INTERFLORA BRITISH UNIT
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Cash
£5.3m
-1.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£374k
-80.9% vs 2024
Employees
188
-2.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.1m
-24.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
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Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £86,787,000 | £83,283,000 | £81,701,000 | -1.9% | |
| Operating profit | £7,243,000 | £5,665,000 | £5,001,000 | -11.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,367,000 | £6,798,000 | £5,127,000 | -24.6% | |
| Net profit | £5,721,000 | £5,642,000 | £3,388,000 | -40% | |
| Cash | £3,584,000 | £5,421,000 | £5,343,000 | -1.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £254,000 | £1,957,000 | £374,000 | -80.9% | |
| Net assets | £254,000 | £1,957,000 | £374,000 | -80.9% | |
| Equity | £254,000 | £1,957,000 | £374,000 | -80.9% | |
| Average employees | 194 | 192 | 188 | -2.1% | |
| Wages | £9,451,000 | £9,608,000 | £10,264,000 | +6.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £1,358,000 | £1,090,000 | -19.7% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.3% | 6.8% | 6.1% | |
| Net margin | 6.6% | 6.8% | 4.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 289.5% | 1337.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 97.4% | 81.5% | 96.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.81x | 1.02x | 0.89x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- INTERFLORA BRITISH UNIT 2005-02-22 → present
- INTERFLORA (FLORISTS TELEGRAPH DELIVERYASSOCIATION)BRITISH UNIT 1935-02-11 → 2005-02-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- INTERFLORA BRITISH UNIT · parent
- Interflora, Inc. 33.3%
Significant events
- “In 2025 some of our key wins in this area were the removal of plastic shrink wrap from our care packs, and the launch of a new style care wallet made from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) approved board and certified as Carbon Balanced.”
- “Our new Sustainable Supply Chain Charter (SSCC) was due to launch in 2025 but the decision was made to delay launch in order to ensure alignment with the GHG Emissions Reduction Plan, finalised late in 2025. The SSCC is now due to launch to all suppliers in 2026.”
- “In September 2025 we ran the 'Sustainable Floristry Innovation Award' for the third year running, following its launch at the 2023 Interflora World Cup.”
- “In 2025 we ran [an activity to raise awareness about modern slavery in the UK] again and saw positive engagement on local social media, as we do every year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 82 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, Craig Bryan | Secretary | 2025-02-01 | — | — |
| BENNETT, Jeffrey | Director | 2019-05-31 | Mar 1967 | American |
| COOPER, Craig Bryan | Director | 2019-05-31 | Nov 1967 | American |
| KERR, Katherine | Director | 2019-05-31 | Jun 1978 | American |
Show 82 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, Craig | Secretary | 2019-05-31 | 2019-07-31 |
| DUNSTAN, John Curzon | Secretary | 2019-07-31 | 2024-01-19 |
| DUNSTAN, John Curzon | Secretary | 2009-03-26 | 2019-05-31 |
| HOWARD, Brian | Secretary | 1997-05-13 | 2001-11-01 |
| HUGHES, Rhys John | Secretary | 2024-01-19 | 2025-01-31 |
| HUGHES, Rhys John | Secretary | 2001-11-01 | 2006-07-31 |
| NELSON, Bruce Stephen | Secretary | — | 1996-01-11 |
| SOENEN, Michael | Secretary | 2006-07-31 | 2008-12-31 |
| WARD, Brian Andrew | Secretary | 1997-03-18 | 1997-05-12 |
| WILLIAMSON, Martha Robertson Higgins Cowan | Secretary | 1996-01-11 | 1997-03-18 |
| ALLEN, David Leslie | Director | — | 1995-10-24 |
| ARTUS, Michael John | Director | — | 1993-09-29 |
| BANKS, Desmond James | Director | 1997-05-11 | 1997-10-12 |
| BARRINGER, Michael Roy | Director | 2003-03-31 | 2017-07-31 |
| BELLEW, Cyril Francis | Director | 1992-11-01 | 1997-05-11 |
| BERRY, David | Director | 1992-10-07 | 1995-10-24 |
| BOUGH, David Francis | Director | 1997-10-12 | 2005-02-08 |
| BOUGH, Frank | Director | — | 1995-10-24 |
| BREWIN, John | Director | 1998-10-18 | 2005-02-08 |
| BURTENSHAW, Ann Joyce | Director | — | 1995-10-24 |
| COY, Philip | Director | 1999-10-31 | 2004-05-24 |
| DAVIES, David Roland | Director | — | 1995-10-24 |
| DE CASTRO, Maurice Terrence | Director | 2002-11-06 | 2006-09-08 |
| DENNING, Roland John | Director | 2000-04-06 | 2005-02-08 |
| DUNSTAN, John Curzon | Director | 2009-03-26 | 2019-05-31 |
| DURSTON, Leslie Harold | Director | — | 1995-10-24 |
| ELSDON, Michael Ernest | Director | 1994-10-17 | 1995-10-24 |
| ELSDON, Michael Ernest | Director | — | 1993-09-29 |
| FLYNN, Timothy | Director | 2006-07-31 | 2008-08-26 |
| FORD, David Michael | Director | 1998-10-18 | 1999-09-13 |
| GOLDSTON, Mark R | Director | 2008-08-26 | 2009-03-26 |
| GRIFFITH, Sandra Marilyn | Director | 1993-09-29 | 1995-10-24 |
| HALL, Michael Edwin | Director | 1992-10-07 | 1994-10-17 |
| HEWITT, Peter Frederick | Director | 1997-05-11 | 1999-07-22 |
| HEWITT, Peter Frederick | Director | 1994-10-17 | 1995-10-24 |
| HIGHAM, David | Director | 2004-01-21 | 2005-02-08 |
| HOLLOMON, Arthur Charles | Director | — | 1995-10-24 |
| HOWARD, Brian | Director | 1997-05-11 | 2005-02-08 |
| HOWARD, Brian | Director | — | 1995-10-24 |
| HOWLETT, Michael John | Director | 1997-05-11 | 1999-10-31 |
| HUGHES, Geoffrey Edward | Director | 1997-05-11 | 1999-09-30 |
| HUGHES, Geoffrey Edward | Director | 1993-09-29 | 1995-10-24 |
| HUGHES, Rhys John | Director | 2002-11-06 | 2019-05-31 |
| KEATING, Mark Alexander | Director | 1999-10-31 | 2002-10-27 |
| LAIDLAW, Sheila Galloway | Director | 1992-10-07 | 1995-10-24 |
| LANSDALE, Peter Vincent | Director | 1994-10-17 | 1997-05-11 |
| LAWRENCE, Mari Elizabeth | Director | 2004-11-21 | 2005-02-08 |
| LONGMAN, David Martin Hulbert | Director | — | 1995-10-24 |
| MARSH, Sandra | Director | 1997-05-11 | 1998-10-18 |
| MARSH, Sandra | Director | — | 1995-10-24 |
| MARTIN, Alexander Mcdonald | Director | 1993-09-29 | 1995-10-24 |
| MCGRATH, Douglas Alexander | Director | 1996-06-01 | 1997-05-11 |
| MORGAN, Derek Owen | Director | — | 1995-10-24 |
| MURRAY, Gerard Joseph | Director | — | 1995-10-24 |
| OGARA, Martin | Director | 2002-10-27 | 2005-02-08 |
| OGARA, Martin | Director | — | 1996-10-22 |
| PARRY, David Michael | Director | — | 1997-05-11 |
| PATEL, Ritin | Director | 2006-06-27 | 2007-06-01 |
| PRICE, Christopher Anthony | Director | 2001-10-28 | 2005-02-08 |
| QUINN, Helen Clare | Director | 2005-04-06 | 2016-07-01 |
| RALLINGS, Alan Lewis | Director | 2000-07-24 | 2003-09-29 |
| REA, Wendy Jane | Director | 2000-10-22 | 2003-10-31 |
| REDMOND, Martin Joseph | Director | 1997-06-01 | 2000-02-29 |
| RICHARDS, Stephen Wallace | Director | 2003-09-29 | 2008-08-26 |
| RODGERS, Anthony Kenneth Carr | Director | 1997-10-12 | 2005-02-08 |
| RODGERS, Anthony Kenneth Carr | Director | — | 1997-05-11 |
| RUSSELL, William Roy | Director | — | 1993-09-29 |
| SHERSON, Nina Gail | Director | — | 1995-10-24 |
| SLEIGHT, Thomas Lockwood | Director | 1997-10-12 | 1998-10-18 |
| SOENEN, Michael | Director | 2006-07-31 | 2008-08-26 |
| STEEL, David | Director | 1996-06-01 | 1997-05-11 |
| STEWART, Margaret Anderson | Director | — | 1993-09-29 |
| STOKES, Ronald John | Director | — | 1994-10-17 |
| SUMMERS, William | Director | — | 1994-10-17 |
| TAYLOR, Diane Valerie | Director | 1996-10-22 | 1997-05-11 |
| TAYLOR, Diane Valerie | Director | — | 1994-10-17 |
| WATKINS, Rose-Marie | Director | 1993-09-29 | 1995-10-24 |
| WILKINSON, Margaret Rose | Director | — | 1995-10-24 |
| WILLIAMSON, Martha Robertson Higgins Cowan | Director | 1999-10-31 | 2005-02-08 |
| WILLIAMSON, Martha Robertson Higgins Cowan | Director | — | 1997-05-11 |
| WILLS POPE, Brian William | Director | — | 1997-05-11 |
| YOUNG, Vee | Director | 1994-10-17 | 1995-10-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teleflora Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2020-11-11 | Active |
| Interflora Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-11-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 325 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-02-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-02-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.