BGC SOUTH LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-10 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-27
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+40.3% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£10M
+9.9% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
1,353
-4.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+304.9% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-08-27 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £83,830,074 | £86,868,788 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,813,340 | £3,116,938 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £406,769 | £1,646,920 | |
| Net profit | — | £678,179 | £7,823,226 | — | £103,376 | £936,779 | |
| Cash | — | £1,337,060 | £1,590,860 | — | £1,826,664 | £2,562,411 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £19,104,852 | £29,629,972 | |
| Net assets | — | £678,239 | £8,501,465 | — | £9,453,838 | £10,390,617 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £9,350,402 | £9,453,838 | £10,390,617 | |
| Average employees | — | 878 | 1,382 | — | 1,420 | 1,353 | |
| Wages | — | £13,545,634 | £16,412,774 | — | £19,989,523 | £20,796,298 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £0 | £0 |
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
-
Turnover
+3.6%
£83,830,074 £86,868,788
-
Cash
+40.3%
£1,826,664 £2,562,411
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+9.9%
£9,453,838 £10,390,617
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-4.7%
1,420 1,353
-
Operating profit
+71.9%
£1,813,340 £3,116,938
-
Profit before tax
+304.9%
£406,769 £1,646,920
-
Wages
+4%
£19,989,523 £20,796,298
highest in 4 filed years
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 | 2019-08-27 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 2.2% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 0.1% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 9.5% | 10.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 79.7% | 77.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.75x | 1.27x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 1.29x | 2.09x |
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
- BHP LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving, the Director has a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Specifically, the director has considered the impact of any supply chain disruptions, labour shortages, as well as the wider economy.”
Group structure
- BGC SOUTH LTD · parent
- Burford House Garden Store Limited 100%
- Hillview Garden Centres (Hilltop) Limited 100%
- Hillview Garden Centres (Little Heath) Limited 100%
- Hillview Garden Centres (Redditch) Limited 100%
- James Smith (Scotland Nuseries) Limited 100%
- Invalesco Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The year ended 31 December 2024 saw the continuation of the refurbishment and development programme of the centres acquired in previous years.”
- “Moving into 2025 trading has been positive in Q1 and already ahead of 2024.”
- “The group has undergone a refinancing exercise in the period.”
- “In December 2024 the company entered into a loan agreement with HSBC for £12,000,000.”
- “The debenture loan was fully repaid in the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STUBBS, Phillippa Marie | Director | 2019-08-28 | Mar 1976 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIDDLETON, Julie Louise | Director | 2022-10-13 | 2023-05-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Hayley Jane Harker | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-09-08 | Active |
| Mrs Phillippa Marie Stubbs | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2019-08-28 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 35 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
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.