How much does Frosts Garden Centre Limited make?

Frosts Garden Centre Limited reported revenue of £10.7m and a loss of £29.5k in the year to 31 Jul 2023, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Frosts Garden Centre Limited have?

Frosts Garden Centre Limited reported an average of 232 employees in the year to 31 Jul 2023.

Is Frosts Garden Centre Limited profitable?

No — Frosts Garden Centre Limited reported a loss of £29.5k in the year to 31 Jul 2023.

Company No. 01272637 · Incorporated 11 Aug 1976

Frosts Garden Centre Limited

Registered name: FROSTS GARDEN CENTRE LIMITED

Part of Blue Diamond UK Limited group

Frosts Garden Centre Limited made £10.7m revenue and a £29.5k loss in the year to 31 Jul 2023. read from filing text

Frosts Garden Centre Limited’s revenue fell 37% to £10.7m in the year to 31 Jul 2023, with a loss of £29.5k and 232 employees. The company is classified under “other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)” and is based in Eastleigh; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47789Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)

Status: Active
Location: Eastleigh, South East
Age: 50 yrs · since 1976
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Jul 2023

Key figures

Cash flow filed

Revenue

£10.7m

Growth ▼37.1%

Profit

−£29.5k

Growth ▼100.3%

Profit margin

−0.3%

Gross 49.9%

Employees

232

Change —

Profit / employee

−£127

Revenue/employee £46.1k

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 Jul 2022	31 Jul 2023
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£17m	£10.7m
Cost of sales	£8.3m	£5.4m
Gross profit	£8.7m	£5.3m
Operating profit	£944k	−£88.1k
Profit before tax	£11.8m	£145k
Profit after tax	£11.6m	−£29.5k
Profit (best available)	£11.6m	−£29.5k
Staff costs	£5.2m	£3.8m
Employees (average)	—	232
Ratios
Profit margin	68%	−0.3%
Gross margin	51.1%	49.9%
Revenue per employee	—	£46.1k
Profit per employee	—	−£127
Cash conversion	942.9%	—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼37.1%
Profit growth	—	▼100.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£4.5m	£10.4m
Net assets	£16.3m	£14.5m
Fixed assets	£1.5m	£1.4m
Current assets	£18m	£15.5m
Debtors	£88.4k	£50.8k
Deferred income	£744k	£363k
Cash from operations	£8.9m	−£8.8m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 49.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £46.1k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£127; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 13%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 3.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 0.5%; 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: ▼11%; Now £14.5m
Cash at bank: ▲132%; Now £10.4m
Headcount: —; Now 232
Deferred income: ▼51%; Now £363k
Fixed assets: ▼6%; Now £1.4m

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

Blue Diamond UK Limitedultimate parent75–100%
FGC Holdings Ltd75–100%
Frosts Garden Centre Limitedthis company

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

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 Jul 2023 (profit −£29.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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