COTSWOLD SEEDS LIMITED
Company number 01163604 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Cotswold Seeds Limited is a highly creditworthy business with a 50-year trading history, no external debt, and £3.3M in cash against just £391K in current liabilities. Net assets have grown consistently to £8.2M through retained profits, demonstrating strong and sustainable profitability. The company represents minimal credit risk for standard commercial facilities; approval is recommended with routine monitoring of related party transactions and cash deployment strategy.
Shareholders' funds
£8,199,897
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1974-03-19
- Employees
- 28 (2025 accounts · was 27 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Cotswold Business Village, London Road, Moreton In Marsh, Gloucestershire, GL56 0JQ
- Postcode
- GL56 0JQ
- Capital
- 613 GBP
- Accounts category
- Small
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-10-12
- Next due by
- 2027-10-26
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47760 Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores
Officers 3 current · 6 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by HONEYDALE LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZB131879 (Tier 2), registered since 2021.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- cotswoldseeds.com
- Phone
- 01608652552
Same day dispatch of grass seeds including, legumes, herbs, wildflower and environmental mixes for conventional and organic livestock and arable farmers.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| COTSWOLD GRAIN & SEEDS LIMITED | 1994-12-16 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| BARN BUSINESS CENTRE, GREAT RISSINGTON, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL54 2LH | 1999-12-02 |
| 42 UPPER BERKELEY STREET, LONDON, W1H 7PL | 1990-01-20 |
| 29 PORTLAND PLACE, LONDON W1N 3AG | 1987-02-03 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 56 similar companies in GL
2nd largest employer among its local peers (28 staff).
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1974.
Competitors Cheltenham
This company ranks 1 among retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores in Cheltenham.
The class of 1974
53%
of the 5,337 companies incorporated in 1974 are still active today; 39% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.