Victoria Farm Garden Centre Ltd
Registered name: VICTORIA FARM GARDEN CENTRE LTD
Victoria Farm Garden Centre Ltd made £3.9m revenue and £113k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025.
Victoria Farm Garden Centre Ltd’s revenue grew 5% to £3.9m in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with £113k profit and 71 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores” and is based in Whitby; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Whitby, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 23 yrs · since 2003
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £3.7m | £3.7m | £3.9m |
| Cost of sales | — | £1.6m | £1.7m | £1.6m |
| Gross profit | — | £2.1m | £2m | £2.3m |
| Operating profit | — | £430k | −£148k | £266k |
| Profit before tax | — | £410k | −£161k | £273k |
| Profit after tax | — | £305k | −£159k | £113k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £305k | −£159k | £113k |
| Staff costs | — | £887k | £1.3m | £1.3m |
| Employees (average) | 47 | 68 | 65 | 71 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 8.3% | −4.3% | 2.9% |
| Gross margin | — | 57.9% | 54.6% | 59.6% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £54.2k | £56.8k | £54.5k |
| Profit per employee | — | £4.5k | −£2.4k | £1.6k |
| Cash conversion | — | −139.7% | — | −191.6% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲0.2% | ▲4.8% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼152% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲44.7% | ▼4.4% | ▲9.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £980k | £1.6m | £1.5m | £1.8m |
| Net assets | £5.9m | £6.2m | £6m | £6.1m |
| Fixed assets | £5.1m | £4.9m | £4.7m | £4.6m |
| Current assets | £2m | £2.3m | £2m | £2.3m |
| Debtors | £0 | £11.9k | £1.8k | £491 |
| Cash from operations | — | −£601k | −£427k | −£510k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 59.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £54.5k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −191.6%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 117.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▲2%
- Now £6.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▲17%
- Now £1.8m
- Headcount
- ▲9%
- Now 71
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼4%
- Now £4.6m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit £113k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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