BRANDED GARDEN PRODUCTS LIMITED
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Cash
£8.1M
-49.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£23M
+25.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
313
-11.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£6.3M
+56.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £58,344,606 | £63,243,731 | +8.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | £3,539,775 | £5,923,217 | +67.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,676,965 | £4,003,211 | £6,275,393 | +56.8% | |
| Net profit | £1,308,209 | £2,984,025 | £4,632,301 | +55.2% | |
| Cash | £10,589,303 | £16,067,653 | £8,096,628 | -49.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,920,588 | £19,158,245 | £23,737,319 | +23.9% | |
| Net assets | £15,151,588 | £18,529,189 | £23,191,385 | +25.2% | |
| Equity | £15,151,588 | £18,529,189 | £23,191,385 | +25.2% | |
| Average employees | 374 | 355 | 313 | -11.8% | |
| Wages | £9,143,946 | £9,443,583 | £8,762,712 | -7.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £235,000 | £278,286 | £454,624 | +63.4% |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 6.1% | 9.4% | |
| Net margin | — | 5.1% | 7.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 18.5% | 25.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.61x | 1.87x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- BRANDED GARDEN PRODUCTS LIMITED 2012-12-12 → present
- THOMPSON & MORGAN (UK) LIMITED 1993-07-02 → 2012-12-12
- THOMPSON & MORGAN (IPSWICH) LIMITED 1939-12-21 → 1993-07-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- UHY Hacker Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Trading and cash flow of the wider group post year end remains strong. Forecasts for the 12 months ahead show the Group continuing to remain cash positive even when modelled using worst case scenarios. The directors therefore consider it appropriate to use the going concern basis for preparation of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In October 2020 Branded Garden Products Limited entered into an operating lease with Burgess Land Limited, a company in which I Burgess is a statutory director.”
- “Branded Garden Products Limited purchased services from BGF Investment Management Limited to the value of £21,806 (2024: £37,129).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURGESS, Iain | Director | 2017-03-07 | Jan 1972 | British |
| REES, Gary John Michael | Director | 2017-03-07 | Nov 1964 | British |
| WRIGHT, Christopher Steven | Director | 2024-03-06 | Nov 1981 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, Jonathan Wellesley | Secretary | 1993-07-01 | 1998-02-27 |
| LEWIS, Keith James | Secretary | 1998-02-27 | 2015-04-10 |
| SANGSTER, Bruce Joseph | Secretary | — | 1993-06-30 |
| ANDREWS, Malcolm | Director | 1995-10-11 | 2000-09-08 |
| COOPER, Jonathan Wellesley | Director | 1995-05-26 | 2014-10-23 |
| HANSORD, Paul | Director | — | 2017-03-07 |
| LEWIS, Keith James | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2015-04-10 |
| LOGAN, Mark Derek | Director | 2016-05-26 | 2017-03-07 |
| MAGRATH, Bryan Robert | Director | 2014-06-30 | 2017-03-07 |
| MAY, John Howard | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2017-03-07 |
| PRICE, Daniel Russell | Director | 2017-03-07 | 2021-02-28 |
| SANGSTER, Bruce Joseph | Director | — | 1995-10-31 |
| SANGSTER, Keith Murray | Director | — | 1997-02-18 |
| STOREY, Peter William | Director | — | 1995-04-01 |
| TURNER, Cedric | Director | 1993-03-01 | 1994-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson And Morgan (Group) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-03-07 | Active |
| Bvg Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2017-03-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 193 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-11 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2024-03-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-06 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2022-01-06 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2022-01-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-03-26 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-02-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.