ADM AGRICULTURE LIMITED
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Cash
£0
-100% vs 2024
Net assets
£67m
-0.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
162
-12% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.1m
+85.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £1,551,846,335 | £1,322,530,753 | £1,233,969,147 | -6.7% | |
| Operating profit | £4,175,950 | -£1,836,505 | £3,031,210 | +265.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,468,093 | -£7,899,084 | -£1,132,023 | +85.7% | |
| Net profit | -£1,403,910 | -£6,600,124 | -£300,853 | +95.4% | |
| Cash | — | £218,103 | £0 | -100% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £79,938,787 | £73,986,883 | £73,601,615 | -0.5% | |
| Net assets | £73,846,988 | £66,958,104 | £66,590,624 | -0.5% | |
| Equity | £73,846,988 | £66,958,104 | £66,590,624 | -0.5% | |
| Average employees | 186 | 184 | 162 | -12% | |
| Wages | £9,918,871 | £9,945,042 | £11,588,530 | +16.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £657,030 | £443,053 | £324,566 | -26.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £43,890 | £40,181 | £32,371 | -19.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £339,491 | £339,383 | £292,982 | -13.7% |
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 | 0.3% | -0.1% | 0.2% | |
| Net margin | -0.1% | -0.5% | -0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.2% | -2.5% | 4.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 73.2% | 81.2% | 68.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.26x | 1.15x | 1.34x | |
| Interest cover | 0.53x | -0.28x | 0.66x |
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
- ADM AGRICULTURE LIMITED 2019-04-01 → present
- ADM ARKADY LIMITED 2014-07-09 → 2019-04-01
- ARKADY FEED (U.K.) LIMITED 1983-03-15 → 2014-07-09
- ARKADY NEW FOODS LIMITED 1967-05-01 → 1983-03-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered these factors and the Company's financial position, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will be able to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting...”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYNES, Joseph Martin | Director | 2024-04-05 | May 1978 | Irish |
| LANE, Jonathan Edward | Director | 2023-07-01 | Apr 1976 | British |
| MCGUIGAN, Gary Thomas | Director | 2019-04-01 | Dec 1971 | Irish |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALDRIDGE, Frederick Mungo | Secretary | — | 1991-10-31 |
| BRIGGS, Paul William | Secretary | 2006-04-01 | 2019-10-31 |
| YOUNG, Harold, Mr. | Secretary | 1991-10-31 | 2006-03-31 |
| EVERSECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-08-24 | 2021-02-01 |
| ATKINSON, Graham Lawrence | Director | 1998-07-30 | 2023-07-01 |
| BRIGGS, Paul William | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2019-10-31 |
| FARROW, Martin Paul | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2024-03-01 |
| GUDJONS, Klaus | Director | 2002-04-23 | 2006-04-01 |
| HOLSTEN, Steffen | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2013-06-28 |
| JANSA, Kay | Director | — | 1998-07-31 |
| LASTRA, Domingo Alejandro | Director | 2013-07-24 | 2016-09-30 |
| LAZARDZIG, Michael | Director | 2002-04-23 | 2009-03-06 |
| MARET, Christian Charles Alfred, Mr. | Director | 2009-03-06 | 2010-04-20 |
| MAULBERGER, Steven Charles, Mr. | Director | 2009-09-23 | 2010-01-14 |
| OVERHEU, Dierk | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| SHEPPARD, David Thomas | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| THOMPSON, Michael John | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2024-04-05 |
| WHITEHEAD, Michael Paul | Director | 1998-07-30 | 2016-04-29 |
| YOUNG, Harold, Mr. | Director | — | 2006-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer Daniels Midland (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-02-15 | Active |
| Archer Daniels Midland Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-02-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 168 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-05 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
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