LOVANIA NURSERIES LIMITED
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Cash
£37k
+1,156.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.5m
+82.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
110
-16% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£562k
+18% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,148,459 | £14,630,807 | £13,287,850 | -9.2% | |
| Operating profit | £112,674 | -£449,074 | -£308,087 | +31.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£95,946 | -£685,716 | -£562,380 | +18% | |
| Net profit | -£92,912 | -£614,469 | -£491,313 | +20% | |
| Cash | £138,486 | £2,958 | £37,158 | +1,156.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,518,417 | £5,002,130 | £8,339,234 | +66.7% | |
| Net assets | £3,684,401 | £3,001,957 | £5,487,658 | +82.8% | |
| Equity | £3,684,401 | £3,001,957 | £5,487,658 | +82.8% | |
| Average employees | 132 | 131 | 110 | -16% | |
| Wages | £3,604,752 | £3,706,310 | £3,287,875 | -11.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £233,169 | £155,436 | £130,130 | -16.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £14,277 | £11,819 | £10,589 | -10.4% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.7% | -3.1% | -2.3% | |
| Net margin | -0.5% | -4.2% | -3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.0% | -9.0% | -3.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 63.0% | 69.4% | 58.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.91x | 0.84x | 0.79x | |
| Interest cover | 0.53x | -1.89x | -1.21x |
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
- JS. Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which assumes that Lovania Nurseries Limited will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- LOVANIA NURSERIES LIMITED · parent
- Seicont Nurseries Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The group took the decision to move banking operations to HSBC during the course of the financial year. The new facility is an overdraft rather than a seasonal loan, which improves working capital flexibility and reduces charges.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL, Kathleen Celanie | Secretary | 2000-02-08 | — | British |
| BALL, James Gordon | Director | 2025-01-17 | Aug 1986 | British |
| BALL, Kathleen Celanie | Director | 2000-02-08 | Apr 1954 | British |
| BETHEL, Scott Francis | Director | 2026-05-01 | Dec 1972 | British |
| LAND, Ian | Director | 2022-02-25 | Jul 1963 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BREWER, Suzanne | Nominee Secretary | 2000-02-08 | 2000-02-08 |
| BALL, Keith James | Director | 2000-02-08 | 2025-03-13 |
| BALL, Leonard | Director | 2000-07-01 | 2007-07-26 |
| BALL, Lilias Margaret | Director | 2000-07-01 | 2007-07-26 |
| BREWER, Kevin, Dr | Nominee Director | 2000-02-08 | 2000-02-08 |
| CHAMBERS, Lee | Director | 2022-02-25 | 2024-12-24 |
| PROUT, Charmay Denise | Director | 2014-11-03 | 2020-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Keith James Ball | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Kathleen Celanie Ball | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 91 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-19 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-03-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.