HORTICULTURAL TRADES ASSOCIATION(THE)

HORTICULTURE HOUSE, CHILTON, DIDCOT, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 0RN

Company Number: 00169606
Incorporation date: 12-Aug-1920
Status: Active
Entity type: PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)

SIC codes:
94110 Activities of business and employers membership organizations

SUMMARY

This company is 104.7 years old and is currently active. It is controlled by multiple entities. The company has positive equity (net assets) of GBP 2.6 million which has decreased from the previous year's figure of GBP 2.7 million. The company has 13 active officers (directors or partners) who are or were officers of 33 other companies, 4 (12.1%) of which have since been dissolved or are proposed for strike off. The company has no public disputes filed on the Business Disputes Register. There are no court cases involving the company that we are aware of.

FINANCIALS (BETA)

Next accounts due: 30-Sep-2025
Accounts Filed: FULL (31-Dec-2023)

P&L Financials:

Year end	Currency	Revenue	Operating profit	Interest Received	Interest Paid	Tax	Net Profit GBP
31-Dec-2023	GBP		-332,821	119,485		-170,305	-43,031
31-Dec-2022	GBP	5,185,589	-860,545	2,993		-11,498	-846,054
31-Dec-2021	GBP	5,375,428	1,278,070	540		211,585	1,067,025
31-Dec-2018	GBP	4,499,586		6,264
31-Dec-2017	GBP	4,576,620		8,471	3,347		457,514
31-Dec-2016	GBP	3,461,075		41,365	19,806

Balance Sheet Financials:

Year end	Currency	Cash	Current Assets	Current Liabilities	Retained Earnings	Net Assets
31-Dec-2023	GBP	5,696,700	26,501,640	29,091,535	1,653,051	2,589,893
31-Dec-2022	GBP	9,335,652	27,461,709	29,900,287	1,696,082	2,674,495
31-Dec-2021	GBP	6,354,316	28,266,392	30,041,262	2,542,136	3,434,620
31-Dec-2018	GBP	2,643,167	20,207,424	649,679	371,141	569,266
31-Dec-2017	GBP			938,361	794,846	922,096
31-Dec-2016	GBP	3,838,240	21,821,955	483,282	371,082	464,582

DISPUTES

No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.org

COMPANY SECRETARY

Status	Name	Appointed on	Resigned on	Occupation	Nationality	All apointments (active/resigned)
Resigned	Paul BASHAM	22 May 2013	11 Sep 2015			0 - 1
Resigned	David Michael GWYTHER	01 Nov 1996	25 Nov 2011	Director General	British	0 - 12
Resigned	Alan Edward STRICKLAND		31 Oct 1996		British	0 - 3

DIRECTORS

Status	Name	Appointed on	Resigned on	Occupation	Nationality	All appointments (active/resigned)	Dissolved companies (rate)
Active	Michael David BURKS	25 Sep 2024		Horticulturalist	British	6 - 2	0 (0.0%)
Active	Mark PITMAN	13 Jun 2024		Managing Director	British	5 - 0	0 (0.0%)
Active	Frances Alison BARNES	22 Mar 2023		Chief Executive Officer	British	1 - 0	0 (0.0%)
Active	Alan Edward DOWN	12 May 2022		Retired	British	1 - 0	0 (0.0%)
Active	William Bell ARMITAGE	12 May 2022		Company Director	British	4 - 3	3 (42.9%)
Active	Neil Stuart GRANT	25 Mar 2021		Managing Director	British	2 - 2	1 (25.0%)
Active	Geoffrey CAESAR	25 Mar 2021		Horticulture	British	1 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Brett Michael AVERY	05 Aug 2020	08 Oct 2021	Managing Director	New Zealander	1 - 2	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Kenneth John William WHITE	18 Jun 2020	22 Dec 2021	Managing Director	British	1 - 3	0 (0.0%)
Active	Jane Elizabeth CROSLAND	18 Jun 2020		Company Director	British	1 - 0	0 (0.0%)
Active	Victoria Anne NUTTALL	18 Jun 2020		Director	British	1 - 0	0 (0.0%)
Active	Timothy James Kentish BARNES	19 Mar 2019		Company Director	British	1 - 0	0 (0.0%)
Active	Brian Donald FRASER	11 Sep 2018		General Manager	British	3 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Boyd John DOUGLAS-DAVIES	11 Sep 2018	25 Sep 2024	Chief Executive	British	1 - 10	1 (9.1%)
Active	Matthew BENT	26 Jun 2018		Managing Director	British	5 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Richard Michael PYRAH	26 Jun 2018	18 Jun 2020	Sales Director	British	0 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Simon John FRASER	12 Sep 2017	15 Dec 2023	Managing Director	United Kingdom	2 - 3	0 (0.0%)
Active	Adam Edwin John, The Hon TAYLOR	06 Dec 2016		Director	British	6 - 1	1 (14.3%)
Resigned	Christopher David RAMSDEN	06 Dec 2016	26 Jun 2018	Account Manager	British	0 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Alexandria Christine VICK	21 Jul 2016	07 Nov 2024	Finance Director	British	0 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Kenneth John William WHITE	04 Nov 2015	19 Mar 2018	Managing Director	British	0 - 2	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Geoff CAESAR	01 Sep 2015	26 Sep 2017	Company Director	British	0 - 2	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Adam Martin FROST	12 Jan 2015	06 Dec 2016	Landscape Design	British	1 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Alexander James SHEPHERD	10 Sep 2014	10 Dec 2020	Company Director	British	7 - 9	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Adam William WIGGLESWORTH	21 Mar 2014	11 Sep 2019	Company Director	British	1 - 2	1 (33.3%)
Resigned	Carol PARIS	24 Sep 2013	09 Mar 2017	Ceo	British	1 - 19	12 (60.0%)
Resigned	Richard James BARNARD	22 May 2013	20 Oct 2015	Managing Director	British	2 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Mark Desmond Thomas PEARSON	09 Oct 2012	06 Dec 2016	Ceo Gardman Ltd	British	3 - 5	3 (37.5%)
Resigned	Peter COOK	09 Oct 2012	26 Jun 2014	Director	British	0 - 7	1 (14.3%)
Resigned	Robert John HEWITT	09 Oct 2012	10 Dec 2020	Ceo. Klondyke Garden Centre	British	7 - 29	13 (36.1%)
Resigned	Mark GREGORY	20 Jan 2010	04 Jul 2012	Landscaper	British	3 - 7	2 (20.0%)
Resigned	Adam Martin FROST	03 Dec 2009	26 Sep 2012	Landscape Garden Designer	British	0 - 2	1 (50.0%)
Resigned	Philip Charles EVASON	21 Oct 2009	12 Oct 2011	Buyer	British	0 - 3	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	John Richard LORD	21 Oct 2009	01 Dec 2014	Company Director Horticulture	British	0 - 2	1 (50.0%)
Resigned	Carol PARIS	16 Oct 2007	10 Aug 2012	Director	British	1 - 19	12 (60.0%)
Resigned	David John NORMAN	16 Oct 2007	06 Dec 2016	Garden Centre Director	British	2 - 3	1 (20.0%)
Resigned	Ian John ASHTON	16 Oct 2007	06 Dec 2016	Horticulturalist	British	0 - 4	2 (50.0%)
Resigned	Caroline Anne Elizabeth OWEN	16 Oct 2007	06 Dec 2016	M D	British	2 - 2	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Stanley John GREEN	16 Oct 2007	12 Sep 2017	Co Director	British	3 - 4	3 (42.9%)
Resigned	Charles John TUGMAN	16 Oct 2007	21 Oct 2009	Managing Director	British	0 - 7	3 (42.9%)
Resigned	Andrew John RICHARDSON	18 Oct 2005	12 Oct 2011	Horticulturist	British	1 - 9	2 (20.0%)
Resigned	Kenneth James CROWTHER	21 Oct 2003	21 Oct 2009	Landscaper & Nurseryman	British	3 - 7	4 (40.0%)
Resigned	Timothy Peter WOODLAND	23 Oct 2001	16 Oct 2007	Horticulture	British	1 - 3	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	John Christopher LITTLE	26 Oct 1999	18 Oct 2005	Retailer	British	1 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Brian Winden PINKER	26 Oct 1999	15 Oct 2007	Managing Director	British	0 - 6	4 (66.7%)
Resigned	Dougal Ramsay George PHILIP	30 Sep 1997	21 Oct 2003	Retailer	British	0 - 8	2 (25.0%)
Resigned	John Sydney LIGHT	13 Oct 1995	23 Oct 2001	Managing Director	British	0 - 5	4 (80.0%)
Resigned	John Michael RICHARDSON	19 Sep 1995	26 Oct 1999	Director	British	6 - 2	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Douglas ALLEN	10 Oct 1993	30 Sep 1997	Garden Centre Propietor	British	0 - 3	1 (33.3%)
Resigned	John Gifford HILLIER		10 Oct 1993	Horticulturist	British	0 - 5	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	John FRASER		26 Oct 1999	Director	British	2 - 4	2 (33.3%)

Number of active directors: 13
Average tenure of active directors: 4.2 years
Average tenure of resigned directors: 4.6 years
Average active director Dissolution Rate: 6.3%

DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES

Name	Michael David BURKS	Mark PITMAN	Frances Alison BARNES	Alan Edward DOWN	William Bell ARMITAGE	Neil Stuart GRANT	Geoffrey CAESAR	Jane Elizabeth CROSLAND	Victoria Anne NUTTALL	Timothy James Kentish BARNES	Brian Donald FRASER	Matthew BENT	Adam Edwin John, The Hon TAYLOR
HORTICULTURAL TRADES ASSOCIATION(THE) (00169606) - Active	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
O.A.TAYLOR & SONS LIMITED (00345754) - Active - Proposal to Strike off													✔
WGC SEEDS LIMITED (00775216) - Active					✔
SPRINGFIELDS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED(THE) (00876136) - Active													✔
ASSOCIATED INDEPENDENT STORES LIMITED (00912655) - Active												✔
O.A.TAYLOR & SONS BULBS LIMITED (00971446) - Active													✔
OAKOVER NURSERIES LIMITED (01269984) - Active											✔
THE GARDEN CENTRE ASSOCIATION LIMITED (01458155) - Active	✔				✔	✔
FERNDALE NURSERY & GARDEN CENTRE LIMITED (01648335) - Active						✔
MARINERS COURT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION LIMITED (02051640) - Active													✔
CASTLE GARDENS SHERBORNE LIMITED (02074878) - Active	✔
POUNDBURY GARDENS LIMITED (02529066) - Active	✔
BRIMSMORE GARDENS LIMITED (02644356) - Active	✔
BENTS GARDEN CENTRE LIMITED (02869245) - Active												✔
THE ABBEYDALE GARDEN COMPANY LTD. (02887643) - Dissolved						✔
WILD LIFE WORLD LIMITED (03477124) - Active		✔
THE GARDENS GROUP LIMITED (03498786) - Active	✔
BORDON HILL NURSERIES LIMITED (03999510) - Active							✔
BENTS GARDEN AND HOME LIMITED (06388887) - Active												✔
BENTS HOLDINGS LIMITED (06470391) - Active												✔
BENTS PROPERTY LIMITED (06470506) - Active												✔
OAT 2012 LIMITED (07932991) - Active													✔
POTTER & REST LIMITED (08805886) - Active	✔
ARMITAGE'S HOME & GARDEN LIMITED (09528231) - Active - Proposal to Strike off					✔
ARMITAGE & SONS (SEEDS) LIMITED (09528285) - Active - Proposal to Strike off					✔
ARMITAGE'S GARDEN CENTRES LIMITED (09528295) - Active - Proposal to Strike off					✔
THE WILDLIFE COMMUNITY LIMITED (12560889) - Active		✔
THE WILDLIFE FAMILY LIMITED (12765649) - Active		✔
MULCH. LIMITED (13039850) - Active					✔
O.A. TAYLOR & SONS FARMS LIMITED (13154132) - Active													✔
TAPE4TREES LTD (13946091) - Active											✔
RESPONSIBLE SOURCING SCHEME LTD (14141862) - Active	✔
THE WILDLIFE FAMILY GROUP LIMITED (15090388) - Active		✔
TREETAPE UK LTD (SC661500) - Active											✔

SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)

This entity is a 'PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)' which is a legal form with no shareholders.

SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)

no shareholding data

CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES

Significant influence or control:Hon Adam Edwin John Taylor - ceased
Significant influence or control:Mr Adam William Wigglesworth - ceased
Significant influence or control:Mr Alan Edward Down - active
Significant influence or control:Mr Boyd John Douglas-Davies - ceased
Significant influence or control:Mr Timothy James Kentish Barnes - active
Significant influence or control:Mrs Alexandria Christine Vick - active
Significant influence or control:Mrs Carol Paris - ceased
Significant influence or control:The Hon Adam Edwin John Taylor - ceased

Controlling entities above

HORTICULTURAL TRADES ASSOCIATION(THE)

no controlled companies

LATE PAYMENTS REPORT

This company has not filed any late payment reports possibly because it is not considered \'Large\'.

COURT CASES

No Court Cases found

PATENTS

No Patents found

COMPETITORS

(Based on Sic code: 94110 Activities of business and employers membership organizations)

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LIQUIDATION RISK (BETA)

This company is Active. Statistically, Active companies have a low probability of being liquidated within a year.
Here are our probability predictions:

Basis	Liquidation within 3 months	Liquidation within 6 months	Liquidation within 12 months	Prediction confidence
HORTICULTURAL TRADES ASSOCIATION(THE)	0.7%	3.6%	7.1%	Medium
Other companies Active in the same sector	1.3%	3.2%	7.3%	Medium


Age	0.6%	1.7%	2.7%	Medium
Company Type	0.3%	2.1%	3.6%	Medium
Accounts category	0.7%	2.2%	3.8%	Medium
Accounting Month	0.6%	2.4%	5.5%	Medium
Sic code count	0.7%	3.5%	7.0%	Medium