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Welcome Nurseries' debts estimated to top more than £3m

Documents published by the collapsed group's administrators reveal how much money is owed, the names of creditors, and other information. By Catherine Gaunt and Katy Morton
The group grew to 48 settings
The group grew to 48 settings

Welcome Nurseries Ltd, which grew to be one of the largest nursery groups in the UK in just over three years, went into administration with estimated debts of more than £3.5 million.

The extent to which Welcome Nurseries Ltd was in debt to its creditors – including nurseries it had acquired, local authorities, energy suppliers and landlords among others at the time it went into administration – has been revealed in documents published by the administrators on the Companies House website.

Set up in June 2019, Welcome Nurseries Ltd expanded rapidly and at one point in early 2022 operated more than 40 nurseries.

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