Skip to content
Governance Register
Sign inFind yourself
Find yourselfSign in
Search How it works For organisations For professionals

Edition

United Kingdom (current)IrelandUnited StatesNew ZealandCanadaAustraliaScotlandNorthern Ireland

Company

Busy Bees Nurseries Limited

How am I connected?
More
View network map Report an issue

Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

Network

The large node is Busy Bees Nurseries Limited. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Sign in free to explore further.

Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. Cheryl Jayne Creaser 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Clare Phizacklea 2012-2022 Director View profile
  3. Sarah Barbara Beene 2006-2007 Director View profile
  4. Lisa Donovan 2003-2004 Director View profile
  5. Margaret Josephine Randles 1998-2022 Director View profile
  6. David Ian Thackray 1998-2007 Director View profile
  7. Lynn Carol Woodward 1998-2012 Director View profile
  8. John Brian Woodward 1998-2017 Secretary View profile
  9. Simon Andrew Irons 1998-2022 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works

About

Incorporated
24/10/1997

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Busy Bees Nurseries Limited is controlled by Busy Bees Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Busy Bees Holdings Limited is controlled by Eagle Target Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Eagle Target Limited is controlled by Eagle Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Eagle Bidco Limited is controlled by Eagle Midco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Eagle Midco Limited is controlled by Eagle Newco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-05-15 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Eagle Newco Limited is controlled by Eagle Holdco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-04-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. Eagle Holdco Limited is controlled by Eagle Topco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  8. Eagle Topco Limited is controlled by Eagle Superco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Eagle Superco Limited.

47 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Net assets
£270,139,000
Total assets
£420,156,000
Cash
£2,334,000
Employees
5,709
Turnover
£378,465,000
Profit/loss
£70,413,000

Filed as Full accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31£378,465,000£270,139,000
2024-12-31£315,996,000£199,726,000

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

3 grants · £3,155,907 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Education · £3,155,907 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Education £4,5002023-04-01
  • Department for Education £733,0062020-04-01
  • Department for Education £2,418,4022020-04-01
Board analysis for researchers

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

3 directors on the board

5.7y median 7.6y
average tenure
8.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
1
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Education 100Finance 22Professional services 14Health and social care 11Business services 4Other services 4Property 4Construction 2

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
03454787
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data