OTTER NURSERIES OF PLYMOUTH LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-29
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-09 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-26
Watchouts
Cash
£862K
-46.6% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£6M
+0.8% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
103
+5.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-29
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-29
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-29 | 2021-01-03 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £7,033,618 | £6,314,075 | £7,747,876 | £7,595,794 | |
| Operating profit | — | £800,712 | £929,821 | £442,722 | £81,419 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £801,133 | £1,009,340 | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | £622,624 | £812,793 | £339,645 | £53,020 | |
| Cash | £1,567,499 | £1,568,626 | £1,848,761 | £1,614,852 | £862,084 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £3,922,773 | £4,743,005 | £6,434,410 | £6,485,002 | |
| Net assets | — | £3,869,127 | £4,681,920 | £6,373,390 | £6,426,410 | |
| Equity | — | £3,869,127 | £4,681,920 | £6,373,390 | £6,426,410 | |
| Average employees | — | 107 | 102 | 98 | 103 | |
| Wages | — | £1,295,514 | £1,309,771 | £1,614,507 | £2,036,765 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-29 | 2021-01-03 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 11.4% | 14.7% | 5.7% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | — | 8.9% | 12.9% | 4.4% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 20.4% | 19.6% | 6.9% | 1.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.08x | 2.69x |
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
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have assessed that the Company remains a going concern for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements and have concluded that there are no material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. This assessment is based on regular reviews of monthly management accounts, sales forecasts for the period, and cash flow projections extending 18 to 24 months.”
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Jacqueline | Secretary | 1996-07-26 | — | British |
| TAYLOR, Jacqueline | Director | 1996-07-26 | Sep 1967 | British |
| WHITE, Malcolm John | Director | 1996-07-26 | Jun 1941 | British |
| WHITE, Marilyn Sylvia | Director | 1996-07-26 | Sep 1943 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-07-26 | 1996-07-26 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-07-26 | 1996-07-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Arron Taylor | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2025-03-19 | Active |
| Mrs Sabine Jary | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2025-03-19 | Active |
| Mrs Jacqueline Taylor | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2025-11-25 |
| Mr Malcolm John White | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2025-05-31 |
| Mrs Marilyn Sylvia White | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2025-03-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 85 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-28 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-28 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-11 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-22 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-29 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-2%
£7,747,876 £7,595,794
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Cash
-46.6%
£1,614,852 £862,084
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+0.8%
£6,373,390 £6,426,410
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+5.1%
98 103
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Operating profit
-81.6%
£442,722 £81,419
lowest in 4 filed years
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Wages
+26.2%
£1,614,507 £2,036,765
highest in 4 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