SYNGENTA LIMITED
Operating as a UK subsidiary of the global Syngenta Group, which is ultimately owned by the Chinese state-owned enterprise Sinochem, the company manufactures agricultural pesticides, crop protection products, and seeds.
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£721m
-18.2% vs 2024
Employees
1,954
-2.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£53m
-84.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £514,000,000 | £466,000,000 | £495,000,000 | +6.2% | |
| Operating profit | £64,000,000 | £23,000,000 | £37,000,000 | +60.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £75,000,000 | £340,000,000 | £53,000,000 | -84.4% | |
| Net profit | £67,000,000 | £307,000,000 | £29,000,000 | -90.6% | |
| Cash | £318,000,000 | £578,000,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £630,000,000 | £933,000,000 | £788,000,000 | -15.5% | |
| Net assets | £578,000,000 | £881,000,000 | £721,000,000 | -18.2% | |
| Equity | £578,000,000 | £881,000,000 | £721,000,000 | -18.2% | |
| Average employees | 2,002 | 2,004 | 1,954 | -2.5% | |
| Wages | £141,000,000 | £130,000,000 | £139,000,000 | +6.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £507,996 | £419,528 | £378,968 | -9.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £33,768 | £36,635 | £26,304 | -28.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £339,894 | £264,428 | £224,218 | -15.2% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.5% | 4.9% | 7.5% | |
| Net margin | 13.0% | 65.9% | 5.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.2% | 2.5% | 4.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 27.7% | 19.9% | 24.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | 4.23x | 3.47x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- SYNGENTA LIMITED 2000-11-21 → present
- ZENECA LIMITED 1992-11-18 → 2000-11-21
- ICI BIOSCIENCE LIMITED 1992-09-25 → 1992-11-18
- HACKREMCO (NO.757) LIMITED 1992-04-29 → 1992-09-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making an assessment of the Company's financial position the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence up until at least 30 September 2027.”
Significant events
- “After the balance sheet date, the closure of the Paraquat and MP1 manufacturing plants at the Company's Huddersfield site was announced.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCCULLOCH, Shirley | Secretary | 2022-09-12 | — | — |
| BOEHMER, Jutta Elisabeth, Dr | Director | 2024-06-17 | Jan 1971 | German |
| EVE, Graham Francis | Director | 2026-01-16 | Sep 1975 | British |
| HOLLANDS, Michael John | Director | 2024-06-17 | Mar 1964 | British,Swiss |
| MUTTON, Lynsey, Dr | Director | 2024-01-01 | Jan 1982 | British |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLISS, Matthew David | Secretary | 2002-07-12 | 2022-09-12 |
| BOARDMAN, Lynton David | Secretary | 2001-04-04 | 2002-07-12 |
| MUSKER, Graeme Harold Rankine | Secretary | 1992-09-25 | 2000-01-04 |
| SULLIVAN, Jonathan Dale | Secretary | 2000-01-04 | 2001-04-04 |
| HACKWOOD SERVICE COMPANY | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-04-29 | 1992-09-25 |
| BARNES, James David Francis, Sir | Director | 1992-09-25 | 2000-01-04 |
| BISSELL, Robert Bruce | Director | 2000-11-13 | 2007-02-20 |
| BOARDMAN, Lynton David | Director | 2001-04-04 | 2002-07-12 |
| BOTHAM, Philip Andrew, Dr | Director | 2014-03-21 | 2018-09-21 |
| BUGNON, Pascal, Dr | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2024-06-17 |
| BUSHELL, Michael John, Dr | Director | 2007-02-20 | 2010-01-13 |
| CONN, Alistair David, Dr | Director | 2013-05-17 | 2021-12-31 |
| DEMPSEY, Neil | Director | 2001-04-04 | 2004-07-23 |
| DOYLE, Peter, Doctor | Director | — | 1999-04-05 |
| GILLHAM, David John, Dr | Director | 2003-10-13 | 2006-04-06 |
| GRAY, Thomas, Dr | Director | 2014-03-21 | 2018-12-31 |
| HALLIWELL, James Dominic | Director | 2014-01-14 | 2024-06-17 |
| HENDRIE, Ronald | Director | 2007-12-31 | 2013-05-17 |
| HILL, Keith Edward | Director | 2000-11-13 | 2003-11-10 |
| HOLDSWORTH, Richard | Director | 2001-04-04 | 2002-07-02 |
| JOHNSON, Andrew David | Director | 2004-07-23 | 2023-12-31 |
| LEWIS, Fraser John, Dr | Director | 2018-09-21 | 2019-12-31 |
| MAYO, John Charles | Director | — | 1997-10-01 |
| MCKILLOP, Thomas Fulton Wilson, Doctor | Director | 1996-01-08 | 2000-11-13 |
| PEACOCK, Mark Gerard | Director | 2007-02-20 | 2014-03-21 |
| PINK, Alan Ind Harvey | Director | 1993-05-11 | 1999-04-05 |
| PRAGNELL, Michael Patrick | Director | 1997-01-01 | 2001-04-04 |
| RAMSAY, John | Director | 2003-11-28 | 2014-01-14 |
| REAY, James | Director | 2020-02-11 | 2024-06-17 |
| RICHARDS, Christopher Gareth Joseph | Director | 2002-08-06 | 2003-09-12 |
| RODGERS, Anthony Thomas George | Director | — | 1995-09-30 |
| RUSHTON, Kenneth John | Director | 1992-09-25 | 1993-01-18 |
| SNELL, Darren Paul | Director | 2010-01-13 | 2014-03-21 |
| STAVLING, Ake Bo | Director | 2000-01-04 | 2000-11-13 |
| SWAINE, Harry | Director | 2006-04-06 | 2007-02-20 |
| SWAN, Robert Renny | Director | 2004-07-23 | 2007-12-31 |
| SYMONDS, Jonathan Richard | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2000-11-13 |
| WADDINGTON, Peter | Director | 2022-05-23 | 2025-09-23 |
| WHITE, Victor Oscar | Director | 1992-09-25 | 1993-01-18 |
| WILLIAMS, Kevin | Director | 2002-08-06 | 2004-07-23 |
| HACKWOOD DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-04-29 | 1992-09-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syngenta Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 229 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-12 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-15 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.