FLAMINGO FLOWERS LTD.
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Cash
£8m
+282.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£11m
-9.4% vs 2024
Employees
665
-12.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£337k
-93.7% first positive since 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-03
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2026-01-03 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £267,732,000 | £270,734,000 | £302,064,000 | +11.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£13,560,000 | £8,062,000 | £2,538,000 | -68.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£15,747,000 | £5,312,000 | £337,000 | -93.7% | |
| Net profit | -£16,500,000 | £5,755,000 | — | — | |
| Cash | £1,189,000 | £2,081,000 | £7,963,000 | +282.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,289,000 | £22,929,000 | £20,582,000 | -10.2% | |
| Net assets | -£13,989,000 | -£9,686,000 | -£10,596,000 | -9.4% | |
| Equity | -£13,989,000 | -£9,686,000 | -£10,596,000 | -9.4% | |
| Average employees | 849 | 763 | 665 | -12.8% | |
| Wages | £25,075,000 | £23,042,000 | £22,329,000 | -3.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £399,000 | £650,000 | £549,000 | -15.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £11,000 | £19,000 | £22,000 | +15.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £264,000 | £445,000 | £370,000 | -16.9% |
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 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2026-01-03 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -5.1% | 3.0% | 0.8% | |
| Net margin | -6.2% | 2.1% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | -70.3% | 35.2% | 12.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 115.9% | 110.9% | 110.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.72x | 0.87x | 0.92x | |
| Interest cover | -6.20x | 2.93x | 1.13x |
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 6 times since incorporation
- FLAMINGO FLOWERS LTD. 2016-01-22 → present
- FINLAY FLOWERS UK LIMITED 2011-06-16 → 2016-01-22
- FINLAY FLOWERS (UK) LIMITED 2011-06-16 → 2011-06-16
- FLAMINGO FLOWERS LIMITED 2006-04-12 → 2011-06-16
- ZWETSLOOTS LIMITED 2001-02-07 → 2006-04-12
- C. ZWETSLOOT & SONS LIMITED 1994-05-13 → 2001-02-07
- AVIDORE UNLIMITED 1994-04-21 → 1994-05-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“It is the directors' view that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue meeting its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALTON, Lorraine | Director | 2023-06-01 | Nov 1973 | British |
| DOONA, Peter Charles Michael | Director | 2026-03-01 | Oct 1978 | British |
| FERREIRA, Candice | Director | 2026-02-26 | Nov 1987 | British |
| JAMES, David Zeri | Director | 2021-10-01 | Jun 1977 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAVAGE, Geoffrey Ernest Miles | Secretary | 1994-04-26 | 2007-07-20 |
| JAMES FINLAY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-07-20 | 2015-11-23 |
| RM REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-04-21 | 1994-04-26 |
| BESA, Lloyd Panashe | Director | 2011-11-01 | 2019-02-28 |
| BIERMAN, Henricus Marie | Director | 1994-01-17 | 2005-11-30 |
| BLACKBURN, Timothy Joseph | Director | 2007-07-20 | 2009-08-10 |
| BROWN, David Richard | Director | 2004-09-06 | 2020-12-21 |
| BROWN, David Richard | Director | 2003-08-20 | 2004-04-17 |
| CAPALDI, Richard | Director | 2014-10-06 | 2020-12-21 |
| CLAYTON, Jeremy James Amphlett | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2005-11-30 |
| DALE, James | Director | 2023-06-01 | 2026-02-25 |
| ELLIS, Christopher | Director | 2006-01-25 | 2014-09-30 |
| EVANS, Richard Grenville Russell | Director | 2002-11-05 | 2007-12-31 |
| GILBERT-WOOD, Christopher Robin | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2014-07-16 |
| GOLDSCHMIDT, Phillip David | Director | 2003-08-20 | 2006-01-25 |
| HACKETT, John Matthew | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2011-01-28 |
| HASBY, Christian Mark | Director | 1998-11-02 | 1999-10-04 |
| HOWDEN, Timothy Simon | Director | 2001-06-18 | 2003-09-30 |
| HUDSON, Martin John | Director | 2002-09-09 | 2021-03-01 |
| LANG, John | Director | 1994-06-17 | 1995-09-30 |
| MACKLIN, David John | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| MASON, Peter Matthew | Director | 2019-01-11 | 2023-12-30 |
| MORETON, Guy | Director | 1994-09-12 | 1998-10-30 |
| NUTTALL, Steven John | Director | 2024-03-25 | 2025-04-24 |
| SAVAGE, Geoffrey Ernest Miles | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| STICKLAND, Andrew Donald | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2021-09-30 |
| STREATFEILD, Olivia Su | Director | 2020-03-12 | 2021-01-31 |
| TAYLOR, Michael Stewart | Director | 2003-08-20 | 2007-07-20 |
| ZWETLOOT, Christopher Robert | Director | 1994-05-27 | 2002-08-19 |
| ZWETSLOOT, David Adrian | Director | 1994-04-26 | 2002-08-19 |
| ZWETSLOOT, Mark Reginald Lawrence | Director | 1994-04-26 | 2004-08-26 |
| ZWETSLOOT, Paul Henry | Director | 1994-05-27 | 2003-02-25 |
| ZWETSLOOT, Petrus Ferdinand Albert | Director | 1994-05-27 | 1999-09-30 |
| RM NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-04-21 | 1994-04-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Rodger Krouse | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Marc Leder | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Flamingo Horticulture Investments Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 246 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.