BENTS GARDEN CENTRE LIMITED
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Cash
£5.8m
+4.5% vs 2025
Net assets
£15m
+4.8% vs 2025
Employees
497
+15% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.1m
+51.8% vs 2025
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,445,072 | £25,376,880 | £24,709,238 | £24,838,449 | £26,493,059 | £29,486,630 | +11.3% | |
| Operating profit | £157,541 | £1,790,248 | £215,598 | £62,842 | £605,009 | £977,537 | +61.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £159,066 | £1,760,375 | £172,877 | £83,685 | £703,493 | £1,067,849 | +51.8% | |
| Net profit | £120,008 | £1,431,685 | £72,624 | £54,057 | £578,898 | £732,650 | +26.6% | |
| Cash | £6,418,184 | £7,207,997 | £6,091,009 | £5,697,738 | £5,529,717 | £5,777,112 | +4.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,798,617 | £16,965,822 | £15,766,532 | £15,050,217 | £15,189,968 | £15,733,258 | +3.6% | |
| Net assets | £13,963,277 | £15,394,962 | £14,467,586 | £14,121,643 | £14,640,541 | £15,340,191 | +4.8% | |
| Equity | £13,963,277 | £15,394,962 | £14,467,586 | £14,121,643 | £14,640,541 | £15,340,191 | +4.8% | |
| Average employees | 389 | 393 | 371 | 388 | 432 | 497 | +15% | |
| Wages | £5,509,081 | £5,821,496 | £6,143,867 | £6,300,878 | £6,879,790 | £7,513,547 | +9.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £230,600 | £338,630 | £535,426 | +58.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £13,300 | £16,767 | £35,366 | +110.9% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £190,000 | £203,300 | £235,016 | +15.6% |
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 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.9% | 7.1% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 2.3% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 5.6% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 2.2% | 2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.0% | 10.6% | 1.4% | 0.4% | 4.0% | 6.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 29.5% | 31.5% | 29.2% | 29.4% | 30.4% | 27.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.66x | 3.22x | 3.52x | |
| Interest cover | 93.72x | 58.55x | 3.38x | 0.74x | 10.30x | 38.26x |
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
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company had net assets of £15,340,191 at the year end (2025: £14,640,541) and cash reserves of £5,777,112 (2025: £5,529,717). Forecasts for the next 12 months show a positive cash position and continued profitability.”
Significant events
- “This included the development of the Hidden Garden leisure area through the enhancement of previously underutilised parts of the site.”
- “The development also facilitated the introduction of the Company's first Christmas light trail, which formed part of the seasonal events programme.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIELS, George James Brian | Secretary | 2008-02-29 | — | British |
| BENT, Matthew | Director | 2004-11-01 | Apr 1974 | British |
| BENT, Ronald | Director | 1993-12-02 | Oct 1942 | British |
| BENT, Wendy | Director | 1993-12-02 | Mar 1945 | British |
| BURTON, William John | Director | 2026-03-02 | Nov 1969 | British |
| DANIELS, George James Brian | Director | 2002-07-23 | Feb 1953 | British |
| DERBYSHIRE, Joanne | Director | 2025-07-01 | Jun 1976 | British |
| KELLY, Emma Louise | Director | 2024-06-01 | Jun 1981 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENT, Wendy | Secretary | 1993-12-02 | 2008-02-29 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-11-04 | 1993-11-04 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-11-04 | 1993-11-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bents Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 116 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.