Opperman Plants Limited (02495655): administration
- Status
- In administration
- Administration began
- 2026-04-07
- Administrators
- Nathan Jones, John Anthony Lowe
- Administrators' firm
- FRP Advisory
- Formerly
- Opperman & Campbell Limited; Shapemerge Limited
- Incorporated
- 1990-04-25
- Location
- Leicester
- Industry
- 01300 Plant propagation
Why it went into administration
- HMRC / tax arrears
- Loss of a key customer, supplier or contract
- Bad debts / customer insolvency
- Cash flow / liquidity pressure
- Creditor pressure / legal action
- Weather / natural events
From the administrators' statement
Incorporated in 1997, Opperman Plants Limited (‘the Company”) was a family run nursery based in Spalding, Lincolnshire, producing ornamental pot plants to retailers and wholesalers across the UK. More recently it had also established an on-site retail shop and supplied customers via online channels (own website and Amazon site).
The Company traded from a freehold premises situated at 13 Mallard Rd, Low Fulney, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 6ND, a site which includes glasshouses, on-site shop, office, two residential properties, biomass boiler and reservoir.
Employing 42 members of staff on appointment, including the directors, Michael Opperman and Jenny Opperman who are also joint shareholders. Whilst the Company has the facilities to grow plants all year round, the demand cycle from customers was relatively seasonal (busier periods from late-spring to late-autumn). Business profit margins were also impacted by the weather.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2026-06-01) · Companies House register