D.J.SQUIRE & CO.,LIMITED

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  1 PSC ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

BDO LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group or Parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

1. D.J.SQUIRE & CO.,LIMITED · parent
   1. Barnsfold Nurseries Limited 100% · England · hardy plants grower
   2. Milford Garden Centre Limited 100% · England · Garden Centre
   3. Shoots Garden Centres Limited 100% · England · Garden Centre

Significant events

• “In December we acquired the business of Liss Forest Nursery, incorporating a well-established hardy plants grower into our nursery business, which we now operate as Barnsfold Liss Nurseries.”
• “In February we launched our Friends of Squire's programme and rapidly built our membership, allowing us to understand our customers better, communicate with them more effectively, and target our promotional programmes more precisely.”
• “Also in February, we completed the purchase of the freehold of Hare Hatch garden centre and welcomed the Hare Hatch staff to the Squire's team.”
• “The main items in our £5.6m capital expenditure programme were the completion of the roof replacement project at Twickenham and the extension of our centre at Milford. We also upgraded our restaurants at Stanmore and Cobham.”
• “On 25 November 2025 the group acquired, for a consideration of £6.6m, 100% of the share capital of Foxbury (West Horsley) Ltd which owns the freehold of the West Horsley Garden Centre.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

12

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

5

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +9.2%

  £66,794,000 → £72,920,000

• Cash

  -57.3%

  £5,553,000 → £2,373,000

• Net assets

  +3.3%

  £50,330,000 → £51,982,000

• Employees

  +3.1%

  955 → 985

• Operating profit

  +70.3%

  £2,010,000 → £3,424,000

• Profit before tax

  +56.6%

  £2,062,000 → £3,230,000

• Wages

  +2.1%

  £17,884,000 → £18,258,000

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers