FARGRO LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-15 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£694K
highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£2M
lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
68
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£6M
lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £30,682,299 | — | £26,135,706 | £41,705,350 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£425,876 | — | -£854,032 | -£4,305,268 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£658,562 | £87,218 | -£1,606,453 | -£5,660,206 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£895,849 | £92,418 | -£1,233,853 | -£6,214,206 | |
| Cash | — | — | £343,759 | £197,493 | £261,795 | £693,623 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £15,655,887 | £17,072,287 | £16,095,773 | £11,115,322 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £7,987,163 | £9,112,571 | £7,878,718 | £2,183,887 | |
| Equity | £8,875,080 | £8,916,006 | £7,987,163 | £9,112,571 | £7,878,718 | £2,183,887 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 67 | — | 68 | 68 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,425,037 | £2,356,530 | £2,368,354 | £4,243,979 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £398,949 | £424,552 | £353,162 | £761,281 |
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 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2023-09-30
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -1.4% | — | -3.3% | -10.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -2.9% | — | -4.7% | -14.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -2.7% | — | -5.3% | -38.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 63.9% | 90.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.83x | 1.00x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -1.83x | — | -1.01x | -3.17x |
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
- Sumer Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have recently completed a refinancing of the group's borrowing facilities. The new facility provides additional liquidity and greater flexibility, with improved terms and a lower cost of capital. Following the refinancing, the group has sufficient funding in place to meet its obligations and support its operations and strategic plans for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, at the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The directors have considered relevant information, including the group's principal risks and uncertainties, current trading performance, the annual budget, forecast future cash flows and the impact of subsequent events in making their assessment. Based on these assessments and having regard to the resources available to the entity, the directors have concluded that there is no material uncertainty and that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Group structure
- FARGRO LIMITED · parent
- Fargro Home & Garden Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Net loss before tax widened to £5.7m, largely due to investment in and subsequent write-off of the GroFar project. Following a detailed strategic review, the project was deemed commercially unviable, and discontinuing it has allowed management to sharpen focus on the core wholesale business, where demand remains resilient and growth opportunities are strongest.”
- “The business completed a refinance in October 2025 with a new debt provider which has strengthened liquidity, reduced borrowing costs, and improved access to working capital.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARTLEY, Rob | Director | 2025-04-14 | Aug 1987 | British |
| BIRKBECK, Emma | Director | 2021-11-22 | Jul 1970 | British |
| BURNSTONE, Joshua, Dr | Director | 2018-07-24 | Jul 1980 | British |
| JONES, Andrew, Dr | Director | 2023-10-02 | Nov 1960 | British |
| SHERRATT, David Mark | Director | 2021-05-04 | Jun 1967 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GODDARD, Colin | Secretary | 2007-10-01 | 2016-03-23 |
| WEBB, Steven | Secretary | 2016-03-23 | 2025-02-25 |
| COX, Kenneth Richard | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2013-03-19 |
| FRESHWATER, Rosie May | Director | 2015-09-22 | 2021-05-04 |
| GODDARD, Colin | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2016-04-01 |
| GODSMARK, David John | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2018-07-01 |
| GREEN, Jacqueline | Director | 2021-06-17 | 2022-09-08 |
| GREEN, Philip Leslie Wyndham | Director | 2018-03-27 | 2021-05-04 |
| HAYMAN, Gerald | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2009-03-24 |
| HOPKINS, Richard Whitfield | Director | 2016-07-19 | 2024-09-30 |
| LISHER, George Clive | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2016-03-23 |
| MCALPINE, James | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2016-06-30 |
| MONCRIEFF, Christopher Peter | Director | 2009-01-27 | 2021-05-04 |
| NICHOLLS, Trevor John, Dr | Director | 2023-01-23 | 2023-07-07 |
| NORRIS, Michael Patrick | Director | 2020-04-06 | 2021-05-04 |
| PULLING, Daniel | Director | 2018-07-24 | 2021-03-09 |
| SOPP, Paul Ian | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| WEBB, Steven Peter | Director | 2016-03-23 | 2025-02-25 |
| ZWINKELS, Jonathan | Director | 2010-09-21 | 2021-05-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fargroup Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-05-04 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 112 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-02-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.