NUFARM UK LIMITED
Operating as the British subsidiary of the ASX-listed Australian group Nufarm Ltd, the company manufactures and markets pesticides and other agrochemical products.
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Cash
£12m
-37.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£496m
+8.5% vs 2024
Employees
409
-3.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£28m
+152.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £151,762,000 | £108,782,000 | £115,580,000 | +6.2% | |
| Operating profit | £12,906,000 | -£17,167,000 | -£12,504,000 | +27.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£111,000 | -£52,787,000 | £27,677,000 | +152.4% | |
| Net profit | -£1,338,000 | -£42,824,000 | £35,373,000 | +182.6% | |
| Cash | £10,021,000 | £19,430,000 | £12,108,000 | -37.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £768,283,000 | £725,441,000 | £807,223,000 | +11.3% | |
| Net assets | £516,908,000 | £457,240,000 | £495,882,000 | +8.5% | |
| Equity | £516,908,000 | £457,240,000 | £495,882,000 | +8.5% | |
| Average employees | 336 | 423 | 409 | -3.3% | |
| Wages | £19,290,000 | £22,030,000 | £23,374,000 | +6.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,045,000 | £1,397,000 | £1,323,000 | -5.3% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.5% | -15.8% | -10.8% | |
| Net margin | -0.9% | -39.4% | 30.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.7% | -2.4% | -1.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 26.0% | 39.5% | 40.7% | |
| Current ratio | 3.58x | 3.46x | 3.67x | |
| Interest cover | 0.69x | -0.78x | -0.52x |
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
- NUFARM UK LIMITED 1994-03-15 → present
- KAYTRADE LIMITED 1993-12-21 → 1994-03-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have considered all of the factors listed above and are confident that the Company has adequate resources to continue to meet all liabilities at least for the period of 12 months from the date of these financial statements. Accordingly, the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- NUFARM UK LIMITED · parent
- A H Marks & Company Limited 100%
- Nufarm Crop Products UK Limited 100%
- Nufarm Limited (UK) 100%
- A H Marks Holdings Limited 100%
- Nufarm Pensions Scottish Limited Partnership 100%
- Nufarm Pensions General Partner Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, David Craig | Director | 2022-07-26 | Jul 1961 | British |
| BARKHOUSE, Nicholas James | Director | 2023-09-13 | May 1963 | British |
| DU RIEU, Alan Georges | Director | 2020-12-18 | Apr 1964 | British |
| HALSTEAD, Jonathan Richard | Director | 2025-09-26 | Jul 1973 | British |
| IRVING, Gary | Director | 2020-05-01 | Jan 1970 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGATE, Jane Christine | Secretary | 1994-03-01 | 1994-04-22 |
| ENGLISH, Sharon Diane | Secretary | 2012-08-01 | 2017-09-01 |
| LYONS, Jean Ann | Secretary | 1994-04-22 | 2005-08-15 |
| WILLIAMS, Peter Anthony | Secretary | 2005-08-15 | 2012-07-31 |
| NORTON ROSE LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-12-21 | 1994-03-01 |
| AGATE, Jane Christine | Director | 1994-03-01 | 1994-04-22 |
| ALLEN, David Craig | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2017-05-29 |
| ALLEN, John Alfred | Director | 1994-04-22 | 2004-07-26 |
| AUSTIN, John | Director | 2008-07-31 | 2013-02-14 |
| BARRATT, Richard William | Director | 1994-03-01 | 1994-04-22 |
| BINFIELD, Paul Andrew | Director | 2012-03-29 | 2020-12-01 |
| BRILLEMAN, Hildo | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2023-09-13 |
| CARPENTER, Anthony John | Director | 1994-04-22 | 1996-10-31 |
| DICKINSON, Graham Keith | Director | 2004-07-26 | 2008-02-29 |
| ELSE, John Paul | Director | 2013-02-14 | 2020-05-01 |
| ENGLISH, Sharon Diane | Director | 2011-11-01 | 2017-09-01 |
| GODDARD, Mark Emlyn | Director | 2010-02-01 | 2013-02-14 |
| HOGGARD, Kerrance Mervyn | Director | 1994-04-22 | 1999-12-17 |
| JONES, Gwendolyn Anne Niven | Director | 2020-05-01 | 2023-06-23 |
| JOYCE, Mark Joseph | Director | 2017-11-13 | 2020-03-31 |
| LUNN, James Michael | Director | 2004-07-26 | 2010-07-31 |
| LYONS, Jean Ann | Director | 2004-07-26 | 2005-08-15 |
| MARTIN, Kevin Patrick | Director | 1997-02-18 | 2011-03-23 |
| PRADO, Elbert | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2022-09-01 |
| PULLAN, David Alan | Director | 1994-04-22 | 2013-07-31 |
| RATHBONE, Douglas John | Director | 1994-04-22 | 2004-07-26 |
| SCHWEERS, Hugo Wilhelm | Director | 2013-02-14 | 2019-12-31 |
| SWALES, Danvers Allin | Director | 1994-04-22 | 1996-10-31 |
| TOWNSEND, Paul Ronald | Director | 2020-12-01 | 2023-09-13 |
| VAN SLOUN, Peter Johannes Josef | Director | 2013-02-14 | 2020-11-13 |
| WILLIAMS, Peter Anthony | Director | 2005-08-15 | 2012-07-31 |
| NOROSE LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-12-21 | 1994-03-01 |
| NORTON ROSE LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-12-21 | 1994-03-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medisup Securities Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 219 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-06-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.