EDWARD VINSON PLANTS LIMITED
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Ratios
2024Sector comparison
SIC 01300Where the company stands among the 703 active companies whose first SIC code is 01300 (Plant propagation).
- BG GARDEN CENTRE LIMITED£30m
- THE BARTON GRANGE GROUP LIMITED£19.9m
- R. FOUNTAIN & SON£15.6m
- JAMES COLES & SONS (NURSERIES) LIMITED£11.8m
- HILLGATE NURSERIES LIMITED£8.8m
- CHEVIOT TREES LIMITED£8.7m
- THE AZURE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION£7.4m
- STAVERTON NURSERY LIMITED£6.9m
- BRANSFORD GARDEN PLANTS LIMITED£6.2m
- EU PLANTS LIMITED£6m
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 703. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: EDWARD VINSON PLANTS LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
EDWARD VINSON PLANTS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 05208076. It was incorporated on 17 Aug 2004. Its status is active. The registered office is in Faversham (ME13). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is plant propagation (01300).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024 (period ending 31 Dec 2024); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £11,154,341. Profit for the year was £657,013. Net assets were £1,966,844, up 50.2% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £761,171. Total assets were £7,922,156 and total liabilities £5,955,312. The company had an average of 95 employees. Figures are available for 4 financial years (2020/21–2024).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 703 active companies whose first SIC code is 01300: By net assets it ranks higher than 93% of them (median £17,228). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £82,468). By cash it ranks higher than 88% of them (median £19,504). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 85% of them (median age 6.1 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly live plants and flowers, mineral fuels and oils, vegetable plaiting materials. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly live plants and flowers, machinery.
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 3 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 1 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 31 Aug 2027.
Filed accounts2020/21–2024
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 6,925,148 | 7,109,531 | 2,110,349 | 11,154,341 |
| Profit for the year | 248,274 | 97,167 | 243,225 | 657,013 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 2,353,700 | 1,052,093 | 629,334 | 761,171 |
| Total assets | 6,251,125 | 4,827,760 | 6,999,236 | 7,922,156 |
| Total liabilities | 5,583,800 | 4,063,268 | 5,689,405 | 5,955,312 |
| Net assets / total equity | 667,325 | 764,492 | 1,309,831 | 1,966,844 |
| Average number of employees | 92 | 89 | 110 | 95 |
| Average pay (per year) | 24,039 | 25,721 | 23,525 | 34,770 |
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.
Principal activity
Accounts 2024The principal activity of the company during the year was plant propagation in East Kent, Hampshire and Surrey.
As described in the company's latest filed accounts.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 10 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: live plants and flowers, mineral fuels and oils, vegetable plaiting materials, wood and glass.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 9 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: live plants and flowers and machinery.
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
30 events- Nicola Amy HALE appointedDirector
- Financial year endedAccounts filed at Companies House
- Andrew George Stewart DUNN resignedDirector
- Andrew George Stewart DUNN resignedSecretary
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £11.2m, net assets £2m, 95 employees
- Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: turnover £2.1m, net assets £1.3m, 110 employees
- Peter Edward VINSON resignedDirector
- Peter Richard MATTHEWS resignedDirector
Earlier events (22)
- Michael John BLEE resignedDirector
- Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: turnover £7.1m, net assets £764.5k, 89 employees
- Sean FIGGIS resignedDirector
- Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: turnover £6.9m, net assets £667.3k, 92 employees
- Andrew George Stewart DUNN appointedDirector
- Ruth Mary MATTHEWS resignedDirector
- Peter Richard MATTHEWS appointedDirector
- David Nicholas SPYROU resignedSecretary
- Andrew George Stewart DUNN appointedSecretary
- Graham John Joseph CLARKSON appointedDirector
- Edward Vinson Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Richard James COOK appointedDirector
- TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
- COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedNominee director (corporate)
- David Nicholas SPYROU appointedSecretary
- TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
- Michael John BLEE appointedDirector
- Sean FIGGIS appointedDirector
- Ruth Mary MATTHEWS appointedDirector
- Peter Edward VINSON appointedDirector
- COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedNominee director (corporate)
- 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.