BALL COLEGRAVE LIMITED

Active
Company number 01577898Private limited companyIncorporated 1981

Key figures

£34,195,000+17.1%
Net assets 2024/25
+17.1%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
010 m20 m30 m40 m2023/242024/25

† BALL COLEGRAVE LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 46220

Where the company stands among the 1,283 active companies whose first SIC code is 46220 (Wholesale of flowers and plants).

Net assets£34,195,000
Higher than 99% · median £16,710
Total assets£40,803,000
Higher than 99% · median £87,397
Cash£51,000
Higher than 52% · median £42,108
Employees107
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age45.3 years
Older than 97% · median 6.0 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. FLAMINGO HORTICULTURE INVESTMENTS LIMITED£96.6m
  2. HILLIER NURSERIES LIMITED£48.3m
  3. FLAMINGO HORTICULTURE LTD£46.3m
  4. BALL COLEGRAVE LIMITED£34.2m
  5. DINGLE NURSERIES LIMITED£22.9m
  6. DAVID AUSTIN ROSES LIMITED£19.8m
  7. BLOMFIELD'S LIMITED£16.1m
  8. FLAMINGO HOLDINGS LIMITED£15.9m
  9. POPLAR FARM FLOWERS LIMITED£10m
  10. WYEVALE NURSERIES LIMITED£9.7m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 1,283. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: BALL COLEGRAVE LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

BALL COLEGRAVE LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01577898. It was incorporated on 4 Aug 1981. Its status is active. The registered office is in Oxfordshire (OX17). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is wholesale of flowers and plants (46220).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Sep 2025); the company files audit-exempt subsidiary. Turnover was £48,554,000. Profit for the year was £4,456,000. Net assets were £34,195,000, up 17.1% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £51,000. Total assets were £40,803,000 and total liabilities £6,370,000. The company had an average of 107 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 1,283 active companies whose first SIC code is 46220: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £16,710). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £87,397). By cash it ranks higher than 52% of them (median £42,108). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 97% of them (median age 6.0 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 4 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2016. Its most frequent buyer is Glasgow City Council (2 contracts). 4 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly oil seeds, live plants and flowers, plastics. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly oil seeds, live plants and flowers, iron and steel articles. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 32 days to pay suppliers, and 1% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Jun 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 14 Sep 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover—48,554,000
Profit for the year—4,456,000
Cash at bank and in hand18,782,00051,000
Total assets39,758,00040,803,000
Total liabilities10,216,0006,370,000
Net assets / total equity29,208,00034,195,000
Average number of employees116107

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

4 contracts

BALL COLEGRAVE LIMITED is named as a supplier in 4 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2016. 4 awards are shared with other suppliers.

Contracts per year
Main buyers3
Glasgow City Council
2 contracts
Bristol City Council
1 contract
Durham County Council
1 contract
Contracts
  1. Framework Agreement for Supply of Bedding Plant PlugsDurham County Council · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £140,000 in total · runs until Nov 2026
  2. Plug Plants for the Blaise Plant Nursery‡Bristol City Council · shared by 7 suppliers, up to £35,000 in total
  3. Supply of Horticultural / Ground Maintenance Materials, Trees, Plants & Seeds‡Glasgow City Council · shared by 23 suppliers, up to £2,680,000 in total
  4. Supply of Horticultural / Ground Maintenance Materials, Trees, Plants & Seeds‡Glasgow City Council · shared by 24 suppliers, up to £2,500,000 in total

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Apr 2025 – 30 Sep 2025
Average time taken to pay invoices
32 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
1%
Standard payment terms
7–90 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 63%
  • 31 to 60 days 30%
  • After 60 days 7%
Earlier periods (1)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Mar 2025
37
65%
1%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: oil seeds, live plants and flowers, plastics, machinery and printed matter.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 8 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: oil seeds, live plants and flowers, iron and steel articles, mineral fuels and oils and plastics.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £48.6m, net assets £34.2m, 107 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £29.2m, 116 employees
  3. Ball Horticultural Company registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.