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Nursery or childcare companies in the Portsmouth area

81 nursery or childcare companies have a registered office in the Portsmouth area (PO postcodes), and 17 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £40,349 in cash and owed £73,146 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). Covers companies with a registered office in PO postcodes, including Portsmouth, Chichester, Isle Of Wight.

The numbers

Nursery or childcare companies in the Portsmouth area (PO postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasurePortsmouthUK
Registered companies818,379
Formed in 2025 or 202617 (21%)25%
Being struck off or in liquidation5 (6.2%)5.7%
Typical cash at year end£40,34940 accounts£41,233
Typical amount owed at year end£73,14659 accounts£30,223
Typical number of employees1360 accounts6

What this means if you’re starting one

Most of these businesses run with a team

The typical nursery or childcare company in the Portsmouth area (PO postcodes) reports 13 employees; the top quarter has 23 or more (60 filings).

Expect to compete with businesses that can cover longer hours and more customers than one person can.

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical nursery or childcare company in the Portsmouth area (PO postcodes) holds £40,349 in cash and owes £73,146; that cash figure is higher than 69% of UK industries.

Typical operators end the year holding less cash than they owe, so there is little slack if takings dip or a big bill lands early.

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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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