COOLING'S NURSERIES LIMITED
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Cash
£711k
-46.8% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£4.3m
-6.6% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
186
-0.5% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£185k
-51.8% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,131,540 | £12,863,322 | £11,545,014 | £11,189,753 | £11,409,181 | +2% | |
| Operating profit | £1,310,413 | £1,597,307 | £935,820 | £319,886 | £153,711 | -51.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,324,759 | £1,608,618 | £958,168 | £383,353 | £184,949 | -51.8% | |
| Net profit | £1,027,646 | £1,212,867 | £671,510 | £218,588 | £63,657 | -70.9% | |
| Cash | £2,024,764 | £3,031,926 | £1,573,664 | £1,336,550 | £711,055 | -46.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,273,570 | £7,340,786 | £5,426,418 | £4,868,018 | £4,560,336 | -6.3% | |
| Net assets | £6,115,091 | £7,127,958 | £5,141,776 | £4,596,622 | £4,291,786 | -6.6% | |
| Equity | £6,115,091 | £7,127,958 | £5,141,776 | £4,596,622 | £4,291,786 | -6.6% | |
| Average employees | 175 | 201 | 180 | 187 | 186 | -0.5% | |
| Wages | £2,524,307 | £3,201,077 | £3,052,127 | £3,328,756 | £3,501,944 | +5.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £279,290 | £291,800 | £229,438 | £341,196 | £326,489 | -4.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £7,069 | £62,302 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £116,354 | £138,818 | £128,996 | -7.1% |
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 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.4% | 12.4% | 8.1% | 2.9% | 1.3% | |
| Net margin | 11.3% | 9.4% | 5.8% | 2.0% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.9% | 21.8% | 17.2% | 6.6% | 3.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 16.9% | 18.4% | 28.6% | 32.5% | 27.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.47x | 2.15x | 2.53x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Perrys Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting”
Significant events
- “Following a detailed review of the profitability and longterm viability of Hardy Nursery Production at Rushmore Hill, the decision was taken to cease hardy plant production during the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARVOSSO, Gary David | Director | 1998-01-01 | Jul 1968 | British |
| DALY, Andrew Nicholas | Director | 2024-01-01 | Mar 1980 | British |
| HAZON, Ian | Director | 2009-01-01 | Jul 1970 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOLING, Paul Michael | Secretary | 1997-06-13 | 2022-03-01 |
| COOLING, Shirley Frances | Secretary | — | 1997-06-13 |
| COOLING, David Nicholas | Director | 2009-04-24 | 2022-03-01 |
| COOLING, Michael Arthur | Director | — | 2019-03-01 |
| COOLING, Paul Michael | Director | — | 2022-12-30 |
| COOLING, Shirley Frances | Director | — | 2000-12-15 |
| ROSS, Dwayne Andrew | Director | 2019-02-01 | 2026-08-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooling's Nurseries Eot Trustees Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2022-02-28 | Active |
| Mr David Nicholas Cooling | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2019-06-28 | Ceased 2022-03-01 |
| Mr Paul Michael Cooling | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-01 |
| Mr Michael Cooling | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-03-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-03-09 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-20 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-03-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-03-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-03-07 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.