MM FLOWERS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.3m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£15m
+69.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
882
-0.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5.6m
+18.1% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £186,042,901 | £219,033,509 | £265,543,256 | £293,010,656 | £317,137,802 | +8.2% | |
| Operating profit | £2,111,772 | £2,406,663 | £2,403,804 | £6,618,914 | £7,088,915 | +7.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,461,000 | £4,775,962 | £5,639,007 | +18.1% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £942,836 | £2,548,723 | £5,235,473 | +105.4% | |
| Cash | — | — | £348,541 | — | £1,262,665 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £9,405,567 | £13,063,116 | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | £7,041,205 | £8,976,695 | £15,214,718 | +69.5% | |
| Equity | — | — | £7,041,205 | £8,976,695 | £15,214,718 | +69.5% | |
| Average employees | — | — | 806 | 884 | 882 | -0.2% | |
| Wages | — | — | £21,436,976 | £25,456,612 | £25,958,598 | +2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 2.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 0.4% | 0.9% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 25.6% | 50.7% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 85.6% | — | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.96x | 0.93x | 1.08x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 2.55x | 3.59x | 4.89x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- MM FLOWERS LIMITED 2009-05-05 → present
- COLORS FLOWERS LIMITED 2006-03-31 → 2009-05-05
- SHOO 221 LIMITED 2006-02-04 → 2006-03-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
Group structure
- MM FLOWERS LIMITED · parent
- MM Flowers Europe BV 100%
- Apex Plant Research Limited 100%
- Alconbury Packing Solutions Limited 100%
- MM Investment Holdings Limited 100%
- Moolenaar BV* 60%
- Moolenaar UK Limited* 60%
- Poplar Farm Flowers Limited* 100%
- PPF Holdco Limited* 100%
- Poplar Farm Flowers Two Limited (formerly A&H Nurseries Limited)* 100%
- MM Flowers (Plants) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In October 2024, the Group completed the acquisition of Poplar Farm Flowers - the UK's largest flower grower (via MM Investment holdings Limited).”
- “In March 2025, the Group further expanded it's offering with the addition of a dedicated Plants business supplying UK retailers (via MM Flowers (Plants) Ltd).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEDGE, Jonathan Michael, Mr. | Director | 2020-05-07 | May 1964 | British |
| MADRINAN, Juan Carlos | Director | 2011-11-17 | Dec 1969 | Colombian |
| MUNOZ BERAZA, Álvaro | Director | 2020-02-10 | Aug 1966 | Spanish |
| PAREDES, Alonso | Director | 2011-11-17 | Nov 1958 | Colombian |
| PATEL, Bharatkumar Raojibhai | Director | 2020-08-11 | May 1959 | Kenyan |
| PATEL, Umang | Director | 2020-08-11 | Mar 1973 | Kenyan |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARBER, William Thomas | Secretary | 2009-02-20 | 2017-08-17 |
| SCHAEFER, Craig Edward | Secretary | 2006-04-19 | 2009-02-20 |
| SHOOSMITHS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-02-04 | 2006-04-11 |
| DE LUCAS LÓPEZ, Fernando Juan | Director | 2020-02-10 | 2020-04-17 |
| HARESIGN, David John, Mr. | Director | 2006-04-11 | 2012-10-10 |
| JOHNSON, David Michael | Director | 2013-09-01 | 2013-09-01 |
| JOHNSON, David Michael | Director | 2013-09-01 | 2020-08-11 |
| KIRKHAM, Andrew James | Director | 2009-05-19 | 2019-10-31 |
| PICKFORD, Daniel Mark | Director | 2019-10-31 | 2020-02-10 |
| SCHAEFER, Craig Edward | Director | 2006-04-19 | 2009-02-20 |
| WHELAN, Philip Scott | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2020-02-10 |
| WILLIAMSON, Colin Malcolm | Director | 2013-09-01 | 2020-08-11 |
| SHOOSMITHS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2006-02-04 | 2006-04-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millhouse Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-09-01 |
| Munoz-Elite Flowers Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Umang Patel | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Bharatkumar Raojibhai Patel | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 134 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-06-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-11 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-11 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-11 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.