BELL BROTHERS NURSERIES LIMITED

Active
Company number 04331554Private limited companyIncorporated 2001

Key figures

£2,060,625-17.9%
Net assets 2024
+4.7%
Average annual growth 2020–2024
01 m2 m3 m2020202120232024

Like most small UK companies, BELL BROTHERS NURSERIES LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024

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£2,060,625
Higher than 95% · median £16,710
Total assets£9,109,045
Higher than 97% · median £87,397
Cash£27,859
Lower than 56% · median £42,108
Employees110
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age24.9 years
Older than 90% · 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: BELL BROTHERS NURSERIES LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

BELL BROTHERS NURSERIES LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 04331554. It was incorporated on 29 Nov 2001. Its status is active. The registered office is in Lincolnshire (PE21). 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 (period ending 31 Dec 2024); the company files group accounts. Net assets were £2,060,625, down 17.9% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £27,859. The company had an average of 110 employees. Figures are available for 4 financial years (2020–2024).

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 95% of them (median £16,710). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £87,397). By cash it ranks lower than 56% of them (median £42,108). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 90% of them (median age 6.0 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly live plants and flowers, plastics, basketware.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 2 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 3 of 12 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 28 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 13 Dec 2026.

Filed accounts2020–2024
2020202120232024
Cash at bank and in hand48,54245,78830,84227,859
Total assets5,980,1146,293,6247,592,9749,109,045
Total liabilities————
Net assets / total equity1,793,9631,996,1802,511,3522,060,625
Average number of employees405367110

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.

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: live plants and flowers, plastics, basketware, ceramics and miscellaneous metal articles.

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

28 events
  1. Margaret Anne BELL resignedSecretary
  2. Bernard D'Arcy BELL resignedDirector
  3. Margaret Anne BELL resignedDirector
  4. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £2.1m, 110 employees
  5. Mrs Margaret Anne Bell ceased to be a person with significant control
  6. Mr Bernard D'Arcy Bell ceased to be a person with significant control
  7. Mr Jonathan D'Arcy Bell ceased to be a person with significant control
  8. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: net assets £2.5m, 67 employees
Earlier events (20)
  1. Financial year 2021 endedAccounts: net assets £2m, 53 employees
  2. Financial year 2020 endedAccounts: net assets £1.8m, 40 employees
  3. Mrs Margaret Anne Bell registered as a person with significant control
  4. Mr Bernard D'Arcy Bell registered as a person with significant control
  5. Mr Jonathan D'Arcy Bell registered as a person with significant control
  6. Mr Robert Anthony Bell registered as a person with significant control
  7. Raymond DAUBNEY resignedSecretary
  8. Patricia Anne FORDHAM resignedDirector
  9. Jonathan D'Arcy BELL appointedDirector
  10. Robert Anthony BELL appointedDirector
  11. Margaret Anne BELL appointedSecretary
  12. Bernard D'Arcy BELL appointedDirector
  13. Margaret Anne BELL appointedDirector
  14. SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
  15. INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedNominee director (corporate)
  16. Raymond DAUBNEY appointedSecretary
  17. SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
  18. Patricia Anne FORDHAM appointedDirector
  19. INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedNominee director (corporate)
  20. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.