 | 8,383,048 | 9,040,178 | 4,101,095 | 3,977,441 | 3,887,464 | 3,604,341 | 3,792,433 | 3,268,025 | 4,425,235 | 3,925,085 |
| Bank overdraft | |||||||||||||||
| Bank loan | 18,643 | 116,667 | 116,667 | 26,567 | 24,411 | 16,858 | 73,865 | 91,849 | 86,557 | 81,456 | 85,366 | ||||
| Trade Creditors | 125,183 | 187,502 | 92,496 | 89,511 | 51,541 | 76,383 | 75,894 | 91,068 | 100,106 | 144,480 | 147,696 | 121,939 | 208,586 | 437,901 | 184,718 |
| Group/Directors Accounts | |||||||||||||||
| other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
| hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
| other current liabilities | 948,827 | 1,030,889 | 871,223 | 722,692 | 591,806 | 707,709 | 726,274 | 647,612 | 650,920 | 868,763 | 920,444 | 912,746 | 924,574 | 1,694,495 | 1,213,990 |
| total current liabilities | 1,074,010 | 1,218,391 | 963,719 | 812,203 | 661,990 | 900,759 | 918,835 | 765,247 | 775,437 | 1,030,101 | 1,142,005 | 1,126,534 | 1,219,717 | 2,213,852 | 1,484,074 |
| loans | 19,445 | 136,111 | 575,564 | 602,445 | 626,857 | 643,716 | 717,877 | 809,727 | 896,283 | 966,233 | |||||
| hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
| Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
| other liabilities | |||||||||||||||
| provisions | |||||||||||||||
| total long term liabilities | 19,445 | 136,111 | 575,564 | 602,445 | 626,857 | 643,716 | 717,877 | 809,727 | 896,283 | 966,233 | |||||
| total liabilities | 1,074,010 | 1,218,391 | 963,719 | 812,203 | 661,990 | 920,204 | 1,054,946 | 1,340,811 | 1,377,882 | 1,656,958 | 1,785,721 | 1,844,411 | 2,029,444 | 3,110,135 | 2,450,307 |
| net assets | 4,943,271 | 4,341,841 | 4,220,078 | 4,230,794 | 7,511,857 | 7,462,844 | 7,985,232 | 2,760,284 | 2,599,559 | 2,230,506 | 1,818,620 | 1,948,022 | 1,238,581 | 1,315,100 | 1,474,778 |
| total shareholders funds | 4,943,271 | 4,341,841 | 4,220,078 | 4,230,794 | 7,511,857 | 7,462,844 | 7,985,232 | 2,760,284 | 2,599,559 | 2,230,506 | 1,818,620 | 1,948,022 | 1,238,581 | 1,315,100 | 1,474,778 |
| Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
| Operating Profit | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation | 70,412 | 26,230 | 84,543 | 87,639 | 90,897 | 83,473 | 96,997 | 95,374 | 138,052 | 182,295 | 186,859 | 167,393 | 199,226 | 148,584 | |
| Amortisation | |||||||||||||||
| Tax | |||||||||||||||
| Stock | -5,025 | 5,025 | |||||||||||||
| Debtors | -51,279 | 513,768 | -164,437 | -243,669 | -405,811 | -39,675 | 273,792 | 429,063 | -145,155 | 75,714 | 300,802 | -86,062 | -817,116 | 71,883 | 1,582,920 |
| Creditors | -62,319 | 95,006 | 2,985 | 37,970 | -24,842 | 489 | -15,174 | -9,038 | -44,374 | -3,216 | 25,757 | -86,647 | -229,315 | 253,183 | 184,718 |
| Accruals and Deferred Income | -82,062 | 159,666 | 148,531 | 130,886 | -115,903 | -18,565 | 78,662 | -3,308 | -217,843 | -51,681 | 7,698 | -11,828 | -769,921 | 480,505 | 1,213,990 |
| Deferred Taxes & Provisions | |||||||||||||||
| Cash flow from operations | |||||||||||||||
| Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
| capital expenditure | -49,146 | 931,151 | -61,532 | -67,874 | -29,264 | -82,775 | -105,975 | -119,596 | -323,565 | -961,290 | |||||
| Change in Investments | |||||||||||||||
| cash flow from investments | -49,146 | 931,151 | -61,532 | -67,874 | -29,264 | -82,775 | -105,975 | -119,596 | -323,565 | -961,290 | |||||
| Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
| Bank loans | -18,643 | -98,024 | 90,100 | 2,156 | 7,553 | -57,007 | -17,984 | 5,292 | 5,101 | -3,910 | 85,366 | ||||
| Group/Directors Accounts | |||||||||||||||
| Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
| Long term loans | -19,445 | -116,666 | -439,453 | -26,881 | -24,412 | -16,859 | -74,161 | -91,850 | -86,556 | -69,950 | 966,233 | ||||
| Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |||||||||||||||
| other long term liabilities | |||||||||||||||
| share issue | |||||||||||||||
| interest | |||||||||||||||
| cash flow from financing | 558,801 | -7,959 | -3,272,180 | -117,469 | -11,548 | 2,374,899 | |||||||||
| cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
| cash | -120,664 | -171,967 | 1,858,467 | 404,254 | 141,670 | 21,216 | 396,784 | -271,567 | 305,310 | 336,815 | -389,374 | 689,484 | -290,482 | 283,918 | 249,058 |
| overdraft | |||||||||||||||
| change in cash | -120,664 | -171,967 | 1,858,467 | 404,254 | 141,670 | 21,216 | 396,784 | -271,567 | 305,310 | 336,815 | -389,374 | 689,484 | -290,482 | 283,918 | 249,058 |
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Kids Competitor Analysis
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kids Ownership
KIDS group structure
Kids has 1 subsidiary company.
kids directors
Kids currently has 11 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Steven Clarke (Oct 2017) and Mrs Samantha Bowerman (Nov 2017).
| officer | country | age | start | end | role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Steven Clarke | Uk | 70 years | Oct 2017 | - | Director |
| Mrs Samantha Bowerman | England | 52 years | Nov 2017 | - | Director |
| Ms Anna Hamilton | England | 39 years | May 2020 | - | Director |
| Ms Diana Sutton | England | 60 years | May 2020 | - | Director |
| Mr Sanjay Nair | England | 56 years | Sep 2020 | - | Director |
| Ms Olivia Marks-Woldman | England | 54 years | Oct 2022 | - | Director |
| Ms Helen McShane | England | 45 years | Jan 2023 | - | Director |
| Ms Georgina Lund | England | 35 years | Jan 2023 | - | Director |
| Mrs Sara Willcocks | England | 45 years | Jan 2023 | - | Director |
| Mrs Nilamkumari Powar | England | 41 years | Mar 2023 | - | Director |
P&L
March 2024turnover
9.8m
+3%
operating profit
-127.1k
0%
gross margin
50.7%
+5.76%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
March 2024net assets
4.9m
+0.14%
total assets
6m
+0.08%
cash
3.4m
-0.03%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
kids company details
company number
01346252
Type
Private Ltd By Guarantee w/o Share Cap
industry
88910 - Child day-care activities
incorporation date
December 1977
age
48
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Group
last accounts submitted
March 2024
previous names
N/A
accountant
-
auditor
COOPER PARRY GROUP LIMITED
address
kids 249 birmingham road, wylde green, sutton coldfield, B72 1EA
Bank
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
-
kids Charges & Mortgages
A charge, or mortgage, refers to the rights a company gives to a lender in return for a loan, often in the form of security given over business assets.
We found 6 charges/mortgages relating to kids. Currently there are 2 open charges and 4 have been satisfied in the past.
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