Shadow of the Gardener Ltd
Registered name: SHADOW OF THE GARDENER LTD
Shadow of the Gardener Ltd made £25.9k revenue and a £14.7k loss in the year to 31 Jan 2025.
Shadow of the Gardener Ltd’s revenue fell 67% to £25.9k in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with a loss of £14.7k and 1 employee. The company is classified under “landscape service activities” and is based in Oakham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active - Proposal to Strike off
- Location
- Oakham, East Midlands
- Age
- 7 yrs · since 2019
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £34.6k | £57k | £79.4k | £25.9k |
| Profit after tax | £1.6k | £9.2k | −£27.1k | −£14.7k |
| Profit (best available) | £1.6k | £9.2k | −£27.1k | −£14.7k |
| Staff costs | £2.1k | £15.8k | £31.7k | £15.4k |
| Employees (average) | — | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 4.6% | 16.2% | −34.2% | −56.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £19k | £39.7k | £25.9k |
| Profit per employee | — | £3.1k | −£13.6k | −£14.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲64.8% | ▲39.4% | ▼67.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲476.9% | ▼393.9% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▼33.3% | ▼50% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | −£5.3k | £4k | −£23.3k | −£45.4k |
| Fixed assets | £5.9k | £5.9k | £11.9k | £11.9k |
| Current assets | £11.5k | £20.8k | £16.3k | £7.8k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −56.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £25.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£14.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 45.7%
- 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
- —
- Now −£45.4k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼50%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £11.9k
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit −£14.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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