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Nursery or childcare companies in Leeds

100 nursery or childcare companies have a registered office in Leeds, and 23 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £75,091 in cash and owed £42,462 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Child day-care activities” (SIC 88910).

The numbers

Nursery or childcare companies in Leeds compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureLeedsUK
Registered companies1008,379
Formed in 2025 or 202623 (23%)25%
Being struck off or in liquidation7 (7%)5.7%
Typical cash at year end£75,09135 accounts£41,233
Typical amount owed at year end£42,46262 accounts£30,223
Typical number of employees865 accounts6

What this means if you’re starting one

Businesses in this trade usually keep a cash buffer

At year end the typical nursery or childcare company in Leeds holds £75,091 in cash and owes £42,462; that cash figure is higher than 69% of UK industries.

Typical operators end the year holding more cash than they owe, so there is usually some slack for a slow month.

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What these figures can’t tell you

Companies are counted where their registered office is, which may be an accountant or a home address rather than a shop. Sole traders and partnerships are not on the register, and electronically filed accounts cover roughly 60–75% of accounts filed each year. The figures describe companies that exist; they cannot prove demand for your idea or predict whether it will work. How the figures are built.

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