GARDEN CENTRE HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£120K
-33.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.1M
+10.4% vs 2024
Employees
175
+10.1% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£391K
+147.3% highest in 3 filed years
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
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £7,473,431 | £9,997,181 | £11,657,469 | +16.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£118,177 | -£730,932 | £514,014 | +170.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£201,717 | -£826,442 | £391,181 | +147.3% | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£201,717 | -£768,876 | £391,181 | +150.9% | |
| Cash | £1,500,000 | £74,705 | £404,422 | £180,197 | £119,949 | -33.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £8,719,984 | £8,141,198 | £7,693,146 | -5.5% | |
| Net assets | £3,401,000 | £3,401,000 | £4,515,020 | £3,746,144 | £4,137,325 | +10.4% | |
| Equity | £3,401,000 | £963,166 | £4,515,020 | £3,746,144 | £4,137,325 | +10.4% | |
| Average employees | 2 | 2 | 120 | 159 | 175 | +10.1% | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,992,772 | £2,751,961 | £3,203,239 | +16.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £2,860 | £2,760 | £2,760 | 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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -1.6% | -7.3% | 4.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -2.7% | -7.7% | 3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -1.4% | -9.0% | 6.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 65.0% | 61.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.12x | 0.73x | 0.62x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -1.41x | -7.52x | 4.18x |
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
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 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
- GARDEN CENTRE HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Your Local Garden Centre Group Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 31st March 2026 the company purchased 100% of the share capital of Everton Nurseries, Ltd, a garden centre and horticultural nursery business based near Lymington, Hampshire. The board is confident that with changes to the retail operation to bring it in line with the rest of the group, and with further investment in the site and facilities, the full potential of the business can be realised and strong returns on the investment generated.”
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 | 2021-12-15 | Nov 1993 | British |
| RICHARDS, Paul Owen | Director | 2021-03-11 | Jun 1964 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS, David Arthur | Secretary | 2021-12-15 | 2026-04-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janice Richards | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2021-12-16 | Active |
| Mr Paul Owen Richards | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-03-11 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 27 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-01-06 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-01-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-17 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-04-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-01-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-12-21 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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.