The Millbrook Garden Company Ltd.
Registered name: THE MILLBROOK GARDEN COMPANY LTD.
Part of Woodthorpe Hall Garden Centres Limited groupThe Millbrook Garden Company Ltd. made £92.2k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
The Millbrook Garden Company Ltd. reported £92.2k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025, down 40% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 140 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 Alford; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Alford
- Age
- 47 yrs · since 1978
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — |
| Cost of sales | £3.5m | £3.8m | £3.8m |
| Profit before tax | £248k | £213k | £138k |
| Profit after tax | £141k | £155k | £92.2k |
| Profit (best available) | £141k | £155k | £92.2k |
| Staff costs | £2.1m | £2.2m | £2.4m |
| Employees (average) | 120 | 125 | 140 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £1.2k | £1.2k | £658 |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Profit growth | — | ▲9.9% | ▼40.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲4.2% | ▲12% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £546k | £477k | £386k |
| Net assets | £6.5m | £6.6m | £6.7m |
| Fixed assets | £10.4m | £10.5m | £10.5m |
| Current assets | £1.6m | £1.5m | £1.5m |
| Debtors | £6.4k | £34.8k | £9k |
| Deferred income | £5.9k | £3.9k | £3k |
| Cash from operations | £443k | £642k | £491k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £658
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
- ▲1%
- Now £6.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▼19%
- Now £386k
- Headcount
- ▲12%
- Now 140
- Deferred income
- ▼22%
- Now £3k
- Fixed assets
- ▲1%
- Now £10.5m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Woodthorpe Hall Garden Centres Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- The Millbrook Garden Company Ltd.this company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (5)
- Alton Garden Centre LimitedRev. £7.4m · Profit −£652k
- Woodthorpe Leisure Park LimitedRev. £3.8m · Profit £94.2k
- Hayes Gardenworld LimitedRev. £1.5m · Profit −£675k
- Ferndale Nursery & Garden Centre LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Stamen LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit £92.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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