MR. FOTHERGILL'S SEEDS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-15 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-68.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£28M
-0.4% vs 2024
Employees
201
-1.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
-56.8% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- MR. FOTHERGILL'S SEEDS LIMITED 1983-05-10 → present
- COINYAP LIMITED 1983-03-30 → 1983-05-10
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 | £41,564,831 | £39,972,519 | |
| Operating profit | £2,475,085 | £927,974 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,436,616 | £1,051,566 | |
| Net profit | £2,326,258 | £963,755 | |
| Cash | £4,247,854 | £1,334,474 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £28,905,063 | £28,746,660 | |
| Net assets | £28,594,727 | £28,493,578 | |
| Equity | £28,594,727 | £28,493,578 | |
| Average employees | 204 | 201 | |
| Wages | £9,908,906 | £9,098,988 |
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 | 6.0% | 2.3% | |
| Net margin | 5.6% | 2.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.6% | 3.2% | |
| Current ratio | 4.66x | 3.96x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that the company and the Group will continue in operation for the foreseeable future and will meet its liabilities as they fall due.”
Group structure
- MR. FOTHERGILL'S SEEDS LIMITED · parent
- Greenregis Limited 100%
- DT Brown and Company Limited 100%
- Darlac Limited 100%
- Mr Fothergill's Seeds NZ Limited 85%
- Mr Fothergill's Seeds PTY Limited 85%
- Mr Fothergill's GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “The year ended 30 June 2025 represented a transitional period for the Group, the first under new leadership and one in which the business took decisive steps to reset, refocus and invest in its long-term growth.”
- “During the year ended 30 June 2025 the management team launched a multi-year strategic plan designed to reposition the Group for sustainable and profitable growth.”
- “Operationally, the Group implemented a comprehensive transformation programme to improve efficiency, resilience and gross margin performance.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STOTEN, Simon Austin | Secretary | 2023-10-18 | — | — |
| BRADE, Jeremy James | Director | 2023-07-04 | Jan 1961 | British |
| PARKIN, Stephen William | Director | 2024-06-29 | Sep 1969 | British |
| STOTEN, Simon Austin | Director | 2024-07-30 | Dec 1964 | British |
| WHEELER, Jonathan Daniel | Director | 2023-07-04 | Oct 1981 | British |
| WILSON, Jeremy Charles | Director | 2023-07-04 | Jun 1969 | British |
| YATES, Michael Brian | Director | 2024-07-30 | Apr 1975 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HURST, Phillip James | Secretary | 2017-04-10 | 2023-10-18 |
| WEBB, Clive John | Secretary | — | 2009-01-23 |
| YELDHAM, Edward | Secretary | 2009-01-23 | 2017-03-17 |
| AZIZ, Haseeb Ahmed | Director | 2023-07-04 | 2024-06-29 |
| CAREY, Brian John | Director | — | 2017-02-22 |
| CAREY, David Andrew | Director | 2001-11-26 | 2023-08-09 |
| COUGHLAN, Michael | Director | 1998-03-20 | 1999-01-29 |
| FOTHERGILL, Jeffrey John | Director | — | 2017-02-22 |
| FOTHERGILL, John Stephen | Director | 2005-06-20 | 2022-02-21 |
| HURST, Phillip James | Director | 2017-04-10 | 2023-11-30 |
| JEFFRIES, Timothy Christopher | Director | 2011-06-07 | 2020-12-31 |
| LOADS, Ann Helena | Director | 1998-01-22 | 2011-06-06 |
| SHARP, Jeremy | Director | 2005-06-20 | 2025-02-27 |
| WEBB, Clive John | Director | 1998-01-22 | 2006-08-14 |
| YELDHAM, Edward Neil | Director | 2006-08-14 | 2017-03-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2022-02-21 | Active |
| Mr David Andrew Carey | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-03-13 | Ceased 2022-02-21 |
| Mr John Stephen Fothergill | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-03-13 | Ceased 2022-02-21 |
| Mr Brian John Carey | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2019-12-04 |
| Mr Jeffrey John Fothergill | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2019-12-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 186 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
-3.8%
£41,564,831 £39,972,519
-
Cash
-68.6%
£4,247,854 £1,334,474
-
Net assets
-0.4%
£28,594,727 £28,493,578
-
Employees
-1.5%
204 201
-
Operating profit
-62.5%
£2,475,085 £927,974
-
Profit before tax
-56.8%
£2,436,616 £1,051,566
-
Wages
-8.2%
£9,908,906 £9,098,988
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