CHESTER GARDEN CENTRE LIMITED
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Cash
£66K
-10.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£15M
+10.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
125
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
+3.6% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
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 | £10,178,995 | £10,279,857 | £10,593,874 | +3.1% | |
| Operating profit | £1,002,281 | £1,107,665 | £1,198,129 | +8.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,606,018 | £1,884,101 | £1,951,853 | +3.6% | |
| Net profit | £1,209,674 | £1,397,000 | £1,475,032 | +5.6% | |
| Cash | £134,781 | £74,572 | £66,422 | -10.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,512,829 | £13,909,829 | £15,406,206 | +10.8% | |
| Net assets | £12,512,829 | £13,909,829 | £15,384,861 | +10.6% | |
| Equity | £12,512,829 | £13,909,829 | £15,384,861 | +10.6% | |
| Average employees | 125 | 125 | 125 | 0% | |
| Wages | £1,728,832 | £1,876,508 | £1,900,382 | +1.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 | 9.8% | 10.8% | 11.3% | |
| Net margin | 11.9% | 13.6% | 13.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.0% | 8.0% | 7.8% | |
| Current ratio | 8.45x | 6.80x | 7.67x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- CHESTER GARDEN CENTRE LIMITED 2012-06-29 → present
- GROSVENOR GARDEN CENTRE LIMITED 2008-09-23 → 2012-06-29
- GROSVENOR GARDEN CENTRE 1988-04-13 → 2008-09-23
- GROSVENOR GARDEN LEISURE 1983-06-17 → 1988-04-13
- GROSVENOR GARDEN CENTRE 1978-09-27 → 1983-06-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which assumes that the Company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Directors have prepared detailed profit and cash flow forecasts to 31 December 2028, which combined with the support of the Ultimate Parent Company as well as their knowledge of current trading and experience of the business, underpin their conclusion that the Company will be able to meet all its liabilities as they fall due.”
Significant events
- “Capital investment of £0.2m has been spent on maintenance rather than growth expenditure.”
- “Expecting to spend roughly £0.45m on capital expenditure in 2025, which will mainly involve the replacement of the garden centre roof.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCDONALD, Neil | Director | 2024-07-08 | Mar 1984 | British |
| ROPER, Alan | Director | 2012-06-26 | Sep 1961 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLAXALL, Neil | Secretary | 2008-02-07 | 2012-06-26 |
| CARSS, Sarah Helen | Secretary | 2001-09-27 | 2004-06-22 |
| DOUGAL, Richard Hamilton | Secretary | — | 1995-12-31 |
| ELLABY, Miranda Jane | Secretary | 1999-08-13 | 2001-09-27 |
| FRADLEY, Catherine Susan | Secretary | 2005-02-18 | 2008-02-07 |
| HARGREAVES, Alison Ann | Secretary | 1996-01-01 | 1999-08-13 |
| SHAW, Treena Mary | Secretary | 2012-06-26 | 2013-06-24 |
| SMITH, Jane Barbara | Secretary | 2004-06-22 | 2005-02-18 |
| BODSWORTH, Henry, Dr | Director | — | 2000-11-14 |
| BOWDEN, Brian Spencer | Director | — | 2005-04-29 |
| DOREY, Geoffrey Richard | Director | 2013-06-24 | 2015-06-10 |
| DOUGAL, Richard Hamilton | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| HAGGER, Jonathan Osborne | Director | 1992-01-15 | 2008-12-31 |
| HEMANS, Richard James | Director | 2014-08-18 | 2024-07-08 |
| NEWSUM, Jeremy Henry Moore | Director | 2008-12-31 | 2010-01-20 |
| PARRY, Gareth William | Director | 2001-11-14 | 2004-03-05 |
| RAMSBOTTOM, Graham Paul | Director | 2009-09-17 | 2012-06-26 |
| READ, Christopher Martin | Director | 2005-02-18 | 2008-10-16 |
| SANDARS, Jane Frances | Director | 2007-04-18 | 2012-06-26 |
| SCOTT, Robert Michael | Director | 1991-10-01 | 1995-12-31 |
| SPENCER, Stephen John | Director | 1999-08-02 | 2005-10-07 |
| STAINES, Ian Michael Philip | Director | — | 1993-05-01 |
| THOMPSTONE, Frank Geoffrey | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2007-04-18 |
| THOMPSTONE, Michael | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2007-04-18 |
| WALL, Hugo Justin St Quintin | Director | — | 1991-06-30 |
| WRIGHT, Paul Keith | Director | 2012-06-26 | 2013-06-24 |
| WYLIE, Robert Iain | Director | 2005-11-28 | 2012-06-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard James Hemans | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-03-08 | Ceased 2024-07-08 |
| Mr Alan Roper | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-03-08 | Active |
| Blue Diamond Trading Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-26 | Ceased 2018-03-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 185 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-04-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-04-28 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-04-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-06 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.