£2.88m
+6%vs Nov 2024Active00475644Private limited companyHesketh Bank
ARDEN LEA NURSERIES LIMITED
Significant control: Duncan Taylor (25–50%), Nicholas Taylor (25–50%) and 1 more
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Summary
ARDEN LEA NURSERIES LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 00475644) incorporated on 3 December 1949, registered in Hesketh Bank. Its registered activity is plant propagation (SIC 01300). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 30 November 2025, showing net assets of £2.88m and cash of £173k, with 68 employees on average. Net assets rose 6% on the prior period (£2.71m). Across the last 3 periods on record the net-asset trend is rising.
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 486 comparable companies in the UK (median £1,238, upper quartile £59k).
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Ownership and control
- Mr Duncan Taylor
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
- Mr Nicholas Taylor
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
- Mr Stuart Taylor
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents. Directors and secretaries: see the officers list at Companies House.
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 3 December 194976 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 30 August 2027in 307 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 17 December 2026in 51 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 01300
- Plant propagation
- Accounts type
- Small
- Size band
- SmallCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£173k
+361%vs Nov 2024Not reported
68
−14%vs Nov 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 November 2025 | £2.88m | £173k | — | £1.09m | — | — | 68 |
| 30 November 2024 | £2.71m | £38k | £1.10m | £1.29m | — | — | 79 |
| 30 November 2023 | £2.70m | £124k | £1.12m | £1.49m | — | — | — |
Current ratio2.19Current assets ÷ creditors within one year
Cash per employee£2,545Cash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Filing and accounts signals
- Net assets above zeroNet assets £2,881,525 at 30 November 2025
- Current assets at least 1.5× creditors within one yearCurrent ratio 2.19
- Cash at bank of £50,000 or moreCash £173,064
- Three or more accounting periods on record3 periods on record
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 3 December 1949
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Timeline
- Next accounts duein 307 days
- Confirmation statement duein 51 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £2.88m · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £2.71m · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £2.70m · small accounts
- Incorporated
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- J.A. JONES & SONS (CHURCHTOWN) LIMITEDMerseyside · inc. Feb 1983
- STOCKS LANE NURSERIES LIMITEDPreston · inc. Jan 2002
- TYTHE BARN NURSERIES LIMITEDCumbria · inc. Aug 2002
All companies incorporated on 3 December 1949 · in Dec 1949.
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