David Austin Roses Limited (02701780)

Company details

Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1992-03-30
Country of origin: United Kingdom

Accounts & filings

Accounts last filed: 2024-07-31 · MEDIUM
Next accounts due: 2026-07-31 in 54 days
Confirmation statement: last made up 2026-03-25 · next due 2027-04-08

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Registered office

Bowling Green Lane
Albrighton
Wolverhampton
Wv7 3hb

Peer comparison

Compared against 121 UK companies in the broader 46xxx sector (this company is in 46220 — Wholesale of flowers and plants; not enough peers in that exact SIC to compare) within the Large bracket (£10M–£100M net assets).

Net assets Above typical

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Turnover Above typical

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Accounts

Based on this company's latest filed accounts (to Jul 2024) · Full accounts — profit & loss and balance sheet.

Year ending	Jul 2024	Jul 2023	Jul 2022	Jul 2021	Jul 2020
Profit & loss
Turnover	£29,997,495 ↑13.7%	£26,383,158 ↓5.7%	£27,983,300 ↑28.2%	£21,824,686	—
Gross profit	£14,683,631 ↑14.4%	£12,839,783 ↓11.7%	£14,545,217 ↑25.3%	£11,607,921	—
Operating profit	£3,293,537 ↑120.7%	£1,492,347 ↓68.0%	£4,660,566 →0.0%	£4,663,424	—
Profit before tax	£3,362,964 ↑250.5%	£959,349 ↓94.8%	£18,595,277 ↑298.7%	£4,663,968	—
Profit / loss	£2,300,463 ↑243.0%	£670,716 ↓96.2%	£17,571,370 ↑385.9%	£3,616,147	—
Balance sheet
Fixed assets	£11,267,717 →0.0%	£11,293,781 ↑3.1%	£10,953,879 ↑1.0%	£10,846,953	—
Current assets	£13,565,902 ↑8.9%	£12,452,334 ↓5.6%	£13,184,429 ↓48.6%	£25,668,257	—
Cash	£7,110,802 ↑115.0%	£3,307,243 ↓47.5%	£6,294,393 ↓70.6%	£21,417,783	—
Debtors	£2,232,807 ↓56.9%	£5,180,797 ↑56.8%	£3,303,131 ↑82.2%	£1,812,987	—
Net current assets	£9,038,559 ↑5.6%	£8,562,171 ↓3.0%	£8,822,844 ↑30.3%	£6,773,458	—
Net assets	£19,905,190 ↑1.8%	£19,550,801 ↑0.9%	£19,377,405 ↑12.5%	£17,228,429	—
Equity	£19,905,190 ↑1.8%	£19,550,801 ↑0.9%	£19,377,405 ↑12.5%	£17,228,429 ↑26.6%	£13,612,282
Other
Average employees	250 ↑16.3%	215 ↓3.2%	222 ↑26.9%	175	—
Dividends paid	£1,900,000 ↑850.0%	£200,000 ↓98.7%	£15,638,953	—	—

Source: filed iXBRL accounts at Companies House. P&L items are only published by medium and large companies; small companies file abridged or micro-entity accounts where the P&L is not public.

Industry (SIC codes)

46220 · Wholesale of flowers and plants 47760 · Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores

Officers (12)

Austin, Olivia Rose · Director appointed 2025-11-26
Austin, James Henry · Director appointed 2025-11-26
Smith, Tim · Director appointed 2023-11-01
Oldham, Sara Elizabeth · Director appointed 2023-09-01
Austin, Richard David Charles · Director appointed 2021-06-01
Smith, Tim · Secretary appointed 2013-07-01
Austin, David Charles Henshaw · Director appointed 1992-03-30 resigned 2018-12-18
Austin, David Julian Charles · Secretary appointed 1992-03-30 resigned 2013-07-01
Austin, Claire Rose · Director appointed 1996-05-01 resigned 2009-02-18
Austin, James Leonard, Prof · Director appointed 1996-05-01 resigned 2009-02-18
Austin, Patricia Josephine · Director appointed 1992-03-30 resigned 2007-12-21
Swift Incorporations Limited · Corporate Nominee Secretary appointed 1992-03-30 resigned 1992-03-30

People with significant control (3)

Mr David Julian Charles Austin Ceased 2018-08-01

Individual Psc · British · resident in United Kingdom · born 8/1958 · notified 2016-04-06

Ownership of shares 50 to 75 percent
Mr David Charles Henshaw Austin Ceased 2018-08-01

Individual Psc · British · resident in United Kingdom · born 2/1926 · notified 2016-04-06

Ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent
David Austin Roses (Holdings) Limited Active

Corporate Entity Psc · notified 2018-08-01

Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent Voting rights 75 to 100 percent

Mortgages & charges (3)

1 outstanding · 2 satisfied

Legal mortgage Outstanding

Held by Hsbc Bank PLC

Created 2010-02-25

Property at 56 loak road albrighton wolverhampton with the benefit of all rights, licences, guarantees, rent deposits, contracts, deeds undertakings & warranties relating to the property. Any shares or membership rights in any management company for the property. Any goodwill of any business from time to time carried on at the property. Any rental & other money payable and any lease licence or other interest created in respect of the property & all other payments whatever in respect of the property.
Deed of covanant and release Satisfied

Held by The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC

Created 1993-03-08 · satisfied 2010-02-01

F/H properties k/a land on the south side of bowling green lane albrighton and land on the east side of old worcester road albrighton in the county of shropshire.
Legal charge Satisfied

Held by Barclays Bank PLC

Created 1992-10-19 · satisfied 2010-02-01

26.44 acres of land being part of bowling green farm albrington near wolverhampton shropshire.

Recent filings (15)

2026-06-02 Appointment of director AP01 Officers
2026-04-17 Confirmation statement (with updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2025-12-16 Appointment of director AP01 Officers
2025-12-09 Director details changed CH01 Officers
2025-05-01 Medium-company accounts AA Accounts
2025-04-01 Confirmation statement (with updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2025-04-01 Director details changed CH01 Officers
2024-04-29 Full accounts AA Accounts
2024-04-10 Confirmation statement (with updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2023-12-01 Appointment of director AP01 Officers
2023-10-04 Appointment of director AP01 Officers
2023-03-27 Confirmation statement (with updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2023-03-27 Director details changed CH01 Officers
2023-02-06 Full accounts AA Accounts
2022-03-29 Confirmation statement (with updates) CS01 Confirmation statement

Showing the 15 most recent filings. View full filing history at Companies House.