NICHOLSON NURSERIES LIMITED
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Cash
£3.2M
+22.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4.9M
+3.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
196
+0.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£353K
-63.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-07-02.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,813,407 | £16,856,165 | £17,819,506 | +5.7% | |
| Operating profit | £975,257 | £801,277 | £297,915 | -62.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £964,771 | £967,354 | £352,736 | -63.5% | |
| Net profit | £691,109 | £702,543 | £165,630 | -76.4% | |
| Cash | £2,637,402 | £2,575,072 | £3,157,745 | +22.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,220,750 | £4,959,766 | £5,126,147 | +3.4% | |
| Net assets | £4,064,247 | £4,766,790 | £4,932,420 | +3.5% | |
| Equity | £4,064,247 | £4,766,790 | £4,932,420 | +3.5% | |
| Average employees | 204 | 195 | 196 | +0.5% | |
| Wages | £7,129,765 | £6,911,254 | £7,126,568 | +3.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £340,171 | £395,141 | £416,083 | +5.3% |
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 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.2% | 4.8% | 1.7% | |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 4.2% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.1% | 16.2% | 5.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.56x | 2.15x | |
| Interest cover | 38.79x | 81.08x | — |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' 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 company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- NICHOLSON NURSERIES LIMITED · parent
- Lockhart Garratt Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In November 2024, the business completed the acquisition of Charlton Abbotts Forestry, enhancing and expanding its forestry division.”
- “As of the time of writing this Strategic Report, the business has successfully transitioned into an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).”
- “As part of this transition the Plants division (now rebranded as Rosara) was hived off into a separate company. This will remain under the ownership of Niel and Liz Nicholson.”
- “On 19th November 2025 the controlling shareholders of New Nicholsons Limited completed a transaction to transfer 100% of its issued share capital to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICHOLSON, Niel Robert | Secretary | 2003-07-03 | — | British |
| GIBBS, Frederick George | Director | 2026-04-20 | Jun 1995 | British |
| GIBSON, Samuel James | Director | 2019-03-01 | Aug 1989 | British |
| HARRIS, Charlotte Emily | Director | 2026-04-20 | Aug 1993 | British |
| HUNT, Geoffrey Nevil | Director | 2025-08-15 | Jul 1961 | British |
| MUMFORD, Justin Simon Russel | Director | 2022-01-14 | Apr 1974 | British |
| NICHOLSON, Elizabeth Margaret | Director | 2003-07-03 | Nov 1966 | British |
| NICHOLSON, Niel Robert | Director | 2003-07-03 | Mar 1966 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-07-03 | 2003-07-03 |
| BROOKE-LITTLE, Merlin Lawrence | Director | 2019-06-15 | 2025-09-20 |
| MORTIMER, Aidan Timothy | Director | 2023-01-13 | 2025-08-15 |
| NICHOLSON, Roderick | Director | 2003-07-03 | 2017-08-01 |
| SHARDLOW, Timothy John | Director | 2003-11-27 | 2022-05-30 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-07-03 | 2003-07-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Takesi Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-12-14 | Ceased 2022-12-14 |
| New Nicholsons Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-12-14 | Active |
| Takesi Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-08-01 | Ceased 2022-12-14 |
| Mr Niel Robert Nicholson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-07-10 | Ceased 2017-08-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 88 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-01-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-01-03 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-03 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2023-01-03 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-01-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-01-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-12-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.