MASSTOCK ARABLE (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-26 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-05-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£12M
+58.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£36M
-17.8% vs 2024
Employees
727
-2.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£15M
+4,957.3% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £369,835,000 | £355,299,000 | |
| Operating profit | £1,231,000 | £9,442,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£300,000 | £14,572,000 | |
| Net profit | -£305,000 | £12,364,000 | |
| Cash | £7,453,000 | £11,820,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £160,967,000 | £153,778,000 | |
| Net assets | £43,524,000 | £35,786,000 | |
| Equity | £43,524,000 | £35,786,000 | |
| Average employees | 746 | 727 | |
| Wages | £45,839,000 | £42,275,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,080,000 | £1,116,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
-
Turnover
-3.9%
£369,835,000 £355,299,000
-
Cash
+58.6%
£7,453,000 £11,820,000
-
Net assets
-17.8%
£43,524,000 £35,786,000
-
Employees
-2.5%
746 727
-
Operating profit
+667%
£1,231,000 £9,442,000
-
Profit before tax
+4,957.3%
-£300,000 £14,572,000
-
Wages
-7.8%
£45,839,000 £42,275,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.3% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | -0.1% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.8% | 6.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 87.9% | 89.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.48x | 1.43x | |
| Interest cover | 0.41x | 3.27x |
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
- MASSTOCK ARABLE (UK) LIMITED 1990-02-06 → present
- JOINTBEAM LIMITED 1989-05-22 → 1990-02-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board of Directors have concluded that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Board has taken account of the impact of the ongoing war in Ukraine and global energy supply disruption in its going concern assessment. At the balance sheet date, the company had net assets of £35,786,000 (2024: £43,524,000) and net current assets of £80,037,000 (2024: £93,907,000). The company's overall parent, Origin Enterprises plc has confirmed in writing that it will provide financial support for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. In making this assessment, the directors had regard for the overall position of the Origin Group. The Board has considered the overall liquidity and reasonably believe that these uncertainties would not have a material impact on its ability to continue as a going concern as of the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- MASSTOCK ARABLE (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Agrii Polska Sp. z.o.o. 100%
- Vegetable Consultancy Services (UK) Limited 100%
- Envirofield Limited 100%
- George Duncan Agri Solutions Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The directors will continue to monitor any potential impact arising as a result of the ongoing war in Ukraine and the global energy supply disruptions. There have been no adverse effects on the operations of the company since year-end.”
- “Subsequent to 31 July 2025, the company received a dividend of £8,010,962 from Agrii Polska Sp. z.o.o., a subsidiary company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COYLE, Sean Gerard | Director | 2018-10-01 | Oct 1972 | Irish |
| HUGHES, Ronan Andrew | Director | 2010-02-08 | Aug 1968 | Irish |
| PURCELL, Colm | Director | 2024-08-01 | Aug 1978 | Irish |
| WOODALL, Lee | Director | 2023-03-08 | Feb 1976 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRIBBIN, David Charles | Secretary | 1997-05-13 | 2005-05-24 |
| MURRAY, David | Secretary | 2009-01-14 | 2012-10-26 |
| RUSHTON, Clive | Secretary | 2005-05-24 | 2006-11-30 |
| SELIG, Ivan Ithamar | Secretary | — | 1995-08-07 |
| SLATER, Iain Gordon | Secretary | 2006-12-07 | 2009-01-14 |
| MOYNE SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1995-08-07 | 1997-05-13 |
| CLARK, David Harold | Director | — | 2000-06-15 |
| CRIBBIN, David Charles | Director | 1993-12-13 | 2010-03-31 |
| DOWNIE, David Stewart | Director | 2014-11-13 | 2017-07-24 |
| DUNNE, Peter Michael | Director | 2018-02-28 | 2019-11-19 |
| EVANS, Spencer Gareth | Director | 2017-02-15 | 2024-06-30 |
| FITZGERALD, Brendan | Director | 2009-01-14 | 2014-08-16 |
| GIBLIN, Declan Patrick | Director | — | 2017-07-21 |
| GUMLEY, Kelly Margaret | Director | 2022-04-19 | 2023-02-28 |
| HURLEY, Imelda | Director | 2014-08-16 | 2018-02-28 |
| KELLY, Thomas James (Tj), Mr. | Director | 2021-04-12 | 2024-08-01 |
| LEATHART, Robin James | Director | — | 2008-03-28 |
| MAYNARD, Michael | Director | 1995-07-10 | 2000-04-06 |
| MCGUCKIAN, Alastair, Dr | Director | — | 1997-05-13 |
| MCGUCKIAN, Padraig Donald | Director | — | 1997-05-13 |
| MILNE, John Nigel Cecil | Director | — | 1999-06-30 |
| MURRAY, David | Director | 2010-02-08 | 2012-10-26 |
| O'MAHONY, Thomas Joseph | Director | 2009-01-14 | 2020-06-30 |
| PIPER, Terence Keith | Director | 2004-05-31 | 2006-06-07 |
| PIPER, Terence Keith | Director | 1993-12-17 | 1993-12-17 |
| PRIESTLEY, Richard Paul | Director | 2014-11-13 | 2017-02-15 |
| RENNIE, James Marshall | Director | 2018-02-20 | 2023-07-28 |
| ROBERTS, Jamie | Director | 2013-03-04 | 2014-10-06 |
| RUSHTON, Clive | Director | 2005-05-24 | 2006-11-30 |
| SLATER, Iain Gordon | Director | 2006-12-07 | 2009-01-31 |
| WAINE, Andrew Thomas | Director | 1993-12-16 | 2006-06-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agrii Holdings (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-07-07 | Active |
| Origin Holdings (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-03-03 | Ceased 2022-07-07 |
| Oval (1173) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 217 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-25 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
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
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.