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Company No. 04163085 · Incorporated 19 Feb 2001

Beetham Nurseries Limited

Registered name: BEETHAM NURSERIES LIMITED

Part of Beetham Nurseries Holdings Limited group

Beetham Nurseries Limited made £5.7m revenue and £215k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025. read from filing text

Beetham Nurseries Limited’s revenue grew 3% to £5.7m in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with £215k profit and 83 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores” and is based in Milnthorpe; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Milnthorpe, North West
Age
25 yrs · since 2001
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 Jan 2025

Key figures

Revenue
£5.7m
Growth ▲2.6%
Profit
£215k
Growth ▼41.3%
Profit margin
3.8%
Gross 53.2%
Employees
83
Change ▲2.5%
Profit / employee
£2.6k
Revenue/employee £68.2k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Jan 202231 Jan 202331 Jan 202431 Jan 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£5.2m£5.2m£5.5m£5.7m
Cost of sales£2.6m£2.5m£2.6m£2.6m
Gross profit£2.6m£2.7m£2.9m£3m
Operating profit£841k£523k£594k£432k
Profit before tax£774k£459k£481k£311k
Profit after tax£635k£414k£365k£215k
Profit (best available)£635k£414k£365k£215k
Staff costs£1.2m£1.4m£1.5m£1.6m
Employees (average)64758183
Ratios
Profit margin12.2%8%6.6%3.8%
Gross margin50%51.2%53.1%53.2%
Revenue per employee£81k£69k£68k£68.2k
Profit per employee£9.9k£5.5k£4.5k£2.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼0.3%▲6.5%▲2.6%
Profit growth—▼34.8%▼11.7%▼41.3%
Headcount growth—▲17.2%▲8%▲2.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£725k£380k£371k£463k
Net assets£3.9m£4.2m£4.4m£4.5m
Fixed assets£4.3m£4.3m£4.3m£4.2m
Current assets£2.2m£2.3m£2.7m£2.7m
Debtors£0£312£1k£1.7k
Deferred income£49.4k£46.7k£26k£36.2k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
3.8%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
53.2%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£68.2k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£2.6k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
73.9%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.6%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0%
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
▲1%
Now £4.5m
Cash at bank
▲25%
Now £463k
Headcount
▲2%
Now 83
Deferred income
▲39%
Now £36.2k
Fixed assets
▼3%
Now £4.2m

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

  1. Beetham Nurseries Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Beetham Nurseries 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

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit £215k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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