WOODTHORPE HALL GARDEN CENTRES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-23 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+23.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£68M
+17.3% vs 2023
Employees
1,378
-8.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£6M
+20.9% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £82,438,064 | £85,362,247 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £6,900,210 | £7,946,383 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £4,934,135 | £5,963,756 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £3,636,819 | £4,614,635 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £1,128,450 | £1,393,559 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £84,693,201 | £100,970,116 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £57,745,125 | £67,757,121 | |
| Equity | £20,784,435 | £30,390,488 | £49,526,639 | £57,745,125 | £67,757,121 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 1,505 | 1,378 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £21,372,677 | £23,118,015 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £75,834 | £77,501 |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+3.5%
£82,438,064 £85,362,247
-
Cash
+23.5%
£1,128,450 £1,393,559
-
Net assets
+17.3%
£57,745,125 £67,757,121
-
Employees
-8.4%
1,505 1,378
-
Operating profit
+15.2%
£6,900,210 £7,946,383
-
Profit before tax
+20.9%
£4,934,135 £5,963,756
-
Wages
+8.2%
£21,372,677 £23,118,015
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 8.4% | 9.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 4.4% | 5.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 8.1% | 7.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 44.9% | 45.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.17x | 1.17x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 3.50x | 4.01x |
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
- Forrester Boyd Robson Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- WOODTHORPE HALL GARDEN CENTRES LIMITED · parent
- Woodthorpe Leisure Park Limited 100%
- Westvale Holdings Limited 100%
- Langland Nurseries Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The year ended 31 December 2024 saw the continuation of the refurbishment and development programme of the centres acquired in previous years and the acquisition of West Vale Holdings Limited inclusive of Langlands Nurseries Limited, growing the business' number of centres by three and an additional nursery.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STUBBS, Phillippa Marie | Secretary | 2012-12-01 | — | — |
| STUBBS, Amy Grace | Director | 2025-10-15 | May 1999 | British |
| STUBBS, Charles Edward | Director | 2002-01-09 | Feb 1965 | British |
| STUBBS, Robert John | Director | 2002-01-09 | Mar 1967 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUDKIN, Diane | Secretary | 2002-01-09 | 2012-12-01 |
| SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-01-09 | 2002-01-09 |
| CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-01-09 | 2002-01-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Charles Edward Stubbs | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Robert John Stubbs | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-04-25 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-04-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-04-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-04-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.