DOUBLE H (NURSERIES) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-25 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£503K
-45.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£417K
-37.9% vs 2024
Employees
180
+4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£255K
-137.6% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- DOUBLE H (NURSERIES) LIMITED 1995-12-18 → present
- HUGH STEVENSON (NURSERIES) LIMITED 1973-05-17 → 1995-12-18
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £29,310,094 | £30,376,995 | |
| Operating profit | £942,714 | -£72,388 | |
| Profit before tax | £677,167 | -£254,870 | |
| Net profit | £675,806 | -£254,440 | |
| Cash | £925,491 | £503,453 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £671,633 | £3,041,329 | |
| Net assets | £671,633 | £417,193 | |
| Equity | £671,633 | £417,193 | |
| Average employees | 173 | 180 | |
| Wages | £5,468,585 | £5,880,042 |
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 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.2% | -0.2% | |
| Net margin | 2.3% | -0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 140.4% | -2.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 92.5% | 95.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.97x | 1.38x | |
| Interest cover | 3.52x | -0.37x |
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
- TC Group
- 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.”
Group structure
- DOUBLE H (NURSERIES) LIMITED · parent
- Double H Nurseries B.V. 100%
Significant events
- “The Group navigated a complex economic landscape in 2025. Following two years of profitability, we recorded a net loss this year. This was to some extent an outcome of our strategic pivot: we deliberately moved away from legacy, low-margin sales opportunities.”
- “Horti House: Since its 2023 launch, our wholesale brand has achieved significant market recognition and double-digit growth. While substantial investment in this platform impacted short-term profitability, it remains a promising area for future expansion.”
- “Love Orchids: Born out of agility during the 2020 pandemic, this D2C brand continues to flourish, dispatching thousands of premium orchids across the UK and deepening our direct connection with plant lovers.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVENSON, David | Secretary | 1996-07-16 | — | British |
| BURTON, Andrew | Director | 2021-02-01 | Jun 1985 | British |
| STEVENSON, David | Director | 1995-11-09 | Jun 1965 | British |
| STEVENSON, Neil | Director | — | Feb 1961 | British |
| THORNE, Matthew | Director | 2021-02-01 | Jun 1984 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Jonathan Simon | Secretary | 1994-04-21 | 1996-07-16 |
| DAVID SHORES MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD | Corporate Secretary | — | 1994-04-21 |
| LOWCOCK, Alan Morris | Director | — | 1995-12-28 |
| THOMAS, Peter Reginald Victor | Director | — | 1993-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double H (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 124 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-24 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-07-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-03-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-02-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-08-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
+3.6%
£29,310,094 £30,376,995
-
Cash
-45.6%
£925,491 £503,453
-
Net assets
-37.9%
£671,633 £417,193
-
Employees
+4%
173 180
-
Operating profit
-107.7%
£942,714 -£72,388
-
Profit before tax
-137.6%
£677,167 -£254,870
-
Wages
+7.5%
£5,468,585 £5,880,042
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