AGROVISTA UK LIMITED
A wholly owned subsidiary of Marubeni Agri-Holdings Europe B.V., the company supplies agronomy advice, seeds, crop protection products, and precision farming services, while also operating the Pitchcare turfcare brand.
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Cash
£5.9m
-2.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£77m
+23.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
437
+6.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.4m
-16.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples 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 | £225,086,000 | £232,158,000 | £236,341,000 | +1.8% | |
| Operating profit | £8,638,000 | £6,176,000 | £4,511,000 | -27% | |
| Profit before tax | £9,042,000 | £6,449,000 | £5,411,000 | -16.1% | |
| Net profit | £6,490,000 | £4,135,000 | £3,270,000 | -20.9% | |
| Cash | £631,000 | £6,074,000 | £5,895,000 | -2.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £58,527,000 | £62,714,000 | £79,189,000 | +26.3% | |
| Net assets | £58,172,000 | £62,455,000 | £77,048,000 | +23.4% | |
| Equity | £58,172,000 | £62,455,000 | £77,048,000 | +23.4% | |
| Average employees | 397 | 411 | 437 | +6.3% | |
| Wages | £20,665,000 | £20,834,000 | £22,225,000 | +6.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £592,000 | £457,000 | £523,000 | +14.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £63,000 | £87,000 | £51,000 | -41.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £384,000 | £332,000 | £349,000 | +5.1% |
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 | 3.8% | 2.7% | 1.9% | |
| Net margin | 2.9% | 1.8% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.8% | 9.8% | 5.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 31.8% | 29.7% | 24.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.55x | 2.89x | 3.45x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- AGROVISTA UK LIMITED 2001-01-04 → present
- CROP CARE LIMITED 1998-09-28 → 2001-01-04
- AGROVISTA UK LIMITED 1998-03-11 → 1998-09-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has the financial support of the ultimate parent company, Marubeni Corporation, which has sufficient cash and liquidity to fund the operations if necessary for the foreseeable future and a letter of support has been provided... to 30 September 2027.”
Group structure
- AGROVISTA UK LIMITED · parent
- Agronomy Connection Limited 100%
- Zantra Holdings Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 30 June 2025, the company acquired the entire share capital of Zantra Holdings Limited...”
- “Subsequently on 31 August 2025, the trade and assets of Zantra Holdings Ltd were transferred to the company through a hive-up arrangement.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 54 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLAYTON, Christopher | Director | 2015-03-04 | Oct 1966 | British |
| HULLOCK, Timothy John | Director | 2024-09-20 | Dec 1971 | British |
| ISHII, Keisuke | Director | 2024-04-01 | Dec 1974 | Japanese |
| KASAHARA, Kota | Director | 2025-04-07 | Jun 1987 | Japanese |
| OTSUKA, Tomomi | Director | 2024-04-01 | Oct 1965 | Japanese |
| SAKA, Naohiko | Director | 2026-04-01 | Dec 1970 | Japanese |
Show 54 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLY, Bibi Rahima | Secretary | 1998-03-11 | 1998-05-06 |
| AUNGLES, Glenn | Secretary | 2010-07-19 | 2015-10-01 |
| BROWN, Duncan Leonard Thomas | Secretary | 2015-10-01 | 2024-08-29 |
| PHILLIPS, Martin Stanley | Secretary | 1998-09-01 | 2001-05-15 |
| POLLARD, Keith | Secretary | 2001-05-15 | 2010-06-30 |
| YASUE, Hideyuki | Secretary | 1998-05-06 | 1998-09-01 |
| AKAI, Takashi | Director | 2015-03-31 | 2016-04-22 |
| ASAI, Takeshi | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2026-04-01 |
| AUNGLES, Glenn | Director | 2010-07-19 | 2015-10-01 |
| BROWN, Duncan Leonard Thomas | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2024-08-29 |
| CAFFALL, David James Osborn | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2002-08-30 |
| COLLETT, Brian | Director | 1998-03-11 | 1998-05-06 |
| DEGUCHI, Yoichiro | Director | 2016-04-22 | 2017-04-26 |
| FUJIKAWA, Kazunori | Director | 2010-05-01 | 2011-10-27 |
| FUJIWARA, Sumihisa | Director | 2014-01-06 | 2015-10-30 |
| FUTAI, Hidekazu | Director | 2011-10-27 | 2015-03-31 |
| HARADA, Jo | Director | 2011-10-27 | 2013-04-22 |
| HATTA, Kenichi | Director | 2002-11-12 | 2004-04-01 |
| HIROE, Tadashi | Director | 2008-05-16 | 2010-05-01 |
| IGARASHI, Tsuyoshi | Director | 2002-11-01 | 2004-02-01 |
| IMAIZUMI, Junichi | Director | 2013-08-22 | 2016-09-15 |
| INOUE, Keita | Director | 2023-05-16 | 2024-04-01 |
| ISHIJIMA, Tatsuro | Director | 2010-05-01 | 2013-04-22 |
| ISHIZUKI, Mutsumi | Director | 2018-03-27 | 2020-04-01 |
| IWASHITA, Naoya | Director | 2015-03-31 | 2018-03-27 |
| IWASHITA, Naoya | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2009-04-30 |
| KAWAZATO, Shunsuke | Director | 2001-07-01 | 2002-10-31 |
| KODAIRA, Yuha | Director | 2016-04-22 | 2022-12-23 |
| KONO, Naotaka | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2013-08-22 |
| KONO, Naotaka | Director | 2004-02-01 | 2007-05-31 |
| KUWATA, Seiichi | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2024-04-01 |
| LOCKETT, Richard John | Director | 2002-09-01 | 2014-06-30 |
| MACEWAN, Colin Hugh | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2011-01-07 |
| MASON, Fred Jacques | Director | 2014-01-06 | 2015-06-30 |
| MATSUURA, Takeshi | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2008-05-16 |
| MORIYAMA, Shigeki | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2022-04-01 |
| ODA, Takaharu, Mt | Director | 2016-04-22 | 2019-04-16 |
| PHILLIPS, Martin Stanley | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2001-05-15 |
| POLLARD, Keith | Director | 2001-05-15 | 2010-06-30 |
| ROBERTSON, James | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2015-03-31 |
| ROBERTSON, James | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2012-12-19 |
| SAITO, Hisashi | Director | 1998-05-06 | 2001-07-01 |
| SAITO, Tetsuaki | Director | 2013-04-22 | 2015-03-31 |
| SAITO, Tsutomu | Director | 2019-04-16 | 2020-04-01 |
| SAKA, Naohiko | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2024-04-01 |
| SEKITA, Tsuyoshi | Director | 2017-04-26 | 2020-04-01 |
| SEKITA, Tsuyoshi | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2016-04-22 |
| TERAKAWA, Akira | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2004-10-31 |
| TSUYOSHI, Sekita | Director | 2015-03-31 | 2015-04-01 |
| UCHIDA, Hirotsugu | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2007-05-31 |
| YABE, Nobuhiro | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2022-04-01 |
| YAGI, Yasuo | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2010-05-01 |
| YAGI, Yasuo | Director | 1998-05-06 | 1999-04-01 |
| YAMAKAWA, Osamu | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2011-10-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marubeni Europe Plc | Corporate entity | Appoints directors, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-07 | Ceased 2016-04-07 |
| Marubeni Agrochemical Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 214 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-05-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.