CARRS BILLINGTON AGRICULTURE (SALES) LIMITED
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Cash
£4.2M
+537.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£23M
-21.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
489
-1.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£24K
+102.4% first positive since 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-09-03 | 2023-09-02 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £361,469,874 | £323,369,918 | £326,065,503 | +0.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,076,188 | -£551,661 | £126,423 | +122.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,729,795 | £115,667 | -£1,019,244 | £24,070 | +102.4% | |
| Net profit | £2,855,971 | -£420,571 | -£773,244 | -£71,930 | +90.7% | |
| Cash | £12,073,978 | £297,909 | £655,032 | £4,175,174 | +537.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £33,746,933 | £34,383,772 | £31,022,537 | £24,566,060 | -20.8% | |
| Net assets | £32,927,700 | £32,507,129 | £28,733,885 | £22,575,830 | -21.4% | |
| Equity | £32,927,700 | £32,507,129 | £28,733,885 | £22,575,830 | -21.4% | |
| Average employees | 526 | 520 | 496 | 489 | -1.4% | |
| Wages | £15,285,573 | £16,784,833 | £16,862,228 | £17,257,280 | +2.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £374,744 | £0 | £11,971 | £139,367 | +1,064.2% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-09-03 | 2023-09-02 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 0.3% | -0.2% | 0.0% | |
| Net margin | — | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 3.1% | -1.8% | 0.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.28x | 1.24x | 1.11x | |
| Interest cover | — | 0.69x | -0.33x | 0.09x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- CARRS BILLINGTON AGRICULTURE (SALES) LIMITED 2001-09-04 → present
- CARRS AGRICULTURE LIMITED 1989-11-15 → 2001-09-04
- OLIVER AND SNOWDON LIMITED 1923-05-03 → 1989-11-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- CARRS BILLINGTON AGRICULTURE (SALES) LIMITED · parent
- Phoenix Feeds Limited 100%
- Horse and Pet Warehouse Limited 100%
- Pearson Farm Supplies Limited 100%
- Paul Chuter Agricultural Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 30 September 2025 the company acquired the trading book of Clark and Weir Limited.”
- “On 13 November 2025 the company acquired 100% of the share capital of L.S. Smellie Holdings Limitec.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUNSEY, Elizabeth Jane | Secretary | 2023-09-01 | — | — |
| BLAKE, Gary Michael | Director | 2012-01-23 | Jun 1973 | British |
| HEWISON, Debbie Ellen | Director | 2024-08-05 | Jul 1981 | British |
| HUGHES, Stephen Glynn | Director | 2021-03-09 | Jan 1969 | British |
| STEEPLES, Paul William | Director | 2024-01-01 | Apr 1957 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARSHALL, David | Secretary | 2022-10-26 | 2023-09-01 |
| RATCLIFFE, Matthew | Secretary | 2016-11-25 | 2022-10-26 |
| WOOD, Katie | Secretary | 2013-01-01 | 2016-11-25 |
| WOOD, Ronald Chalmers | Secretary | — | 2013-01-01 |
| ARMSTRONG, David Brian | Director | — | 1994-06-30 |
| AUSTIN, Neil | Director | 2020-05-18 | 2022-10-26 |
| COLE, Mark Augustus | Director | 2019-09-20 | 2022-10-26 |
| COPUS, Peter John | Director | 1995-05-12 | 2009-01-26 |
| CRAWFORD, John | Director | 1994-08-18 | 2008-03-31 |
| DALTON, Ian Thomas | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2001-09-03 |
| DAVIES, Timothy John | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2021-01-12 |
| DENBY, Stanley Allan | Director | 1993-07-15 | 2001-09-03 |
| DIXON, Kevin | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2020-05-18 |
| FORSTER, Michael Dean | Director | 2020-05-18 | 2022-02-24 |
| GATE, Ian | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2020-05-18 |
| GOODERHAM, Simon Nicholas | Director | 2001-09-03 | 2011-11-11 |
| HOLMES, Christopher Nigel Couper | Director | — | 2013-07-31 |
| LIMMER, Andrew John | Director | 2022-02-24 | 2022-12-30 |
| MONAGHAN, David | Director | — | 2010-10-01 |
| MOUNTAIN, Hugh Gareth | Director | — | 1999-02-17 |
| PELHAM, Hugh Marcus | Director | 2021-01-12 | 2021-10-11 |
| QUINN, Richard | Director | 2023-02-02 | 2024-02-29 |
| SMITH, Simon | Director | — | 1992-05-22 |
| STEEPLES, Paul William | Director | 2001-09-03 | 2021-10-11 |
| TOMLINSON, Rae | Director | 1993-01-01 | 2019-09-20 |
| TUDOR, John Edward | Director | — | 1999-11-20 |
| WHITELEY, Lloyd Leslie Russell | Director | 2001-09-03 | 2021-03-09 |
| WILKINSON, Samuel Benjamin Graves | Director | 2022-10-26 | 2024-01-01 |
| WOOD, Ronald Chalmers | Director | — | 2001-09-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carr's Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-10-26 |
| Billington Agriculture Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Edward Billington And Son Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 227 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-18 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-05-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-04-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-02-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.