YOUR LOCAL GARDEN CENTRE GROUP LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-16 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-02
Watchouts
Cash
£167K
-57.3% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£2M
-27.8% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
159
+32.5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£770K
-361.4% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £7,473,431 | £9,997,181 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £116,367 | £357,662 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£166,899 | -£770,028 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£166,899 | -£712,462 | |
| Cash | £324,383 | £1,305,620 | £495,267 | — | £390,879 | £166,758 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,205,416 | £2,745,187 | £5,420,939 | — | £8,527,302 | £7,871,105 | |
| Net assets | £2,171,277 | £2,495,379 | £2,859,276 | — | £2,667,267 | £1,924,805 | |
| Equity | £2,171,277 | £2,495,379 | £2,859,276 | £2,864,166 | £2,667,267 | £1,924,805 | |
| Average employees | 43 | 44 | 60 | — | 120 | 159 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,992,772 | £2,751,961 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £2,860 | £2,760 |
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 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+33.8%
£7,473,431 £9,997,181
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Cash
-57.3%
£390,879 £166,758
lowest in 5 filed years
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Net assets
-27.8%
£2,667,267 £1,924,805
lowest in 5 filed years
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Employees
+32.5%
120 159
highest in 5 filed years
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Operating profit
+207.4%
£116,367 £357,662
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Profit before tax
-361.4%
-£166,899 -£770,028
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Wages
+38.1%
£1,992,772 £2,751,961
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 1.6% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -2.2% | -7.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 1.4% | 4.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 73.0% | 80.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.56x | 0.93x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 2.17x | 5.32x |
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
- YOUR LOCAL GARDEN CENTRE GROUP LTD 2021-03-31 → present
- MAPPLEBOROUGH GREEN GARDEN CENTRE LTD 2014-12-08 → 2021-03-31
- MAINCHANNEL DEVELOPMENTS LTD 2014-07-02 → 2014-12-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors have considered the company's financial position, cash flow forecasts, and future trading prospects, including anticipated returns from the recent garden centre developments. After reviewing these forecasts and making appropriate enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being at least 12 months from the signing of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Significant redevelopment of the Findon Vale centre (acquired at the end of 2023 and reopened in March 2024), progressed through the year.”
- “£1,062k of costs incurred as part of the Findon Vale development were expensed in the year, and presented as Exceptional Costs on the Income Statement.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARSH, Gavin Joseph | Secretary | 2025-12-09 | — | — |
| RICHARDS, Charlotte Ann | Director | 2014-07-02 | Nov 1993 | British |
| RICHARDS, Paul Owen | Director | 2014-07-02 | Jun 1964 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS, David Arthur | Secretary | 2014-07-02 | 2026-04-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Centre Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-15 | Active |
| Mr Paul Owen Richards | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-07-02 | Ceased 2021-12-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 44 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-08-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-01-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-17 | 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
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.