EDEN PROJECT LIMITED
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Cash
£261k
+36.6% vs 2025
Net assets
-£33m
-5.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
316
-8.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.7m
+51.4% vs 2025
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 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £24,231,000 | £23,165,000 | £22,828,000 | -1.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,237,000 | -£3,193,000 | -£1,346,000 | +57.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,518,000 | -£3,516,000 | -£1,710,000 | +51.4% | |
| Net profit | -£1,563,000 | -£3,537,000 | -£1,761,000 | +50.2% | |
| Cash | £1,640,000 | £191,000 | £261,000 | +36.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £35,788,000 | £35,862,000 | £33,443,000 | -6.7% | |
| Net assets | -£28,352,000 | -£30,825,000 | -£32,650,000 | -5.9% | |
| Equity | -£28,352,000 | -£30,825,000 | -£32,650,000 | -5.9% | |
| Average employees | 356 | 344 | 316 | -8.1% | |
| Wages | £11,623,000 | £12,200,000 | £10,247,000 | -16% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £620,000 | £440,000 | £492,000 | +11.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £17,000 | £17,000 | £18,000 | +5.9% | |
| Highest paid director | £156,000 | £115,000 | £155,000 | +34.8% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -5.1% | -13.8% | -5.9% | |
| Net margin | -6.5% | -15.3% | -7.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -3.5% | -8.9% | -4.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 161.4% | 169.6% | 177.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.55x | 0.51x | 0.58x | |
| Interest cover | -4.36x | -9.73x | -3.68x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- EDEN PROJECT LIMITED 1997-07-17 → present
- TAXTRADE LIMITED 1996-11-14 → 1997-07-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Notwithstanding the loss of for the year of £1,761,000 (2025 £3,537,000), net current liabilities of £2,336,000 (2025 £3,308,000), and net liabilities of £33,990,000 (2025 £32,089,000), the financial statements of Eden Project Limited have been prepared on the going concern basis. Based upon the assumptions as demonstrated in the group's budget model, the Board are satisfied for the financial statements to be prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- EDEN PROJECT LIMITED · parent
- Eden Project Campaigns Limited 100%
- Eden Sessions Limited 50%
Significant events
- “In June 2024 the Board of The Eden Trust completed the Group reorganisation. This involved the insertion of a Group holding company (Eden Project Group Limited - 'EPGL') in between The Eden Trust and Eden Project Limited ('EPL').”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 58 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BINGHAM, Tina Dawn | Secretary | 2012-06-21 | — | — |
| JASPER, Andrew William | Director | 2025-08-15 | Aug 1971 | British |
| SCHOENMAKERS, Julia Marianne Philippa Grace | Director | 2026-02-23 | Oct 1986 | British |
Show 58 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALL, Jonathan | Secretary | 1996-12-02 | 1998-09-16 |
| COLEY, Susan Gaynor | Secretary | 1998-09-16 | 2003-02-04 |
| COX, Peter Mark | Secretary | 2003-02-04 | 2012-01-20 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-11-14 | 1996-12-02 |
| ADDERLEY, Katey | Director | 2020-03-05 | 2021-06-18 |
| BALL, Jonathan | Director | 1996-12-02 | 2000-06-05 |
| BELLAMY, Simon James | Director | 2020-01-15 | 2025-04-30 |
| BINGHAM, Tina Dawn | Director | 2026-02-02 | 2026-02-23 |
| BOYCOTT, Rosel Marie, Secretary | Director | 2010-02-01 | 2013-05-14 |
| BROWSE, Philip Mcmillan | Director | 1997-11-04 | 2001-10-02 |
| CAREW POLE, John Richard Walter Reginald, Sir | Director | 1999-05-04 | 2001-06-05 |
| CARVER, Maggie | Director | 2010-05-04 | 2013-01-02 |
| COLEY, Susan Gaynor | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2013-09-06 |
| COPISAROW, Alcon Charles | Director | 1997-06-13 | 1999-05-01 |
| COX, Peter Mark | Director | 2002-11-07 | 2012-01-20 |
| DONOVAN, Judith | Director | 2013-01-15 | 2019-04-01 |
| EDGE, Lucy Kathryne | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2019-03-01 |
| ELWORTHY, George | Director | 2007-02-13 | 2008-06-01 |
| EYRE, Richard Anthony | Director | 2003-02-04 | 2013-02-28 |
| FRY, Simon David | Director | 2020-09-24 | 2021-12-31 |
| GANDHI, Sanjeev Ramesh | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2020-09-11 |
| HAMPEL, Peter Nicholas John | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2001-10-02 |
| HARDAKER, Peter Derek | Director | 1999-10-05 | 2009-03-31 |
| HARLAND, David Nicholas | Director | 2021-02-25 | 2022-11-07 |
| HARLAND, David Nicholas | Director | 2020-05-01 | 2020-11-05 |
| HARLAND, David Nicholas | Director | 2013-02-05 | 2018-01-29 |
| HIGHFIELD, Ashley Gilroy Mark | Director | 2023-05-04 | 2024-06-30 |
| HIGHFIELD, Ashley Gilroy Mark | Director | 2020-03-05 | 2021-06-18 |
| HILL, Julie Elizabeth | Director | 2004-11-10 | 2012-07-16 |
| HILL, Kenneth Leslie | Director | 1999-09-08 | 2009-10-06 |
| JONES, Mark Charles | Director | 2002-03-05 | 2005-02-28 |
| KENDLE, Anthony David, Dr | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2013-05-14 |
| MARSHALL, Angela | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2020-09-30 |
| MAUNDER, Michael | Director | 2016-08-01 | 2019-05-31 |
| MCALPINE, Cullum | Director | 1998-02-02 | 2010-05-24 |
| MCCORMICK, Derrick | Director | 1998-02-02 | 2003-09-10 |
| MENEER, David | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2007-09-14 |
| MERCER, John William | Director | 2020-11-01 | 2021-02-28 |
| NEWEY, Peter, Mr. | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2008-08-26 |
| OWERS, Helen | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2017-12-05 |
| PETERS, Andrew Philip | Director | 2013-03-13 | 2018-06-30 |
| PRANCE, Ghillean Tolmie, Sir | Director | 1998-11-01 | 2001-10-02 |
| SANDBROOK, John Richard | Director | 1999-10-05 | 2003-11-04 |
| SEABRIGHT, Gordon | Director | 2014-06-02 | 2020-01-15 |
| SMIT, Timothy Bartel, Sir | Director | 2014-07-22 | 2024-08-16 |
| SMIT, Timothy Bartel | Director | 1996-12-02 | 2013-05-14 |
| STANHOPE, Alan, Dr | Director | 1999-07-06 | 2009-03-31 |
| STEWART, Peter John | Director | 2012-03-07 | 2026-02-01 |
| THODAY, Peter Ralph | Director | 1997-11-04 | 2000-09-09 |
| THURLBY, Evelyn Dorothy | Director | 1997-11-04 | 1999-06-10 |
| VYVYAN, Ralph Ferrers Alexander, Sir | Director | 2020-09-24 | 2023-05-04 |
| WALMSLEY, Andrew John | Director | 2012-03-06 | 2017-12-05 |
| WHITE, Caroline Margaret | Director | 2017-08-01 | 2020-07-31 |
| WILDING, Dawn | Director | 2022-03-09 | 2025-08-15 |
| WILKINSON, Geoffrey | Director | 2009-01-14 | 2017-06-30 |
| WILSON, Christian Andrew Simpson | Director | 2018-05-04 | 2021-06-18 |
| WROE, Peter John | Director | 2016-12-01 | 2020-08-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-11-14 | 1996-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Project Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-06-18 | Active |
| The Eden Trust | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-06-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 278 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-01 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-07-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-01 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.