How much does Johnsons Nurseries Limited make?

Johnsons Nurseries Limited reported revenue of £17.5m and £102k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Johnsons Nurseries Limited have?

Johnsons Nurseries Limited reported an average of 114 employees in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Is Johnsons Nurseries Limited profitable?

Yes — Johnsons Nurseries Limited reported a profit of £102k in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Company No. 00616324 · Incorporated 8 Dec 1958

Johnsons Nurseries Limited

Registered name: JOHNSONS NURSERIES LIMITED

Part of Johnsons Nurseries (Holdings) Limited group

Johnsons Nurseries Limited made £17.5m revenue and £102k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025. read from filing text

Johnsons Nurseries Limited’s revenue was £17.5m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £102k profit and 114 employees. The company is classified under “plant propagation” and is based in York; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection A · Agriculture, forestry and fishingSIC 01300Plant propagation

Status: Active
Location: York, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 67 yrs · since 1958
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£17.5m

Growth ▼0.3%

Profit

£102k

Growth ▼83%

Profit margin

0.6%

Gross 15.7%

Employees

114

Change ▼6.6%

Profit / employee

£891

Revenue/employee £153k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Sep 2022	30 Sep 2023	30 Sep 2024	30 Sep 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)	£16.5m	£18.8m	£17.5m	£17.5m
Cost of sales	£12.7m	£14.8m	£14.3m	£14.7m
Gross profit	£3.8m	£4m	£3.2m	£2.7m
Operating profit	£1.4m	£1.5m	£713k	£138k
Profit before tax	£1.4m	£1.5m	£816k	£176k
Profit after tax	£1.2m	£1.2m	£599k	£102k
Profit (best available)	£1.2m	£1.2m	£599k	£102k
Staff costs	£3.8m	£4.1m	£4m	£4m
Employees (average)	130	133	122	114
Ratios
Profit margin	7.1%	6.3%	3.4%	0.6%
Gross margin	22.8%	21.4%	18.5%	15.7%
Revenue per employee	£127k	£141k	£144k	£153k
Profit per employee	£9.1k	£8.9k	£4.9k	£891
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲13.8%	▼6.7%	▼0.3%
Profit growth	—	▼0.2%	▼49.1%	▼83%
Headcount growth	—	▲2.3%	▼8.3%	▼6.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.3m	£2.3m	£954k	£624k
Net assets	£3.8m	£3.8m	£3.7m	£3.6m
Fixed assets	£1m	£1.1m	£1.1m	£1.1m
Current assets	£8.1m	£8.9m	£7.5m	£7.4m
Debtors	£1.8m	£2m	£1.3m	£1.7m
Deferred income	£409k	£347k	£261k	£364k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 0.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 15.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £153k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £891; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 6.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 9.9%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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: ▼3%; Now £3.6m
Cash at bank: ▼35%; Now £624k
Headcount: ▼7%; Now 114
Deferred income: ▲40%; Now £364k
Fixed assets: ▲0%; Now £1.1m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Johnsons Nurseries (Holdings) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Johnsons Nurseries Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (4)

Johnsons Nurseries (Cattal) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Johnsons Nurseries (Newlands) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Johnsons Nurseries (Roecliffe) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Johnsons Nurseries (Thornville) LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £102k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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