BENTS GARDEN CENTRE LIMITED

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

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

DJH Audit Limited

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 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. BENTS GARDEN CENTRE LIMITED · parent
   1. Bents Property Limited

Significant events

• “Overall sales grew 6.7% to £26.5m (2024: £24.8m) with the majority of key product categories demonstrating year on year growth.”
• “The Christmas product sales in particular had a fantastic year with double-digit growth and it was encouraging to see the Garden Furniture category return back to growth even with the poor weather.”
• “The catering side of the business also continued to perform incredibly well with a third consecutive year of double-digit growth.”
• “Continued focus on profitable sales and margin growth was once again effective with a Gross Profit Margin % increase of +1.8% in the year.”
• “The core business strategy is to develop the attractiveness of the site as a leisure destination by investing in the infrastructure, delivering new and exciting events and by attracting additional tenants to the site to increase footfall.”
• “Over the past two years, we've been recognised as a Great Place to Work UK, achieving official Great Place to Work accreditation in both 2024 and 2025. This year, we were also named one of the UK's Best Workplaces in Retail, Hospitality & Leisure™.”
• “With the support of our Culture Champions and Leaders, we've expanded wellbeing initiatives and colleague events throughout the year.”
• “The introduction of our new Award Tree Badge programme has also been a success, with nearly 40 badges awarded in its first year.”
• “The Company continues to support local charities and each year nominates a Charity of the Year which benefits from several major fund raising events.”
• “As part of our support to the local community the company has donated a significant parcel of land for use as allotments by local residents.”
• “The business has now invested almost £0.5m in sustainable solar energy which supplies a substantial amount of the total electricity usage. In recent years there has also been significant investments in an LED roll-out programme and replacing older gas boilers with more energy efficient models.”

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

Filings

4

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  +6.7%

  £24,838,449 → £26,493,059

  highest in 3 filed years

• Cash

  -2.9%

  £5,697,738 → £5,529,717

  lowest in 3 filed years

• Net assets

  +3.7%

  £14,121,643 → £14,640,541

  highest in 3 filed years

• Employees

  +11.3%

  388 → 432

  highest in 3 filed years

• Operating profit

  +862.7%

  £62,842 → £605,009

  highest in 3 filed years

• Profit before tax

  +740.6%

  £83,685 → £703,493

  highest in 3 filed years

• Wages

  +9.2%

  £6,300,878 → £6,879,790

  highest in 3 filed years

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