JAMES COLES & SONS (NURSERIES) LIMITED
Company number 01330804 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
James Coles & Sons (Nurseries) Limited is a well-established, financially robust player in the UK horticulture sector whose performance consistently exceeds typical industry benchmarks. With an operating margin of approximately 10%—well above the sector range of 3-8%—and gearing of only 18.3%, the business demonstrates both operational efficiency and financial conservatism characteristic of a successful multi-generational family enterprise. The principal vulnerabilities remain the inherent sector risks of weather dependency, phytosanitary regulation, and supply chain disruption, though the company's vertical integration, "Plant Healthy" certification, and substantial balance sheet cushion provide meaningful mitigation against these challenges.
Shareholders' funds
£9,782,435
Balance sheet as at 2024-09-30
What it does
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of nurserymen.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1977-09-20
- Employees
- 126 (2024 accounts · was 121 in 2023)
- Registered office
- 624 Uppingham Road, Thurnby, Leics, LE7 9QB
- Postcode
- LE7 9QB
- Capital
- 50,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Medium
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-09-30
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 30 September
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-07-31
- Next due by
- 2027-08-14
Nature of business (SIC)
- 1300 Plant propagation
- 46220 Wholesale of flowers and plants
Officers 5 current · 7 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by JAMES COLES & SONS (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED — since 2022-06-23
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 2
£91,318 total awarded value where published.
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA217024 (Tier 2), registered since 2016.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| LUTRELLOR LIMITED | 1977-12-31 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 8 similar companies in LE
The largest employer among its local peers (126 staff).
2nd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1977.
Competitors Leicester
This company ranks 1 among plant propagation in Leicester.
The class of 1977
51%
of the 7,313 companies incorporated in 1977 are still active today; 41% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 9 titles
- Freehold
- 7
- Leasehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2024-09-04
- Where
- Leicestershire (9)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LT556199 | Leicestershire | Freehold | 2024-09-04 | — |
| LT384988 | Leicestershire | Freehold | 2019-12-05 | — |
| LT515784 | Leicestershire | Leasehold | 2019-09-17 | — |
| LT495527 | Leicestershire | Freehold | 2017-10-18 | — |
| LT215025 | Leicestershire | Freehold | 2016-08-31 | — |
| LT479797 | Leicestershire | Freehold | 2016-04-26 | — |
| LT456345 | Leicestershire | Freehold | 2013-12-18 | — |
| LT441353 | Leicestershire | Leasehold | 2012-01-10 | — |
| LT249381 | Leicestershire | Freehold | 1995-11-28 | — |
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