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hillier nurseries limited Company Information

Company Number

01260468

Next Accounts

May 2025

Directors

Robert Hillier

David Holligon

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Shareholders

trustees of robert hillier settlement trust

trustees of john hillier settlement trust

Group Structure

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Industry

Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilisers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores

Registered Address

ampfield house, ampfield, romsey, hampshire, SO51 9PA

Website

www.hillier.co.uk

hillier nurseries limited Estimated Valuation

£71.1m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of HILLIER NURSERIES LIMITED at £71.1m based on Net Assets of £42.1m and 1.69x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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Hillier Nurseries Limited is a live company located in romsey, SO51 9PA with a Companies House number of 01260468. It operates in the wholesale of flowers and plants sector, SIC Code 46220. Founded in May 1976, it's largest shareholder is trustees of robert hillier settlement trust with a 50% stake. Hillier Nurseries Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £69.4m with high growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Hillier Nurseries Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 9 measures and has 3 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating5out of 5

9 Strong

0 Regular

3 Weak

Size

annual sales of £69.4m, make it larger than the average company (£7.5m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 23%, show it is growing at a faster rate (9.5%)

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Hillier Nurseries Limited's latest turnover from August 2023 is £69.4 million and the company has net assets of £42.1 million. According to their latest financial statements, Hillier Nurseries Limited has 1,063 employees and maintains cash reserves of £2.3 million as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Aug 2023	Aug 2022	Aug 2021	Aug 2020	Aug 2019	Aug 2018	Aug 2017	Aug 2016	Aug 2015	Aug 2014	Aug 2013	Aug 2012	Aug 2011	Aug 2010	Aug 2009
Turnover	69,414,011	55,145,304	50,812,276	37,502,373	37,343,438	32,772,244	33,020,801	30,617,487	28,391,196	27,180,814	25,401,696	26,216,460	28,236,006	26,996,975	26,827,044
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales	36,027,745	26,170,915	21,522,682	17,815,670	18,178,525	16,766,738	16,728,018	15,273,859	14,489,794	13,712,891	13,472,918	14,145,967	14,379,584	14,755,882	14,486,308
Gross Profit	33,386,266	28,974,389	29,289,594	19,686,703	19,164,913	16,005,506	16,292,783	15,343,628	13,901,402	13,467,923	11,928,778	12,070,493	13,856,422	12,241,093	12,340,736
Admin Expenses	29,634,872	23,057,347	18,326,751	16,312,810	16,243,378	14,125,198	13,933,023	13,540,968	12,561,427	12,045,966	11,580,984	11,998,816	13,128,543	12,395,677	11,526,523
Operating Profit	3,751,394	5,917,042	10,962,843	3,373,893	2,921,535	1,880,308	2,359,760	1,802,660	1,339,975	1,421,957	347,794	71,677	727,879	-154,584	814,213
Interest Payable	1,118,081	191,076	377,662	551,921	222,910	758,140	315,633	533,915	962,619	1,008,509	977,636	1,047,917	369,289	885,608	248,348
Interest Receivable	44,840	29,350	20,358	28,056	17,575	438,253	80,911	181,826	877,200	856,553	739,581	690,152	4,149	697,557	35,750
Pre-Tax Profit	2,656,866	5,631,653	10,724,265	8,471,096	2,601,804	1,578,186	2,123,511	1,484,154	915,542	3,780,648	113,383	-156,695	369,233	-430,483	553,703
Tax	-216,317	-2,388,045	-2,306,844	-2,085,685	-685,334	-402,420	-487,444	-378,449	-286,218	-284,775	-8,966	43,862	-146,485	-41,674	-208,533
Profit After Tax	2,440,549	3,243,608	8,417,421	6,385,411	1,916,470	1,175,766	1,636,067	1,105,705	629,324	3,495,873	104,417	-112,833	222,748	-472,157	345,170
Dividends Paid	70,000	65,000	60,000	60,000	55,000	55,000	55,000	50,000	50,000			45,000	45,000	45,000	40,000
Retained Profit	2,370,549	3,178,608	8,357,421	6,325,411	1,861,470	1,120,766	1,581,067	1,055,705	579,324	3,495,873	104,417	-157,833	177,748	-517,157	305,170
Employee Costs	18,850,762	14,335,161	12,618,815	11,476,029	10,304,636	9,416,531	8,805,983	8,283,969	7,487,665	7,019,946	6,913,836	7,151,865	7,710,903	7,257,448	7,099,135
Number Of Employees	1,063	762	674	663	531	503	514	483	448	404	418	443	498	496	460
EBITDA*	6,262,826	7,910,584	12,672,658	5,057,433	4,107,924	3,035,578	3,474,457	2,861,081	2,286,766	2,338,476	1,333,817	1,122,382	1,772,336	813,223	1,648,418

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Aug 2023	Aug 2022	Aug 2021	Aug 2020	Aug 2019	Aug 2018	Aug 2017	Aug 2016	Aug 2015	Aug 2014	Aug 2013	Aug 2012	Aug 2011	Aug 2010	Aug 2009
Tangible Assets	63,251,576	37,836,834	31,451,751	30,783,057	27,258,053	16,752,434	16,153,783	15,128,962	13,779,253	12,149,186	12,712,849	13,375,182	14,396,270	12,482,009	12,052,242
Intangible Assets	163,168	187,084	211,435	229,581	53,714	59,682	66,314	73,676	81,868				12,500	42,500	72,500
Investments & Other	681,002	2	2	2
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
Total Fixed Assets	64,095,746	38,023,920	31,663,188	31,012,640	27,311,767	16,812,116	16,220,097	15,202,638	13,861,121	12,149,186	12,712,849	13,375,182	14,408,770	12,524,509	12,124,742
Stock & work in progress	14,005,421	12,826,089	9,535,848	5,301,219	5,609,134	4,403,819	4,740,812	4,314,567	3,780,624	3,421,912	3,491,321	3,681,705	3,803,396	4,181,909	4,387,097
Trade Debtors	646,797	356,828	466,838	509,856	821,767	639,091	1,186,307	1,106,901	1,082,896	1,211,881	1,129,714	1,347,182	1,308,043	1,259,273	1,215,274
Group Debtors	100,000	100,000	100,000
Misc Debtors	1,657,258	1,313,468	966,591	3,645,153	1,082,792	607,307	464,128	424,935	541,512	401,847	438,048	410,812	499,316	538,889	416,238
Cash	2,310,265	8,777,237	15,591,618	13,106,274	9,597,472	7,884,658	7,145,278	6,850,317	7,025,011	8,550,193	3,541,049	2,666,336	2,661,475	2,108,316	3,998,556
misc current assets
total current assets	18,719,741	23,373,622	26,660,895	22,562,502	17,111,165	13,534,875	13,536,525	12,696,720	12,430,043	13,585,833	8,600,132	8,106,035	8,272,230	8,088,387	10,017,165
total assets	82,815,487	61,397,542	58,324,083	53,575,142	44,422,932	30,346,991	29,756,622	27,899,358	26,291,164	25,735,019	21,312,981	21,481,217	22,681,000	20,612,896	22,141,907
Bank overdraft	1,447,369														70,950
Bank loan				88,000	88,000	88,000	88,000	402,788	313,211	86,957	86,956	86,956	86,956	86,956	86,956
Trade Creditors	8,894,310	5,772,267	6,131,013	5,575,407	4,778,819	3,177,827	3,122,306	2,854,154	3,040,534	3,024,151	2,010,222	1,921,035	2,009,418	1,586,877	2,411,111
Group/Directors Accounts	97,859	85,561	80,106	81,529	93,613	83,774	132,999	98,958	149,852	110,674	95,466	84,186	359,654	389,408	379,969
other short term finances	892,243	865,252	858,336	1,046,710	563,432	558,809	582,298	587,491	599,765	626,375	655,618	652,329	412,955	424,710	442,785
hp & lease commitments				29,309	75,381	64,149	8,243	44,913	114,755	121,923	149,197	192,266	235,505	235,958	273,368
other current liabilities	5,725,538	5,562,745	6,264,090	6,134,016	3,930,459	3,013,792	3,453,354	3,161,671	2,197,646	2,076,939	1,741,305	1,579,208	1,923,164	2,063,683	1,840,258
total current liabilities	17,057,319	12,285,825	13,333,545	12,954,971	9,529,704	6,986,351	7,387,200	7,149,975	6,415,763	6,047,019	4,738,764	4,515,980	5,027,652	4,787,592	5,505,397
loans	19,981,152	6,135,830	6,630,191	10,879,750	12,984,406	3,683,871	3,947,156	3,958,941	4,202,215	4,438,795	4,668,888	4,876,615	5,093,322	3,247,105	3,429,210
hp & lease commitments					29,309	81,690		9,485	52,675	142,392	76,343	138,594	262,904	367,745	467,452
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities
provisions	3,641,389	3,774,809	2,321,157	2,049,432	550,775	391,721	373,674	377,432	350,291	265,519	248,365	300,024	368,445	362,585	323,702
total long term liabilities	23,622,541	10,573,639	14,832,348	20,170,182	18,596,490	7,550,282	8,449,830	9,924,858	7,947,671	7,657,106	6,964,596	7,926,233	7,219,671	6,709,435	6,391,364
total liabilities	40,679,860	22,859,464	28,165,893	33,125,153	28,126,194	14,536,633	15,837,030	17,074,833	14,363,434	13,704,125	11,703,360	12,442,213	12,247,323	11,497,027	11,896,761
net assets	42,135,627	38,538,078	30,158,190	20,449,989	16,296,738	15,810,358	13,919,592	10,824,525	11,927,730	12,030,894	9,609,621	9,039,004	10,433,677	9,115,869	10,245,146
total shareholders funds	42,135,627	38,538,078	30,158,190	20,449,989	16,296,738	15,810,358	13,919,592	10,824,525	11,927,730	12,030,894	9,609,621	9,039,004	10,433,677	9,115,869	10,245,146

	Aug 2023	Aug 2022	Aug 2021	Aug 2020	Aug 2019	Aug 2018	Aug 2017	Aug 2016	Aug 2015	Aug 2014	Aug 2013	Aug 2012	Aug 2011	Aug 2010	Aug 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	3,751,394	5,917,042	10,962,843	3,373,893	2,921,535	1,880,308	2,359,760	1,802,660	1,339,975	1,421,957	347,794	71,677	727,879	-154,584	814,213
Depreciation	2,487,516	1,969,191	1,691,669	1,659,407	1,180,421	1,148,638	1,107,335	1,050,229	940,223	916,519	986,023	1,038,205	1,014,457	937,807	804,205
Amortisation	23,916	24,351	18,146	24,133	5,968	6,632	7,362	8,192	6,568			12,500	30,000	30,000	30,000
Tax	-216,317	-2,388,045	-2,306,844	-2,085,685	-685,334	-402,420	-487,444	-378,449	-286,218	-284,775	-8,966	43,862	-146,485	-41,674	-208,533
Stock	1,179,332	3,290,241	4,234,629	-307,915	1,205,315	-336,993	426,245	533,943	358,712	-69,409	-190,384	-121,691	-378,513	-205,188	4,387,097
Debtors	633,759	236,867	-2,621,580	2,250,450	658,161	-404,037	118,599	-92,572	10,680	45,966	-190,232	-49,365	9,197	166,650	1,631,512
Creditors	3,122,043	-358,746	555,606	796,588	1,600,992	55,521	268,152	-186,380	16,383	1,013,929	89,187	-88,383	422,541	-824,234	2,411,111
Accruals and Deferred Income	162,793	-701,345	130,074	2,203,557	916,667	-439,562	291,683	964,025	120,707	335,634	162,097	-343,956	-140,519	223,425	1,840,258
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	-133,420	1,453,652	271,725	1,498,657	159,054	18,047	-3,758	27,141	84,772	17,154	-51,659	-68,421	5,860	38,883	323,702
Cash flow from operations	7,384,834	2,388,992	9,710,170	5,528,015	4,235,827	3,008,194	2,998,246	2,846,047	1,853,018	3,443,861	1,905,092	836,540	2,283,049	248,161	-3,653
Investing Activities
capital expenditure						-1,511,280	-2,133,683	-2,194,342	-2,626,776	2,415,862	-212,013	122,227	-2,743,442	-1,186,601	-675,636
Change in Investments	681,000			2
cash flow from investments	-681,000			-2		-1,511,280	-2,133,683	-2,194,342	-2,626,776	2,415,862	-212,013	122,227	-2,743,442	-1,186,601	-675,636
Financing Activities
Bank loans			-88,000				-314,788	89,577	226,254	1					86,956
Group/Directors Accounts	12,298	5,455	-1,423	-12,084	9,839	-49,225	34,041	-50,894	39,178	15,208	11,280	-275,468	-29,754	9,439	379,969
Other Short Term Loans	26,991	6,916	-188,374	483,278	4,623	-23,489	-5,193	-12,274	-26,610	-29,243	3,289	239,374	-11,755	-18,075	442,785
Long term loans	13,845,322	-494,361	-4,249,559	-2,104,656	9,300,535	-263,285	-11,785	-243,274	-236,580	-230,093	-207,727	-216,707	1,846,217	-182,105	3,429,210
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments			-29,309	-75,381	-41,149	137,596	-46,155	-113,032	-96,885	38,775	-105,320	-167,549	-105,294	-137,117	740,820
other long term liabilities
share issue	1,227,000	5,201,280	1,350,780	-2,172,160	-1,375,090	770,000	1,514,000	-2,158,910	-682,488	-1,074,600	466,200	-1,236,840	1,140,060	-612,120	9,939,976
interest	-1,073,241	-161,726	-357,304	-523,865	-205,335	-319,887	-234,722	-352,089	-85,419	-151,956	-238,055	-357,765	-365,140	-188,051	-212,598
cash flow from financing	14,038,370	4,557,564	-3,563,189	-4,404,868	7,693,423	251,710	935,398	-2,840,896	-862,550	-1,431,908	-70,333	-2,014,955	2,474,334	-1,128,029	14,807,118
cash and cash equivalents
cash	-6,466,972	-6,814,381	2,485,344	3,508,802	1,712,814	739,380	294,961	-174,694	-1,525,182	5,009,144	874,713	4,861	553,159	-1,890,240	3,998,556
overdraft	1,447,369													-70,950	70,950
change in cash	-7,914,341	-6,814,381	2,485,344	3,508,802	1,712,814	739,380	294,961	-174,694	-1,525,182	5,009,144	874,713	4,861	553,159	-1,819,290	3,927,606

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Low Risk50 - 70

Moderate Risk30 - 50

High Risk20 - 30

Very High Risk0 - 20

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HILLIER NURSERIES LIMITED group structure

Hillier Nurseries Limited has 2 subsidiary companies.

Ultimate parent company

HILLIER NURSERIES LIMITED

01260468

2 subsidiaries

ROSEBOURNE LIMITED

09002169

HILLIER SANG MANAGEMENT LIMITED

12290283

HILLIER NURSERIES LIMITED Shareholders

trustees of robert hillier settlement trust	50%
trustees of john hillier settlement trust	50%

Hillier Nurseries Limited currently has 7 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Robert Hillier (Mar 1991) and Mr David Holligon (Jan 2014).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr Robert Hillier		81 years	Mar 1991	-	Director
Mr David Holligon		52 years	Jan 2014	-	Director
Mr Christopher Francis		61 years	Mar 2014	-	Director
Mr George Hillier		51 years	Sep 2018	-	Director
Mr Martin Hillier		57 years	Sep 2018	-	Director
Mr Gavin Marsh	England	58 years	Sep 2018	-	Director
Mr Adam Dunnett		56 years	Apr 2019	-	Director

P&L

August 2023

turnover

69.4m

+26%

operating profit

3.8m

-37%

gross margin

48.1%

-8.46%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

August 2023

net assets

42.1m

+0.09%

total assets

82.8m

+0.35%

cash

2.3m

-0.74%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

01260468

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

47760 - Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilisers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores

46220 - Wholesale of flowers and plants

incorporation date

May 1976

ultimate parent company

None

previous names

hillier nurseries (winchester) limited (February 1992)

address

ampfield house, ampfield, romsey, hampshire, SO51 9PA

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