Horticultural Trades Association(The)
Registered name: HORTICULTURAL TRADES ASSOCIATION(THE)
Horticultural Trades Association(The) made £9.1m revenue and £3.1m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text
Horticultural Trades Association(The)’s revenue grew 38% to £9.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £3.1m profit and 58 employees. The company is classified under “activities of business and employers membership organizations” and is based in Didcot; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Didcot, South East
- Age
- 106 yrs · since 1920
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £5.2m | £5.2m | £6.6m | £9.1m |
| Cost of sales | £758k | £895k | £938k | £905k |
| Gross profit | £4.4m | £4.3m | £5.7m | £8.2m |
| Operating profit | −£343k | −£1.1m | −£805k | £1.9m |
| Profit before tax | −£858k | −£213k | −£141k | £2.8m |
| Profit after tax | −£846k | −£43k | −£453k | £3.1m |
| Profit (best available) | −£846k | −£43k | −£453k | £3.1m |
| Staff costs | £2.3m | £2.9m | £3.5m | £3.5m |
| Employees (average) | 48 | 55 | 60 | 58 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −16.3% | −0.8% | −6.9% | 34.1% |
| Gross margin | 85.4% | 82.8% | 85.8% | 90% |
| Revenue per employee | £108k | £94.9k | £110k | £157k |
| Profit per employee | −£17.6k | −£782 | −£7.5k | £53.5k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | — | −155.6% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲0.6% | ▲26.6% | ▲37.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲14.6% | ▲9.1% | ▼3.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £9.3m | £5.7m | £2.3m | £5.4m |
| Net assets | £2.7m | £2.6m | £2.2m | £7.2m |
| Fixed assets | £5.6m | £5.5m | £5.4m | £4m |
| Current assets | £27.5m | £26.5m | £25.4m | £32.1m |
| Debtors | £5.8m | £8m | £8.4m | £5.7m |
| Deferred income | £1.8m | £1.8m | £1.9m | £2.2m |
| Cash from operations | — | £2.9m | £3.1m | −£2.9m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 34.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 90%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £157k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £53.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −155.6%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 44.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 23.9%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 63%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲226%
- Now £7.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▲139%
- Now £5.4m
- Headcount
- ▼3%
- Now 58
- Deferred income
- ▲12%
- Now £2.2m
- Fixed assets
- ▼26%
- Now £4m
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £3.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026
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