ROWLINSON GARDEN PRODUCTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-25 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£166K
+203.3% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£7M
-11.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
63
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£985K
-78.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- ROWLINSON GARDEN PRODUCTS LIMITED 1998-01-07 → present
- SUPERSHEDS LIMITED 1995-02-27 → 1998-01-07
- ROWLINSON TIMBER (MANCHESTER) LIMITED 1982-03-03 → 1995-02-27
- JAMES ROWLINSON & SONS (MANCHESTER) LIMITED 1946-08-06 → 1982-03-03
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £26,989,971 | — | £14,207,507 | £12,333,718 | |
| Operating profit | £3,291,625 | — | -£397,016 | -£974,243 | |
| Profit before tax | £3,274,112 | £959,425 | -£550,778 | -£984,773 | |
| Net profit | £2,769,947 | £964,697 | -£537,446 | -£988,531 | |
| Cash | £99,971 | £9,165 | £54,622 | £165,684 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,195,599 | £9,045,141 | £8,486,855 | £7,502,082 | |
| Net assets | £8,032,385 | £8,897,082 | £8,359,636 | £7,371,105 | |
| Equity | £8,032,385 | £8,897,082 | £8,359,636 | £7,371,105 | |
| Average employees | 91 | 80 | 63 | 63 | |
| Wages | £2,571,085 | £2,289,828 | £1,742,206 | £2,059,716 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.2% | — | -2.8% | -7.9% | |
| Net margin | 10.3% | — | -3.8% | -8.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 40.2% | — | -4.7% | -13.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 9.11x | 7.15x | |
| Interest cover | 187.95x | — | -2.58x | -92.52x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHARMAN, Alistair Richard Norris | Secretary | 2018-10-04 | — | — |
| FIRTH, Charles David | Director | 1995-02-28 | Sep 1966 | English |
| LIGHTFOOT, Michael John | Director | 2013-09-27 | Jan 1973 | British |
| ROWLINSON, Richard James | Director | 1995-02-28 | Jul 1954 | British |
| ROWLINSON, William James | Director | 2026-02-25 | Jun 1990 | British |
| SHARMAN, Alistair Richard Norris | Director | 2018-12-19 | Mar 1961 | British |
| WOOLLEY, Peter Charles | Director | 2017-09-05 | Jul 1970 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIERNAN, William St John | Secretary | — | 2018-10-04 |
| DOUGLAS, Keith Patrick | Director | 1995-02-28 | 2015-12-23 |
| EVANS, Christopher John | Director | 1996-12-02 | 2003-10-31 |
| GRUNDY, Terence Edwin | Director | — | 1995-02-28 |
| ROWLINSON, Norman | Director | — | 1995-02-28 |
| TAYLOR, Paul Andrew | Director | 2004-01-05 | 2008-03-31 |
| WALTERS, Gerald | Director | 1995-02-28 | 2004-02-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowlinson Consolidated Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-08-28 | Active |
| Rowlinson Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-08-10 | Ceased 2020-08-28 |
| Mr Richard James Rowlinson | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-01-15 | Ceased 2020-08-10 |
| Rowlinson Timber Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 134 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2020-11-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-06-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-11-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2020-11-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-09-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-09-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-08-12 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-08-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-13.2%
£14,207,507 £12,333,718
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+203.3%
£54,622 £165,684
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-11.8%
£8,359,636 £7,371,105
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
0%
63 63
-
Operating profit
-145.4%
-£397,016 -£974,243
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-78.8%
-£550,778 -£984,773
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+18.2%
£1,742,206 £2,059,716
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers