GARDENING EXPRESS LIMITED
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Cash
£119k
+484.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.3m
+0.2% vs 2024
Employees
24
+9.1% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£36k
-96.3% lowest in 5 filed years
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £17,392,224 | £21,720,028 | £23,945,584 | +10.2% | |
| Operating profit | £1,452,321 | £288,035 | £605,620 | £1,087,030 | £175,891 | -83.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,397,478 | £273,661 | £486,313 | £971,974 | £35,585 | -96.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,185,411 | £216,171 | £418,335 | £714,779 | £8,200 | -98.9% | |
| Cash | £1,192,339 | £774,973 | £58,921 | £20,437 | £119,487 | +484.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,911,342 | £4,584,787 | £4,689,693 | £5,173,992 | £8,402,819 | +62.4% | |
| Net assets | £2,883,960 | £3,100,131 | £3,621,784 | £4,336,563 | £4,344,763 | +0.2% | |
| Equity | £2,883,960 | £3,100,131 | £3,621,784 | £4,336,563 | £4,344,763 | +0.2% | |
| Average employees | 14 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | +9.1% | |
| Wages | £266,190 | £400,593 | £577,394 | £758,534 | £801,052 | +5.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £12,000 | £12,000 | £13,000 | £24,000 | £24,000 | 0% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £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. 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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 3.5% | 5.0% | 0.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 2.4% | 3.3% | 0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 49.9% | 6.3% | 12.9% | 21.0% | 2.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 43.2% | 51.8% | 58.1% | 53.4% | 68.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.03x | 2.09x | 2.38x | |
| Interest cover | 26.48x | 19.98x | 5.08x | 9.45x | 1.25x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Francis James & Partners LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the director continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting”
Significant events
- “During the year the company has invested in the Plant and Machinery and Fixtures and Fittings and infrastructure at its main distribution centre and the new nursery purchased by the group to allow for future growth.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BONNETT, Christopher Denis | Director | 2004-08-10 | Oct 1981 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BONNETT, Margaret Elizabeth | Secretary | 2010-09-01 | 2016-08-11 |
| HUDSON, Amanda | Secretary | 2009-05-08 | 2010-06-07 |
| SWAIN, Gillian | Secretary | 2004-08-10 | 2009-05-08 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-08-10 | 2004-08-10 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-08-10 | 2004-08-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pieces Trading Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-07-01 | Active |
| Mr Christopher Denis Bonnett | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2019-07-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 78 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-02-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-08-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-08-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.