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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-01-14 (in 8mo)

Last made up 2025-12-31

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£376K

-40.5% vs 2023

Net assets

£71M

+5.7% vs 2023

Employees

72

0% vs 2023

Profit before tax

Period ending 2024-12-31

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover £667,000£663,000
Operating profit
Profit before tax
Net profit £886,000£3,797,000
Cash £632,000£376,000
Total assets less current liabilities £66,818,000£70,615,000
Net assets £66,818,000£70,615,000
Equity £66,818,000£70,615,000
Average employees 7272
Wages £2,594,000£2,701,000

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 2023-12-312024-12-31
Net margin 132.8%572.7%
Current ratio 7.19x18.95x

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
HaysMac LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“Perennial has sufficient financial strength (as at 1 June 2025, the value of investments was £61m) to cover annual operating expenditure of circa £5-6m for the foreseeable future and remain able to meet its debts as they fall due throughout this period. Due to pressure on income and a likely increase in demand from service users, the Trustees will utilise up to £2m of reserves in 2025 in order to maintain services at current levels. Cash will be drawn down from investments to support working capital.”

Group structure

  1. GARDENERS' ROYAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY · parent
    1. Perennial Trading Ltd 100% · England and Wales · café catering and the sale of plants and other merchandise at our gardens, via our website, trade stands at shows and seasonal catalogues

Significant events

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

People

15 active · 26 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
GAULT, Jamie Stuart Secretary 2024-01-01
BUCHANAN-COOK, David Director 2020-07-14 Apr 1963 British
BURGESS, Susan Mary Director 2024-07-09 Dec 1960 British
CAPEWELL, Richard Timothy Director 2024-07-09 Sep 1951 British
COLLINS, Julia Ann Director 2025-12-02 Mar 1956 British
LAWTON, Richard Lloyd Director 2021-05-11 Aug 1958 British
LESLIE, Cynthia Isabel Margaret Director 2017-05-16 Dec 1951 British
MATTHEWS, Lilidh Charlotte Director 2025-03-21 Feb 1991 British
MORETON, Guy Matthew Director 2025-12-02 Dec 1963 British
PALMER, Steven Mark Director 2016-02-09 Apr 1960 British
ROCHFORD, Paul Director 2019-11-19 Jul 1951 British
SEAL, Helen Louise Director 2022-05-17 Apr 1954 British
SEGALL, Barbara Jean Director 2022-02-08 Jan 1948 British
SINCLAIR TAYLOR, James Director 2025-03-21 Mar 1948 British
STEIN, Neville John Director 2024-07-09 Aug 1960 British
Show 26 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
NEWMAN, Peter John Secretary 2017-05-16 2023-12-31
BARRETT-MOLD, Heather Anne Director 2013-12-31 2019-07-09
BAXTER, Carole Mary Director 2015-11-17 2024-07-09
BIGGS, Matthew John Director 2016-07-12 2017-06-12
BUCKLAND, Lisa Jane Director 2013-12-31 2015-07-14
BUTTRESS, James Cuthbert Director 2013-12-31 2014-07-15
COHEN, Christine Mackenzie Director 2013-12-31 2015-07-14
COLE, Thomas Alan Director 2019-02-12 2020-02-10
CROWTHER, Kenneth James Director 2013-12-31 2016-07-12
FISHER TOMLIN, Andrew Michael Director 2019-02-12 2023-12-31
GOODENOUGH, Simon Peter Director 2023-07-10 2024-01-09
GOODWIN, Malcolm Howard Director 2020-02-11 2023-04-30
HART, Maureen Director 2016-11-15 2024-11-19
KENDALL, Alan John Director 2013-12-31 2017-07-11
LANE, Mark Director 2015-07-14 2021-07-13
MAXWELL-SCOTT, Ian Director 2013-12-31 2017-07-11
NEBEL, Andrew Howard Martin Director 2013-12-31 2016-07-12
PARIS, Carol Director 2014-11-11 2020-02-11
PHILIP, Dougal Ramsay George, Mr. Director 2013-12-31 2021-07-13
RICHARDS, Susan Claire Director 2013-12-31 2016-07-12
RICHMOND, Paul Andre Director 2013-12-31 2015-08-12
ROBINSON, James Portland Director 2013-12-31 2020-07-14
SINGLETON, Roger, Sir Director 2013-12-31 2014-07-15
STEIN, Neville John Director 2013-12-31 2019-11-19
TASKER, Susan Director 2013-12-31 2016-07-12
TINKER, Emma Natalie Director 2016-05-10 2024-05-07

Ownership

Persons with significant control

No persons with significant control on record.

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 82 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-01-15 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2026-01-14 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-01-02 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-09-08 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2025-03-31 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-03-31 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-01-03 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-12-11 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2024-11-29 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-08-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2024-07-25 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-07-25 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-07-25 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-07-25 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-05-13 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-01-10 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-01-02 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-01-02 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2024-01-02 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-01-02 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

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.

Year-on-year

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31

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

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