WOODTHORPE HALL GARDEN CENTRES LIMITED
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Cash
£2.3m
+64% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£82m
+21.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,997
+44.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£8.6m
+44.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £82,438,064 | £85,362,247 | £128,271,525 | +50.3% | |
| Operating profit | £6,900,210 | £7,946,383 | £10,812,450 | +36.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,934,135 | £5,963,756 | £8,621,330 | +44.6% | |
| Net profit | £3,636,819 | £4,614,335 | £5,961,968 | +29.2% | |
| Cash | £1,128,450 | £1,393,559 | £2,285,979 | +64% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £84,693,201 | £100,970,116 | £119,081,222 | +17.9% | |
| Net assets | £57,745,125 | £67,757,121 | £82,354,507 | +21.5% | |
| Equity | £57,745,125 | £67,757,121 | £82,354,507 | +21.5% | |
| Average employees | 1,505 | 1,378 | 1,997 | +44.9% | |
| Wages | £21,372,677 | £23,118,015 | £33,543,184 | +45.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £75,834 | £77,501 | £102,249 | +31.9% |
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 | 8.4% | 9.3% | 8.4% | |
| Net margin | 4.4% | 5.4% | 4.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.1% | 7.9% | 9.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 44.9% | 45.3% | 44.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.17x | 1.17x | 1.23x | |
| Interest cover | 3.50x | 4.01x | 4.91x |
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
- Forrester Boyd Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- WOODTHORPE HALL GARDEN CENTRES LIMITED · parent
- Woodthorpe Leisure Park Limited 100%
- Westvale Holdings Limited 100%
- Langland Nurseries Limited 100%
Significant events
- “After the year end the group acquired the following companies, which were all share purchases, with the trade being hived up into Woodthorpe Hall Garden Centres Limited: Millbrook Garden Centres Limited; Ferndale Nurseries Limited; Stamen Limited; Alton Garden Centres Limited; Hayes Gardenworld Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STUBBS, Phillippa Marie | Secretary | 2012-12-01 | — | — |
| STUBBS, Amy Grace | Director | 2025-10-15 | May 1999 | British |
| STUBBS, Charles Edward | Director | 2002-01-09 | Feb 1965 | British |
| STUBBS, Robert John | Director | 2002-01-09 | Mar 1967 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUDKIN, Diane | Secretary | 2002-01-09 | 2012-12-01 |
| SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-01-09 | 2002-01-09 |
| CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-01-09 | 2002-01-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Charles Edward Stubbs | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Robert John Stubbs | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 111 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-04-25 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-04-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
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.