FREELAND (UK) LTD
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Cash
£860K
+49.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
+9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
47
-4.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£279K
+107.9% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £15,158,708 | £13,496,038 | £12,461,692 | -7.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £752,500 | £189,371 | £338,313 | +78.7% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £703,867 | £134,203 | £278,975 | +107.9% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £563,182 | £113,484 | £250,509 | +120.7% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £1,168,243 | £573,877 | £860,276 | +49.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,707,360 | £2,586,018 | £2,638,692 | £4,614,201 | £4,172,870 | £4,073,732 | -2.4% | |
| Net assets | £1,847,360 | £2,176,018 | £2,528,692 | £2,671,404 | £2,784,888 | £3,035,397 | +9% | |
| Equity | £1,847,360 | £2,176,018 | £2,528,692 | £2,671,404 | £2,784,888 | £3,035,397 | +9% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 44 | 48 | 46 | 49 | 47 | -4.1% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,802,751 | £2,009,001 | £2,049,259 | +2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £178,294 | £181,293 | £181,948 | +0.4% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 5.0% | 1.4% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 3.7% | 0.8% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 16.3% | 4.5% | 8.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.83x | 1.46x | 1.39x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 12.75x | 2.93x | 4.78x |
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
- D.R.E. & Co. (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared under a going concern basis on the directors expectation that the group will continue to operate in the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- FREELAND (UK) LTD · parent
- Freeland Horticulture Limited 100%
- Freeland Scientific Limited 50%
- Berkswell Recycling Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Government Statistics show that the number of construction planning applications submitted to the District Planning Authorities has continued to reduce over the last 12 months. Over a three-year period there has been a 20% reduction, which has had a knock-on effect in soils being sold across the country over the same period.”
- “Weather is a significant factor for both the construction and landscaping industries. The record high temperatures and droughts of 2025 had an effect with vegetation growth being significantly stunted. This has resulted in a dramatic reduction in Green Waste collections and Compost production across the country.”
- “During the year we have continued to see uncertainty created with the change of government, and April 2025 witnessed the change in national insurance contributions which has had an impact on staffing costs.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONGMUIR, George Aitchieson Norman | Director | 2016-06-07 | Feb 1963 | Scottish |
| THORNTON, Paul Howard | Director | 2016-06-07 | Jul 1958 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Howard Thornton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-07 | Active |
| Mr George Aitchieson Norman Longmuir | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 27 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-16 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-10-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2018-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.