WALKERS NURSERIES LIMITED

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Next accounts due

2026-10-31 (in 5mo)

Last filed for 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-03-18 (in 10mo)

Last made up 2026-03-04

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£2M

+9.9% highest in 5 filed years

Net assets

£6M

+9.4% highest in 5 filed years

Employees

+9.1% highest in 5 filed years

Profit before tax

£801K

+11.9% vs 2024

Net assets

6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median

WALKERS NURSERIES LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median · n=2305

Accounts

6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31

Metric	2020-01-31	2021-01-31	2022-01-31	2023-01-31	2024-01-31	2025-01-31
Turnover	—	—	£4,836,893	£5,260,870	£5,680,256	£6,100,561
Operating profit	—	—	£1,230,816	£1,070,966	£707,316	£756,849
Profit before tax	—	—	£1,216,082	£1,059,412	£716,208	£801,113
Net profit	—	—	£1,019,771	£1,033,415	£454,697	£587,574
Cash	£1,460,200	—	£1,472,320	£1,482,136	£1,622,515	£1,783,252
Total assets less current liabilities	£3,129,965	—	£4,452,675	£5,361,127	£5,866,216	£6,434,588
Net assets	£2,769,980	—	£4,341,649	£5,325,064	£5,729,761	£6,267,335
Equity	£2,769,980	£3,371,878	£4,341,649	£5,325,064	£5,729,761	£6,267,335
Average employees	45	—	50	62	66	72
Wages	—	—	£749,673	£994,370	£1,068,593	£1,134,530

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	2020-01-31	2021-01-31	2022-01-31	2023-01-31	2024-01-31	2025-01-31
Operating margin	—	—	25.4%	20.4%	12.5%	12.4%
Net margin	—	—	21.1%	19.6%	8.0%	9.6%
Return on capital employed	—	—	27.6%	20.0%	12.1%	11.8%
Current ratio	—	—	—	—	2.47x	2.65x
Interest cover	—	—	54.51x	47.65x	23.60x	—

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: PKN Accountants Ltd
Audit opinion: Unqualified (clean)
Going concern: Affirmed
“After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore adopts the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”

Significant events

“The company continues to invest and improve its facilities whilst looking for new opportunities on its site.”

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

People

3 active · 3 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
BODLE, Elaine	Secretary	1997-03-24	—	British
BODLE, Elaine	Director	2006-01-31	Aug 1952	British
WALKER, David Lawrence	Director	1997-03-24	Mar 1959	British

Show 3 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
CO FORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Secretary	1997-01-24	1997-03-24
WALKER, Vera	Director	1997-03-24	2009-12-27
CO FORM (NOMINEES) LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Director	1997-01-24	1997-03-24

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Mr David Lawrence Walker	Individual	Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%	2016-04-06	Active
Mrs Elaine Bodle	Individual	Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%	2016-04-06	Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 79 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2026-04-02	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-10-23	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2025-04-04	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-10-29	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2024-03-18	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-10-30	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2023-03-07	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2022-10-26	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged	PDF
2022-03-04	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2021-10-25	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged	PDF
2021-03-04	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2020-12-15	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged	PDF
2020-03-04	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2019-10-28	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged	PDF
2019-03-08	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2018-10-17	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged	PDF
2018-03-12	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2017-10-27	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type total exemption full
2017-03-10	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2016-10-17	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type total exemption small	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 2
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 0

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

Year-on-year

FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31

Turnover

+7.4%

£5,680,256 £6,100,561

highest in 4 filed years
Cash

+9.9%

£1,622,515 £1,783,252

highest in 5 filed years
Net assets

+9.4%

£5,729,761 £6,267,335

highest in 5 filed years
Employees

+9.1%

66 72

highest in 5 filed years
Operating profit

+7%

£707,316 £756,849
Profit before tax

+11.9%

£716,208 £801,113
Wages

+6.2%

£1,068,593 £1,134,530

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

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