BALL HORTICULTURAL EUROPE LIMITED, OX17 3EY : Companies House Number 00722735

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Shareholders' funds

£43,854

Balance sheet as at 2025-09-30

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What it does

The group is engaged in the production and distribution of flower seeds and young plants.

The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.

Overview

Company type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1962-05-01
Employees: 278 (2025 accounts · was 313 in 2024)
Registered office: Milton Road,, West Adderbury,, Nr. Banbury,, Oxon, OX17 3EY
Postcode: OX17 3EY
Capital: 10,100 GBP
Accounts category: Group
Charges: 0 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Next due by: 2027-06-30
Financial year end: 30 September

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated: 2026-01-01
Next due by: 2027-01-15

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Nature of business (SIC)

70100 Activities of head offices

Officers 5 current · 22 resigned

Melissa MOORE Director

Appointed 2026-06-01

Alan John ROUSE Director

Appointed 2025-01-01

Melanie DAY Secretary

Appointed 2023-09-20

MR Alexander James SHEPHERD Director

Appointed 2004-01-16

Anna Caroline BALL Director

Appointed 2001-06-05

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Group structure

Controlled by Ball Horticultural Company (58442046) — since 2016-06-01

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z5625616 (Tier 1), registered since 2001.

Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Previous company names

Name	Date changed
BALL COLEGRAVE GROUP LIMITED	2001-07-19
DAVID COLEGRAVE GROUP LIMITED	2001-07-03
DAVID COLEGRAVE GROUP LIMITED	2001-07-02
D.R. COLEGRAVE SEEDS LIMITED	1993-07-05

Among its peers

3rd largest employer

of 120 similar companies in OX, with 278 staff. Among the oldest 25% of its local peers.

Competitors Oxford

1. EMPEROR UK TOPCO LIMITED

£64,255,756
2. LAKESIDE ENERGY FROM WASTE HOLDINGS LIMITED

£45,661,831
3. NORBAR TORQUE TOOLS HOLDINGS LIMITED

£26,113,421
4. MORRELLS HOLDINGS LIMITED

£22,846,497
5. BOOKER TATE HOLDINGS LIMITED

£18,067,846

This company ranks 107 among activities of head offices in Oxford.

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Property in England & Wales 2 titles

Freehold: 2
Most recent registration: 2016-02-02
Price paid, where recorded: £2,035,000
Where: Warwickshire (1), Oxfordshire (1)

Title number	County	Tenure	Registered	Price paid
WK482687	Warwickshire	Freehold	2016-02-02	£2,035,000
ON215535	Oxfordshire	Freehold	1999-10-15	—

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