POPLAR NURSERIES LIMITED, CO6 1HR : Companies House Number 00469113

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Shareholders' funds

£5,677,574

Balance sheet as at 2026-01-31

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What it does

garden centre

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

Overview

Company type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1949-05-30
Employees: 109 (2026 accounts)
Registered office: Coggeshall Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, Essex, CO6 1HR
Postcode: CO6 1HR
Capital: 3,400 GBP
Accounts category: Medium
Charges: 2 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Next due by: 2027-10-31
Financial year end: 31 January

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated: 2025-09-03
Next due by: 2026-09-17

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Nature of business (SIC)

47789 Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)

Officers 3 current · 3 resigned

MRS MANDY JANE COWAN Secretary

Appointed 2010-09-20

MR Matthew Charles COWAN Director

Appointed 2010-05-04

MR Martin Arthur COWAN Director

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Contact details

Website: poplarnurseries.co.uk
Phone: 01206210374

Visit Poplar Nurseries Garden Centre in Essex, located in Marks Tey near Colchester, to buy plants, garden essentials, outdoor furniture, BBQs and more

Previous company names

Name	Date changed
ERIC A.COWAN,LIMITED	1986-11-11

Previous registered addresses 3

Address	Changed on
4 & 5 THE CEDARS, APEX 12 OLD IPSWICH ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO7 7QR, UNITED KINGDOM	2014-05-09
COGGESHALL ROAD, MARKS TEY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX., CO6 1HR	2012-12-24
POPLAR NURSERIES, LITTLE TEY, MARKSTEY, ESSEX	1991-09-17

Among its peers

Top 5%

by shareholders' funds, of 47 similar companies in CO

The largest employer among its local peers (109 staff).

The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1949.

No.1 of the largest other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians) companies in Colchester →

Competitors Colchester

2. HEALEY TOOL HIRE & SALES LIMITED

£3,313,059
3. G & C TIMBER & JOINERY LIMITED

£1,227,328
4. BROOMFIELDS FARM LIMITED

£416,565
5. THE CURTAIN EXCHANGE LIMITED

£286,511
6. SHAPE AND COLOUR LIMITED

£264,907

This company ranks 1 among other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians) in Colchester.

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Property in England & Wales 6 titles

Freehold: 5
Leasehold: 1
Most recent registration: 2015-06-30
Price paid, where recorded: £1,400,000
Where: Essex (6)

Title number	County	Tenure	Registered	Price paid
EX922563	Essex	Leasehold	2015-06-30	—
EX345623	Essex	Freehold	2015-04-21	—
EX767298	Essex	Freehold	2015-04-21	£1,400,000
EX767300	Essex	Freehold	2015-04-21	—
EX831083	Essex	Freehold	2015-04-21	—
EX831085	Essex	Freehold	2015-04-21	—

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