ATO HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£2.8M
+70% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£12M
-0.7% vs 2024
Employees
193
+4.9% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£68K
-95.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £88,531,245 | £86,617,328 | £82,064,297 | -5.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £2,429,897 | £1,541,712 | £228,942 | -85.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £2,300,551 | £1,392,600 | £67,668 | -95.1% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,765,501 | £1,029,242 | £11,741 | -98.9% | |
| Cash | £1,463,599 | £2,388,081 | £2,014,485 | £953,548 | £1,655,089 | £2,813,726 | +70% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,733,226 | £4,759,770 | £4,756,755 | £13,492,034 | £13,506,443 | £13,406,263 | -0.7% | |
| Net assets | £3,957,775 | £3,975,643 | £3,953,959 | £10,864,864 | £11,871,606 | £11,790,347 | -0.7% | |
| Equity | £3,957,775 | £3,975,643 | £3,953,959 | £10,640,104 | £11,871,606 | £11,790,347 | -0.7% | |
| Average employees | 3 | 3 | 146 | 178 | 184 | 193 | +4.9% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £7,061,765 | £7,303,144 | £7,466,647 | +2.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £143,486 | £141,832 | £139,249 | -1.8% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 2.7% | 1.8% | 0.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 2.0% | 1.2% | 0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 18.0% | 11.4% | 1.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.49x | 1.61x | 1.77x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 15.22x | 8.65x | 1.21x |
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
- ATO HOLDINGS LIMITED 2005-01-10 → present
- A.T.OLIVER & SONS LIMITED 1951-12-29 → 2005-01-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- FKCA Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. We have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the group's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- ATO HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Oliver LP 2010 Limited 91.67%
- Oliver AG 2010 Limited 100%
- A T Oliver & Sons Limited 95.84%
- Oliver Landpower Limited 91.67%
- Oliver Agriculture Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Disruption of supply chains due to potential closure of shipping routes, continued conflict in the Ukraine and Middle East and the effect of increased energy costs on our operating costs and to the products we sell. Risks from unfavourable trade agreements.”
- “A guarantee has been given by ATO Holdings Limited for supplier credit extended to its subsidiaries. At 30 September 2025, the amount owed by the subsidiaries to the suppliers amounted to £7,122,245. The maximum liability of the company under the guarantee was £23,765,000.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Anna Claire | Director | 2014-04-07 | Jan 1979 | British |
| GLADDING, Peter John | Director | 2026-01-01 | Aug 1973 | British |
| HUMPHREYS, John Michael | Director | — | Aug 1947 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILLWARD, William Nicholas Grant | Secretary | — | 2009-12-31 |
| BOORMAN, Andrew George | Director | — | 1998-05-29 |
| JARMAN, David Mark | Director | 2001-07-16 | 2004-12-20 |
| OLIVER, Antony John Swithin | Director | — | 2024-12-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Anna Claire Barnes | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2024-10-17 | Active |
| Mr Antony John Swithin Oliver | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-17 |
| Mr John Michael Humphreys | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-23 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-11-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-20 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-11 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-04-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.