Poplar Nurseries Limited
Active00469113Wholesale & retailIncorporated 30 May 1949 · Colchester
garden centre
Revenue
£8.2m
▲ +11.4% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
£480k
Margin 7.4%
Employees
109
▼ -0.9% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£5.7m
Total assets £6.6m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
6 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Jan 2021
£6.1m
Jan 2022
£8.4m▲ +37.8%
Jan 2023
£7.2m▼ -13.7%
Jan 2024
£7.2m– 0.0%
Jan 2025
£7.4m▲ +2.5%
Jan 2026
£8.2m▲ +11.4%
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2026 | £8.2m | ▲ +11.4% | £658k | 109 | £5.7m |
| 31 Jan 2025 | £7.4m | ▲ +2.5% | £440k | 110 | £5.4m |
| 31 Jan 2024 | £7.2m | – 0.0% | £590k | 105 | £5.3m |
| 31 Jan 2023 | £7.2m | ▼ -13.7% | £965k | 95 | £5.0m |
| 31 Jan 2022 | £8.4m | ▲ +37.8% | £1.6m | 102 | £4.4m |
| 31 Jan 2021 | £6.1m | — | £880k | — | £3.3m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 31 Jan 2026. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £8.2m
- Gross profit
- £1.8m
- Operating profit
- £609k
- Profit before tax
- £658k
- Profit after tax
- £480k
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £6.6m
- Cash
- £2.0m
- Total liabilities
- £873k
- Net assets
- £5.7m
- Revenue per employee
- £76k
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