How much does Highfield Garden Centres Limited make?

Highfield Garden Centres Limited reported revenue of £8.4m and £265k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Highfield Garden Centres Limited have?

Highfield Garden Centres Limited reported an average of 109 employees in the year to 30 Jun 2025.

Is Highfield Garden Centres Limited profitable?

Yes — Highfield Garden Centres Limited reported a profit of £265k in the year to 30 Jun 2025.

Company No. 04183496 · Incorporated 20 Mar 2001

Highfield Garden Centres Limited

Registered name: HIGHFIELD GARDEN CENTRES LIMITED

Part of Blue Diamond UK Limited group

Highfield Garden Centres Limited made £8.4m revenue and £265k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.

Highfield Garden Centres Limited’s revenue grew 3% to £8.4m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £265k profit and 109 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 Eastleigh; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47760Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores

Status: Active
Location: Eastleigh, South East
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 30 Jun 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£8.4m

Growth ▲3.3%

Profit

£265k

Growth ▼48.3%

Profit margin

3.1%

Gross 52.3%

Employees

109

Change ▲4.8%

Profit / employee

£2.4k

Revenue/employee £77.2k

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Jun 2023	30 Jun 2024	30 Jun 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£8.1m	£8.1m	£8.4m
Cost of sales	£3.5m	£3.9m	£4m
Gross profit	£4.6m	£4.2m	£4.4m
Operating profit	£2.5m	£628k	—
Profit before tax	£2.5m	£691k	£459k
Profit after tax	£2m	£513k	£265k
Profit (best available)	£2m	£513k	£265k
Staff costs	£1.8m	£3.2m	£3.7m
Employees (average)	100	104	109
Ratios
Profit margin	24.6%	6.3%	3.1%
Gross margin	56.5%	51.5%	52.3%
Revenue per employee	£80.9k	£78.3k	£77.2k
Profit per employee	£19.9k	£4.9k	£2.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲0.7%	▲3.3%
Profit growth	—	▼74.2%	▼48.3%
Headcount growth	—	▲4%	▲4.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£4.6m	£4.9m	£5.4m
Net assets	£9.1m	£9.1m	£9.5m
Fixed assets	£5.5m	£5.6m	£6m
Current assets	£5.6m	£6.2m	£6.3m
Debtors	£6.4k	£27.2k	£113k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2024	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 3.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 52.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £77.2k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £2.4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 71.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 1.3%; 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: ▲4%; Now £9.5m
Cash at bank: ▲11%; Now £5.4m
Headcount: ▲5%; Now 109
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▲7%; Now £6m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Blue Diamond UK Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Western Forestry Company Limited75–100%
Highfield Garden Centres Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

Western Forestry Nurseries LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 30 Jun 2025 (profit £265k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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