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Cash

£6.5M

+18.1% highest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£29M

+4.6% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

119

-1.7% vs 2024

Profit before tax

£2.7M

-4.7% vs 2024

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-05-31

Metric Trend 2021-05-312024-05-312025-05-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £18,861,558£18,916,745 +0.3%
Operating profit £2,848,879£2,612,849 -8.3%
Profit before tax £2,874,371£2,740,222 -4.7%
Net profit £2,120,254£2,012,014 -5.1%
Cash £25,423£5,541,229£6,542,029 +18.1%
Total assets less current liabilities £14,220,608£31,118,504£32,219,325 +3.5%
Net assets £12,414,372£28,158,234£29,461,433 +4.6%
Equity £12,414,372£28,158,234£29,461,433 +4.6%
Average employees 104121119 -1.7%
Wages £3,561,581£3,736,441 +4.9%
Directors' remuneration £250,903£243,405 -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 2021-05-312024-05-312025-05-31
Operating margin 15.1%13.8%
Net margin 11.2%10.6%
Return on capital employed 9.2%8.1%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 17.8%16.6%
Current ratio 2.43x2.76x

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
Duncan & Toplis Audit Limited
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“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 and the parent 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

  1. OAT 2012 LIMITED · parent
    1. O A Taylor & Sons Bulbs Limited 100% · UK · Bulb wholesalers
    2. O.A. Taylor & Sons Farms Limited 100% · UK · farmers and bulb growers

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

3 active · 1 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
TAYLOR, Sam Roger Secretary 2012-03-24
TAYLOR, Adam Edwin John, The Hon Director 2012-02-02 May 1975 British
TAYLOR, Sam Roger Director 2012-02-02 Aug 1977 British
Show 1 resigned officer
Name Role Appointed Resigned
TAYLOR, Roger David Director 2012-02-02 2025-03-31

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr Brian Dennis Taylor Individual Shares 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2021-02-26
Lord John Derek Taylor Of Holbeach Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active
Mr Roger David Taylor Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active
Mr Sam Roger Taylor Individual Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active
The Hon Adam Edwin John Taylor Individual Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active
Mrs Sarah Ann Taylor Individual Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active
Lady Julia Aileen Taylor Individual Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 67 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2021-06-10 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2021-06-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2021-06-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
Date Type Category Description
2026-02-27 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2026-02-19 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-04-08 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-02-25 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2025-02-06 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-02-27 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2024-02-02 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2023-02-27 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2023-02-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2022-03-29 SH02 capital Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital
2022-02-14 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2022-02-11 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2021-11-25 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2021-06-17 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2021-06-10 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2021-06-10 SH02 capital Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital
2021-06-10 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2021-06-10 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2021-06-07 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2021-06-07 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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