LONGACRES GARDEN CENTRE LIMITED
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Cash
£3.1m
+41% vs 2024
Net assets
£25m
+1.8% vs 2024
Employees
678
+4.3% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.4m
+83.9% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £41,782,950 | £51,890,761 | £51,024,540 | £56,897,047 | £61,180,051 | £61,924,850 | +1.2% | |
| Operating profit | £3,185,848 | £3,574,077 | £3,031,631 | £534,338 | £1,453,330 | £2,490,213 | +71.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,686,551 | £3,103,243 | £2,591,726 | £450,776 | £1,285,787 | £2,365,051 | +83.9% | |
| Net profit | £1,856,601 | £2,394,343 | £1,858,898 | £210,990 | £445,722 | £1,113,528 | +149.8% | |
| Cash | £5,202,000 | £4,908,833 | £4,662,142 | £3,444,371 | £2,203,352 | £3,107,415 | +41% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,012,472 | £23,945,291 | £25,806,211 | £28,145,828 | £27,794,691 | £26,326,098 | -5.3% | |
| Net assets | £21,335,687 | £23,663,250 | £25,428,148 | £24,230,744 | £24,180,466 | £24,612,994 | +1.8% | |
| Equity | £21,335,687 | £23,663,250 | £24,395,754 | £24,230,744 | £24,180,466 | £24,612,994 | +1.8% | |
| Average employees | 454 | 518 | 564 | 614 | 650 | 678 | +4.3% | |
| Wages | £6,445,700 | £6,811,603 | £7,871,365 | £9,902,030 | £11,294,587 | £10,966,821 | -2.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £38,462 | £253,750 | £266,250 | £266,250 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £101,500 | £106,500 | £106,500 | 0% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.6% | 6.9% | 5.9% | 0.9% | 2.4% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | 4.4% | 4.6% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.7% | 14.9% | 11.7% | 1.9% | 5.2% | 9.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 6.7% | -0.5% | 1.7% | 35.4% | 28.1% | 28.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.29x | 1.81x | 1.47x | |
| Interest cover | 6.33x | 7.59x | 6.89x | 3.21x | 3.75x | 11.77x |
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
- WP Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have an expectation that the company's net current assets as at 31 December 2025 of £3.8m are more than sufficient to provide adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- LONGACRES GARDEN CENTRE LIMITED · parent
- Bourne Valley Garden Centres Limited
Significant events
- “On 31 May 2026, subsequent to the reporting date, Longacres Garden Centre Ltd (Longacres) acquired 100% of the issued share capital of Caffe Amore Limited (Caffe Amore) for total consideration of £2.3 million.”
- “Following the acquisition, the trade and net assets of Caffe Amore have been hived up to Longacres.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERRIDGE, Julie Margaret | Director | 2011-07-01 | Oct 1965 | British |
| LONG, Carol Jane | Director | 2011-07-01 | Jan 1962 | British |
| LONG, Nigel Peter | Director | 2011-07-01 | Nov 1968 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LONG, Mary Doreen | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2017-12-01 |
| LONG, Peter John | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2022-05-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter John Long | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-05-01 |
| Mrs Mary Doreen Long | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-01 |
| Ms Julie Margaret Erridge | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Ms Carol Jane Long | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Nigel Peter Long | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 58 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-21 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2022-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.