SHARMANS AGRICULTURAL LIMITED
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Cash
£6.8M
+140.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£34M
+0.1% vs 2023
Employees
120
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
-64.6% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £63,372,436 | £63,273,790 | -0.2% | |
| Operating profit | £2,712,804 | £726,263 | -73.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,881,307 | £1,019,222 | -64.6% | |
| Net profit | £2,667,777 | £28,136 | -98.9% | |
| Cash | £2,830,475 | £6,810,215 | +140.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £34,164,176 | £34,992,361 | +2.4% | |
| Net assets | £33,628,114 | £33,656,250 | +0.1% | |
| Equity | £33,628,114 | £33,656,250 | +0.1% | |
| Average employees | 120 | 120 | 0% | |
| Wages | £2,930,789 | £3,376,623 | +15.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £242,500 | £280,250 | +15.6% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.3% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | 4.2% | 0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.9% | 2.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 34.1% | 27.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.36x | 3.01x | |
| Interest cover | 89.16x | 21.34x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- SHARMANS AGRICULTURAL LIMITED 1989-07-20 → present
- SHARMAN & LADBURY LIMITED 1924-07-16 → 1989-07-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Clement Millar
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company's operations have generated healthy cash flows and the balance sheet remains strong. The continued investment in cost management and efficiencies should ensure that the company maintains and continues to improve its performance and customer service levels going forward. Opportunities for growth give the directors confidence that the company is well placed to continue its strong position going forward.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAZARD, Sally-Anne | Secretary | 2022-08-01 | — | — |
| BARCLAY, Scott James | Director | 2010-07-09 | May 1981 | British |
| DISNEY, Francis John | Director | — | Jun 1950 | British |
| HAZARD, Sally-Anne | Director | 2012-04-06 | Jul 1977 | British |
| MADGE, James David | Director | 2018-12-21 | May 1980 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GASPER, Guy Edward Kalijian | Secretary | 2018-06-26 | 2022-08-01 |
| MARSHALL, Elizabeth Ann | Secretary | — | 2018-06-26 |
| BARCLAY, Harry James | Director | 1995-02-17 | 2003-10-02 |
| BARCLAY, Harry | Director | — | 1994-06-20 |
| BARCLAY, Roger Gordon | Director | — | 2010-07-09 |
| MARSHALL, Elizabeth Ann | Director | — | 2018-06-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Scott James Barclay | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-08-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-09-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-09-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-09-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-09-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-04-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.