Company · Preston
Stocks Lane Nurseries Limited
Plant propagation
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 6
- David Neil Hassall 2014-2026 View profile
- David Broster 2002-2014 View profile
- Mark Philip Snelson 2002-2020 View profile
- Gregory Simon Freer 2002-2026 View profile
- Barry William Grantham 2011-2026 View profile
- Jane Broster 2002-2010 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Plant propagation
- Incorporated
- 16/01/2002
- Registered office
- Preston
Ownership
Owned by (4) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Gregory Simon Freer ceased 2026-06-03
25-50% shares · notified 2017-01-16 - David Neil Hassall ceased 2026-06-03
25-50% shares · notified 2017-01-16 - Mark Philip Snelson ceased 2020-01-01
25-50% shares · notified 2017-01-16 - The Brookes Group Holdings Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-06-03
Group
- Stocks Lane Nurseries Limited
is controlled by Gregory Simon Freer
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2017-01-16, ceased 2026-06-03 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Gregory Simon Freer.
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Financials
- Net assets
- £1,147,103
- Total assets
- £1,211,279
- Cash
- £955,584
- Employees
- 23
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £1,147,103 |
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £1,147,103 |
| 2024-12-31 | Not reported | £1,111,432 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
2 directors on the board
- Sara Ann Brookes Director · appointed 2026
- Christopher James Brookes Director · appointed 2026
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Sara Ann Brookes Director · appointed 2026
- Christopher James Brookes Director · appointed 2026
Left in the last 12 months
- David Neil Hassall Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2026
- Gregory Simon Freer Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2026
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 04353833
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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