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Company No. 04981754 · Incorporated 2 Dec 2003

Whitehall Garden Centres Limited

Registered name: WHITEHALL GARDEN CENTRES LIMITED

Part of Whitehall Garden Centre (Holdings) Limited group

Whitehall Garden Centres Limited made £14.5m revenue and a £330k loss in the year to 31 May 2025.

Whitehall Garden Centres Limited’s revenue fell 10% to £14.5m in the year to 31 May 2025, with a loss of £330k and 0 employees. The company is classified under “other retail sale in non-specialised stores” and is based in Wilts; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47190Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Status
Active
Location
Wilts, South West
Age
22 yrs · since 2003
Type
Private Limited Company

Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.

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 May 2025

Key figures

Small team
Revenue
£14.5m
Growth ▼10.2%
Profit
−£330k
Growth —
Profit margin
−2.3%
Gross 44.8%
Employees
0
Change —
Profit / employee
—
 
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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 May 202231 May 202331 May 202431 May 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£18.2m£18.9m£16.2m£14.5m
Cost of sales£11m£12.4m£9.7m£8m
Gross profit£7.2m£6.4m£6.5m£6.5m
Operating profit£182k−£1.5m——
Profit before tax£168k−£1.6m−£519k−£444k
Profit after tax£128k−£1.3m−£447k−£330k
Profit (best available)£128k−£1.3m−£447k−£330k
Staff costs£3.4m£4.2m£4.3m£3.8m
Employees (average)17721400
Ratios
Profit margin0.7%−7%−2.8%−2.3%
Gross margin39.5%34.1%40.1%44.8%
Revenue per employee£103k£88.1k——
Profit per employee£722−£6.2k——
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲3.9%▼14.1%▼10.2%
Profit growth—▼1134%——
Headcount growth—▲20.9%▼100%—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£365k£433k£284k£247k
Net assets£1.5m£135k−£311k−£641k
Fixed assets£2.4m£2.3m£2.1m£1.8m
Current assets£11.9m£8m£5.7m£6.4m
Debtors£26.9k£118k£26.7k£28.7k
Deferred income£543k£505k——
SourceAccounts · bulk data May 2024Accounts · bulk data May 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−2.3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
44.8%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
—
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
—
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
12.4%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0.2%
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
—
Now −£641k
Cash at bank
▼13%
Now £247k
Headcount
—
Now 0
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼12%
Now £1.8m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Whitehall Garden Centre (Holdings) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Whitehall Group (Wessex) Limited75–100%
  3. Whitehall Garden Centres Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

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

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit −£330k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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