SYNGENTA SEEDS LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£4.7m
+6.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£405k
-3.1% vs 2024
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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £136,000 | £176,000 | £191,000 | +8.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £341,000 | £418,000 | £405,000 | -3.1% | |
| Net profit | £250,000 | £275,000 | £302,000 | +9.8% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,073,000 | £4,880,000 | £5,182,000 | +6.2% | |
| Net assets | £4,073,000 | £4,348,000 | £4,650,000 | +6.9% | |
| Equity | £4,073,000 | £4,348,000 | £4,650,000 | +6.9% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 3.3% | 3.6% | 3.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 13.1% | 22.9% | 23.2% | |
| Current ratio | 7.63x | 6.75x | 6.32x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- SYNGENTA SEEDS LIMITED 2000-11-21 → present
- NOVARTIS SEEDS LIMITED 1997-03-03 → 2000-11-21
- HILLESHOG (UNITED KINGDOM) LIMITED 1988-01-22 → 1997-03-03
- MMG (UNITED KINGDOM) LIMITED 1986-12-19 → 1988-01-22
- MILN MARSTERS GROUP LIMITED(THE) 1938-10-22 → 1986-12-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making an assessment of the Company's financial position and taking into account the circumstances of the Company the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence up until at least 31 August 2027.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCCULLOCH, Shirley | Secretary | 2022-12-08 | — | — |
| HOLDSWORTH, Julie Ann | Director | 2025-04-08 | Nov 1979 | British |
| IVESON, Sarah | Director | 2024-05-01 | Aug 1985 | British |
| MUTTON, Lynsey, Dr | Director | 2024-01-01 | Jan 1982 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLISS, Matthew David | Secretary | 2002-07-12 | 2022-12-08 |
| BOARDMAN, Lynton David | Secretary | 2000-11-15 | 2002-07-12 |
| RIX, Allen John | Secretary | — | 1999-12-01 |
| THIRKETTLE, Paul Richard Edward | Secretary | 1999-12-01 | 2000-11-15 |
| ABBOTT, Aaron, Dr | Director | 2018-12-06 | 2020-01-17 |
| BARKHOUSE, Nicholas James | Director | 2011-07-27 | 2016-05-01 |
| BERNARDOTTO, Gianni | Director | 2001-06-18 | 2004-06-09 |
| BISSELL, Robert Bruce | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2001-06-18 |
| BLOOMER, John | Director | 2003-06-27 | 2011-12-31 |
| BOARDMAN, Lynton David | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2002-07-12 |
| BRADLEY, Kevin | Director | 2007-09-10 | 2008-09-12 |
| CHAZALLON, Gabriel | Director | — | 1997-04-07 |
| CHRISTENSSON, Curt Goran Ingva | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| FULLAGAR, Edgar | Director | 1997-04-07 | 2000-11-15 |
| GOIG, Andre | Director | 1994-12-01 | 2005-06-07 |
| HALL, Geoffrey | Director | 2020-01-17 | 2022-11-30 |
| HALSTEAD, Jonathan Richard | Director | 2020-01-17 | 2025-02-25 |
| HOLDSWORTH, Richard | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2001-06-18 |
| JOHNSON, Andrew David | Director | 2005-06-07 | 2023-12-31 |
| LUNDSGARD, Johan Martin Vilhelm | Director | 1994-05-27 | 1997-04-07 |
| METCALFE, Richard | Director | 1993-02-01 | 1997-12-31 |
| MILLS-THOMAS, Gary | Director | 2011-07-27 | 2020-01-17 |
| MILLS-THOMAS, Gary | Director | 2003-04-04 | 2007-09-10 |
| OXLEY, Gary Alex | Director | 2008-09-23 | 2010-10-29 |
| PERSSON, Per-Erik | Director | — | 1996-06-10 |
| PRITT, Robert Edward | Director | — | 1998-10-31 |
| SHARP, Leslie Anne | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2024-05-01 |
| SINNIGE, Theodorus Cornelus Jozef | Director | 1997-08-04 | 1998-11-24 |
| SMITH, Stephen John | Director | 1998-08-01 | 2003-06-23 |
| STEEL, Alexander | Director | 2016-06-14 | 2018-12-06 |
| STROPPEL, Stefan Hans | Director | 1998-01-19 | 2000-11-15 |
| SUTER, Jan Martin | Director | 2001-06-18 | 2003-06-27 |
| VAN OVERSCHOT, Willem | Director | 1997-08-04 | 2000-10-13 |
| WACK, Rene | Director | 1992-04-24 | 1992-12-31 |
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 196 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-03 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
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.