FLAMINGO FLOWERS LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-28
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-03 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+75% vs 2023
Net assets
-£10M
+30.8% vs 2023
Employees
763
-10.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£5M
+133.7% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 6 times since incorporation
- FLAMINGO FLOWERS LTD. 2016-01-22 → present
- FINLAY FLOWERS UK LIMITED 2011-06-16 → 2016-01-22
- FINLAY FLOWERS (UK) LIMITED 2011-06-16 → 2011-06-16
- FLAMINGO FLOWERS LIMITED 2006-04-12 → 2011-06-16
- ZWETSLOOTS LIMITED 2001-02-07 → 2006-04-12
- C. ZWETSLOOT & SONS LIMITED 1994-05-13 → 2001-02-07
- AVIDORE UNLIMITED 1994-04-21 → 1994-05-13
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-28
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £267,732,000 | £270,734,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£13,560,000 | £8,062,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£15,747,000 | £5,312,000 | |
| Net profit | -£16,500,000 | £5,755,000 | |
| Cash | £1,189,000 | £2,081,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,289,000 | £22,929,000 | |
| Net assets | -£13,989,000 | -£9,686,000 | |
| Equity | -£13,989,000 | -£9,686,000 | |
| Average employees | 849 | 763 | |
| Wages | £25,075,000 | £23,042,000 |
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 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -5.1% | 3.0% | |
| Net margin | -6.2% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -70.3% | 35.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.72x | 0.87x | |
| Interest cover | -6.20x | 2.93x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In preparing these financial statements, the directors have assessed the ability of the Company to continue to operate as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from the date of signing of these financial statements... It is the directors' view that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue meeting its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The Company sold a piece of freehold land at our Sandy site in the UK on the 28th March 2025 for £1.95 million sale value.”
- “Capital investments in farming and production capacity and operating efficiencies”
- “Actions to mitigate the impact of inflation including price increases and product redesign”
- “Continued to protect the Health and Wellbeing of our employees”
- “Continued financial review and necessary actions taken to ensure the right size and structure of the overhead cost base for long-term success.”
- “The Company saw an increase in revenue in 2024 due to a part-year impact of customer wins.”
- “The Company sold less bouquets in the period as it exited a customer post peaks in 2023. The Company expects to return to prior levels in 2025 as we specifically won farm direct bouquet business.”
- “Net Liabilities have reduced due to operating profit in the year offset slightly by impairment of fixed assets held for sale.”
- “Capex spent on maintenance in the year is similar to the prior year and included the site consolidation spend. 2023 included higher spend on intangibles due to systems upgrades.”
- “The Company experienced inflation during the period impacting raw materials, packaging materials and labour costs.”
- “The Company has also continued to look at operational efficiency and site footprint with a site consolidation during the period.”
- “Freight prices also continued to increase with capacity reduction due to the closure of the Red Sea impacting prices. This also impacted our Co2 levels as we had to utilise more air freight.”
- “Looking forward to 2025 the company is expecting to see the benefit of new contract wins from it's existing customer base and investment being made to generate further sales opportunities as well as annualisation of the cost optimisation and site consolidation undertaken during 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALTON, Lorraine | Director | 2023-06-01 | Nov 1973 | British |
| DOONA, Peter Charles Michael | Director | 2026-03-01 | Oct 1978 | British |
| FERREIRA, Candice | Director | 2026-02-26 | Nov 1987 | British |
| JAMES, David Zeri | Director | 2021-10-01 | Jun 1977 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAVAGE, Geoffrey Ernest Miles | Secretary | 1994-04-26 | 2007-07-20 |
| JAMES FINLAY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-07-20 | 2015-11-23 |
| RM REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-04-21 | 1994-04-26 |
| BESA, Lloyd Panashe | Director | 2011-11-01 | 2019-02-28 |
| BIERMAN, Henricus Marie | Director | 1994-01-17 | 2005-11-30 |
| BLACKBURN, Timothy Joseph | Director | 2007-07-20 | 2009-08-10 |
| BROWN, David Richard | Director | 2004-09-06 | 2020-12-21 |
| BROWN, David Richard | Director | 2003-08-20 | 2004-04-17 |
| CAPALDI, Richard | Director | 2014-10-06 | 2020-12-21 |
| CLAYTON, Jeremy James Amphlett | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2005-11-30 |
| DALE, James | Director | 2023-06-01 | 2026-02-25 |
| ELLIS, Christopher | Director | 2006-01-25 | 2014-09-30 |
| EVANS, Richard Grenville Russell | Director | 2002-11-05 | 2007-12-31 |
| GILBERT-WOOD, Christopher Robin | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2014-07-16 |
| GOLDSCHMIDT, Phillip David | Director | 2003-08-20 | 2006-01-25 |
| HACKETT, John Matthew | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2011-01-28 |
| HASBY, Christian Mark | Director | 1998-11-02 | 1999-10-04 |
| HOWDEN, Timothy Simon | Director | 2001-06-18 | 2003-09-30 |
| HUDSON, Martin John | Director | 2002-09-09 | 2021-03-01 |
| LANG, John | Director | 1994-06-17 | 1995-09-30 |
| MACKLIN, David John | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| MASON, Peter Matthew | Director | 2019-01-11 | 2023-12-30 |
| MORETON, Guy | Director | 1994-09-12 | 1998-10-30 |
| NUTTALL, Steven John | Director | 2024-03-25 | 2025-04-24 |
| SAVAGE, Geoffrey Ernest Miles | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| STICKLAND, Andrew Donald | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2021-09-30 |
| STREATFEILD, Olivia Su | Director | 2020-03-12 | 2021-01-31 |
| TAYLOR, Michael Stewart | Director | 2003-08-20 | 2007-07-20 |
| ZWETLOOT, Christopher Robert | Director | 1994-05-27 | 2002-08-19 |
| ZWETSLOOT, David Adrian | Director | 1994-04-26 | 2002-08-19 |
| ZWETSLOOT, Mark Reginald Lawrence | Director | 1994-04-26 | 2004-08-26 |
| ZWETSLOOT, Paul Henry | Director | 1994-05-27 | 2003-02-25 |
| ZWETSLOOT, Petrus Ferdinand Albert | Director | 1994-05-27 | 1999-09-30 |
| RM NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-04-21 | 1994-04-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Rodger Krouse | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Marc Leder | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Flamingo Horticulture Investments Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 243 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2024-12-28 vs 2023-12-30
-
Turnover
+1.1%
£267,732,000 £270,734,000
-
Cash
+75%
£1,189,000 £2,081,000
-
Net assets
+30.8%
-£13,989,000 -£9,686,000
-
Employees
-10.1%
849 763
-
Operating profit
+159.5%
-£13,560,000 £8,062,000
-
Profit before tax
+133.7%
-£15,747,000 £5,312,000
-
Wages
-8.1%
£25,075,000 £23,042,000
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