How much does Mercia Garden Products Limited make?

Mercia Garden Products Limited reported revenue of £18.3m and a loss of £543k in the year to 31 Aug 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Mercia Garden Products Limited have?

Mercia Garden Products Limited reported an average of 154 employees in the year to 31 Aug 2024.

Is Mercia Garden Products Limited profitable?

No — Mercia Garden Products Limited reported a loss of £543k in the year to 31 Aug 2024.

Company No. 00382248 · Incorporated 17 Aug 1943

Mercia Garden Products Limited

Registered name: MERCIA GARDEN PRODUCTS LIMITED

Part of The Garden Buildings Group group

Mercia Garden Products Limited made £18.3m revenue and a £543k loss in the year to 31 Aug 2024. read from filing text

Mercia Garden Products Limited’s revenue fell 20% to £18.3m in the year to 31 Aug 2024, with a loss of £543k and 154 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials” and is based in Newark; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 16290Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials

Status: Active
Location: Newark, East Midlands
Age: 83 yrs · since 1943
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The immediate parent company of”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2024

Key figures

Revenue

£18.3m

Growth ▼19.8%

Profit

−£543k

Growth —

Profit margin

−3%

Gross 36%

Employees

154

Change ▼13%

Profit / employee

−£3.5k

Revenue/employee £119k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Aug 2023	31 Aug 2024
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£22.8m	£18.3m
Cost of sales	£15.8m	£11.7m
Gross profit	£7m	£6.6m
Operating profit	−£1.4m	−£727k
Profit before tax	−£1.4m	−£625k
Profit after tax	−£1m	−£543k
Profit (best available)	−£1m	−£543k
Staff costs	£6.2m	£5.6m
Employees (average)	177	154
Ratios
Profit margin	−4.4%	−3%
Gross margin	30.8%	36%
Revenue per employee	£129k	£119k
Profit per employee	−£5.7k	−£3.5k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼19.8%
Headcount growth	—	▼13%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£4.1m	£2.7m
Net assets	£11.3m	£10.5m
Fixed assets	£3.8m	£3.6m
Current assets	£19m	£18.9m
Debtors	£2.4m	£2.3m
Deferred income	£1.7m	£1.1m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 36%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £119k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£3.5k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 19.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 6.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 12.6%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: ▼7%; Now £10.5m
Cash at bank: ▼34%; Now £2.7m
Headcount: ▼13%; Now 154
Deferred income: ▼34%; Now £1.1m
Fixed assets: ▼5%; Now £3.6m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

The Garden Buildings Group (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Rosimian Limited75–100%
Mercia Garden Products Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (1)

Walton Web LimitedRev. — · Profit −£320k

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2024 (profit −£543k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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