GOWAN CROP PROTECTION LIMITED
Operating from Rothamsted Research, Gowan Crop Protection Limited is an agricultural biotechnology business that supplies crop protection products, including the Avadex herbicide brand, and is controlled by Crop Demetra Limited.
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Cash
£349K
EUR 407,000
+98.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£27M
EUR 31,903,000
-24.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
72
+2.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£9.3M
EUR -10,872,000
+60.5% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £211,525,932 | £194,310,330 | £216,688,384 | +11.5% | |
| Operating profit | £3,487,355 | -£15,843,978 | £591,513 | +103.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,906,129 | -£23,589,370 | -£9,320,189 | +60.5% | |
| Net profit | -£1,844,835 | -£24,354,051 | -£8,937,848 | +63.3% | |
| Cash | £55,722 | £175,739 | £348,907 | +98.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £61,155,594 | £36,704,672 | £116,854,694 | +218.4% | |
| Net assets | £60,641,234 | £36,287,184 | £27,349,336 | -24.6% | |
| Equity | £60,641,234 | £36,287,184 | £27,349,336 | -24.6% | |
| Average employees | 72 | 70 | 72 | +2.9% | |
| Wages | £5,243,892 | £5,735,105 | £6,388,341 | +11.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £366,052 | £397,771 | £337,763 | -15.1% |
Figures converted to GBP from EUR at 0.857 per EUR (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.6% | -8.2% | 0.3% | |
| Net margin | -0.9% | -12.5% | -4.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.7% | -43.2% | 0.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 71.7% | 87.5% | 90.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.92x | 0.83x | 1.27x | |
| Interest cover | 0.88x | -2.73x | 0.10x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have obtained confirmation from Gowan Company L.L.C, a company based in the USA, that they will ensure adequate funding is provided to Gowan Crop Protection Limited and it will not seek repayment of any intercompany indebtedness for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. Based on the cash flow forecasts, the Directors have considered the cash requirement of the company, and they are confident that the company will continue as a going concern and meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. The company, therefore, continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- GOWAN CROP PROTECTION LIMITED · parent
- Gowan Belgium 100%
- Gowan India Private Limited 100%
- Gowan Paraguay 10%
Significant events
- “The Company along with its parent company opened subsidiary in Paraguay to take advantage of the business opportunities in Paraguay.”
- “The Company acted as guarantor for Gowan Netherlands BV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Crop Demetra Limited, for share purchase agreement of Ceradis B.V., a company headquartered in Netherlands. The share purchase agreement was executed on 01 October 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEAZLEY, Max Gaston | Director | 2021-01-14 | Oct 1978 | British |
| JESSEN, Juli | Director | 2016-05-20 | Aug 1961 | American |
| VICENTE SANCHEZ, Ignacio | Director | 2026-01-24 | Feb 1971 | Spanish |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENEUFBOURG, Olivier Alain Roger | Director | 2016-09-26 | 2022-03-30 |
| LAMB, Dominic Joseph, Dr | Director | 2015-11-02 | 2022-01-19 |
| LOPEZ SERRANO, Blas Guillermo | Director | 2022-03-30 | 2026-01-24 |
| RE, Marcello | Director | 2015-11-02 | 2020-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crop Demetra Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-11-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 45 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-06-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-06-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.