AGRA CEAS CONSULTING LIMITED
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Cash
£170K
+529.6% vs 2024
Net assets
-£3K
+57.1% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£4K
-77.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Company has net current liabilities and shareholder's deficit as at 31 December 2025, but generated a profit for the period. S&P Global Inc., the ultimate parent undertaking, has provided a letter of support committing to ensure the provision of sufficient funds to enable the Company to meet its liabilities for a period until 30 April 2027, which is the going concern period as defined by the Directors.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£4,000 | £1,000 | +125% | |
| Profit before tax | £18,000 | £4,000 | -77.8% | |
| Net profit | £18,000 | £4,000 | -77.8% | |
| Cash | £27,000 | £170,000 | +529.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£7,000 | -£3,000 | +57.1% | |
| Net assets | -£7,000 | -£3,000 | +57.1% | |
| Equity | -£7,000 | -£3,000 | +57.1% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | — |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 0.82x | 0.83x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- AGRA CEAS CONSULTING LIMITED 2002-04-03 → present
- PROMAR CEAS INTERNATIONAL LTD 2000-11-22 → 2002-04-03
- C.E.A.S. CONSULTANTS (WYE) LIMITED 1985-10-03 → 2000-11-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Company has net current liabilities and shareholder's deficit as at 31 December 2025, but generated a profit for the period. S&P Global Inc., the ultimate parent undertaking, has provided a letter of support committing to ensure the provision of sufficient funds to enable the Company to meet its liabilities for a period until 30 April 2027, which is the going concern period as defined by the Directors.”
Group structure
- AGRA CEAS CONSULTING LIMITED · parent
- Agra CEAS Consulting Bureau Europeen de Recherches S.A. 99.8%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HITHERSAY, Elizabeth Mary | Secretary | 2022-03-15 | — | — |
| HITHERSAY, Elizabeth Mary | Director | 2022-03-15 | Jan 1980 | British |
| WEELSON, Ryan | Director | 2023-09-08 | Oct 1980 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREWS, Ernest Gordon | Secretary | — | 1995-06-30 |
| BRUCE, Jennifer | Secretary | 2019-06-30 | 2023-09-26 |
| CALLABY, Andrea Mary | Secretary | 2002-01-11 | 2007-01-05 |
| FAIRALL, Lawrence David | Secretary | 1998-11-11 | 2001-03-31 |
| HALL, Francis | Secretary | 2001-04-01 | 2001-12-17 |
| HOPLEY, Rupert John Joseph | Secretary | 2018-12-31 | 2019-06-30 |
| MARTIN, Emily Louise | Secretary | 2011-06-01 | 2014-02-07 |
| RICHMOND, Sonia Anna | Secretary | 2007-01-05 | 2008-02-04 |
| WILLIAMS, Heather Ann | Secretary | 1995-07-01 | 1998-11-11 |
| WOOLLARD, Julie Louise | Secretary | 2008-02-04 | 2018-12-31 |
| BAKER, Grahame Charles | Director | 2002-01-11 | 2010-03-26 |
| BIGGS, Howard Walter | Director | — | 2000-02-02 |
| BROOKES, Graham John | Director | 1995-09-22 | 2000-02-16 |
| BUCKWELL, Allan Edgar, Professor | Director | — | 2000-02-16 |
| CASPARI, Conrad Irving Eduard | Director | 1995-09-22 | 2013-12-31 |
| CORBETT, David John | Director | — | 2000-02-16 |
| DOCX, Paul Francis | Director | 2008-12-12 | 2015-11-24 |
| DONAGHER, Kevin David | Director | 2010-05-17 | 2019-06-30 |
| FINN, Hugh Roderick | Director | — | 1992-02-06 |
| FOYE, Anthony Martin | Director | 2004-06-30 | 2007-12-31 |
| FRASER, Robert Weston, Professor | Director | 2002-09-13 | 2007-11-19 |
| GILBERTSON, David Stuart | Director | 2002-01-11 | 2008-03-20 |
| HOBBS, Michael | Director | — | 2009-10-31 |
| HOUGHTON, Antony Mark | Director | 1987-06-24 | 1995-01-19 |
| KESTEVEN, Dawn | Director | 2001-10-11 | 2001-12-17 |
| LOWE, Hugh Burman | Director | 1992-02-06 | 2003-05-07 |
| MCLOUGHLIN, Christopher Guy | Director | 2019-06-30 | 2022-03-15 |
| MUMFORD, John David, Professor | Director | 2009-11-20 | 2023-09-08 |
| OWEN, Kathryn Ann | Director | 2019-06-30 | 2023-09-08 |
| PRESCOTT, John Herbert Dudley, Prof | Director | 2003-05-07 | 2009-11-20 |
| SCHERR, Bruce Avrim | Director | 2010-05-17 | 2014-06-30 |
| STREET, Peter Ronald, Doctor | Director | 1995-01-19 | 1995-09-22 |
| WALKER, Adam Christopher | Director | 2008-03-28 | 2013-12-31 |
| WEBSTER, John Paul Garrett, Professor | Director | 2000-02-16 | 2002-09-13 |
| WILKINSON, James Henry | Director | 2002-01-11 | 2004-06-30 |
| WOODS, Jeremy, Dr | Director | 2023-09-08 | 2026-04-28 |
| YOUNG, Nicholas Andrew | Director | — | 1997-05-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P Global Holdings Europe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-10-01 | Active |
| Ihs Markit Agribusiness Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 203 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-10-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-22 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-03 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2022-11-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-11-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.