OTTER NURSERIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-29
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-23 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£14M
+10.5% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£28M
+2.2% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
517
+2.4% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£983K
-63.7% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-29
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-29 | 2021-01-03 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £32,713,942 | £33,951,088 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £2,537,586 | £533,146 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £2,705,428 | £983,147 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,582,556 | £1,391,537 | £2,008,192 | £597,606 | |
| Cash | — | £4,548,799 | £4,751,748 | £12,761,959 | £14,100,138 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £21,405,504 | £21,129,128 | £27,792,016 | £28,559,782 | |
| Net assets | — | £17,839,471 | £17,231,007 | £27,313,672 | £27,911,278 | |
| Equity | £16,256,915 | £17,839,471 | £17,231,007 | £27,313,672 | £27,911,278 | |
| Average employees | — | 335 | 293 | 505 | 517 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £8,605,720 | £9,510,577 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £536,654 | £329,478 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-29 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+3.8%
£32,713,942 £33,951,088
-
Cash
+10.5%
£12,761,959 £14,100,138
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+2.2%
£27,313,672 £27,911,278
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+2.4%
505 517
highest in 4 filed years
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Operating profit
-79%
£2,537,586 £533,146
-
Profit before tax
-63.7%
£2,705,428 £983,147
-
Wages
+10.5%
£8,605,720 £9,510,577
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-29 | 2021-01-03 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 7.8% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 6.1% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 9.1% | 1.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 29.9% | 29.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.02x | 2.01x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 310.37x | 128.38x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have assessed that the Group and Company remain a going concern for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements and have concluded that there are no material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt on the Group and Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- OTTER NURSERIES LIMITED · parent
- Otter Nurseries (Torbay) Limited 100%
- Otter Nurseries Lymington Limited 100%
- Otter (Taunton) Limited 100%
- Otter (Jack's Patch) Limited 100%
- Otter Nurseries (Investments) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On the 25 June 2025, Otter Nurseries Limited acquired a 100% holding in Whitehall Garden Centre (South) Ltd. The consideration paid was £1.”
- “On 3 July 2025 it was resolved that the liquidation of Otter Nurseries Investments Limited be concluded and an application made to the Companies Registry for the dissolution of the Company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE, Marilyn Sylvia | Secretary | — | — | British |
| TAYLOR, Jacqueline | Director | 2004-12-13 | Sep 1967 | British |
| WHITE, Catherine | Director | 2004-12-13 | Jan 1972 | British |
| WHITE, Malcolm John | Director | — | Jun 1941 | British |
| WHITE, Marilyn Sylvia | Director | — | Sep 1943 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASELY, William Robert, Dr | Director | 2004-12-13 | 2011-03-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Catherine White | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2020-06-24 | Active |
| Mr Malcolm John White | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-06-24 |
| Mrs Marilyn Sylvia White | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-06-24 |
| Mrs Jacqueline Taylor | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-12-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-11 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-08-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-22 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2021-12-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-12-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2021-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
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.