CARRS BILLINGTON AGRICULTURE (OPERATIONS) LIMITED
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Cash
£13K
-14.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£45M
+19.4% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
180
-4.3% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£8.6M
+78.5% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-08-28 | 2022-09-03 | 2023-09-02 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £137,957,267 | — | £186,723,842 | £165,526,974 | £159,412,092 | -3.7% | |
| Operating profit | £3,705,244 | — | £5,444,353 | £4,595,005 | £8,533,656 | +85.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,734,400 | £3,289,109 | £5,611,795 | £4,823,158 | £8,609,171 | +78.5% | |
| Net profit | £2,652,400 | £2,622,109 | £4,403,795 | £3,390,158 | £6,422,171 | +89.4% | |
| Cash | £1,500 | £1,500 | £10,199 | £14,763 | £12,666 | -14.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £30,654,137 | £34,293,562 | £37,299,858 | £44,135,419 | +18.3% | |
| Net assets | £29,395,129 | £31,420,238 | £35,139,033 | £37,713,191 | £45,033,362 | +19.4% | |
| Equity | £29,395,129 | £31,420,238 | £35,139,033 | £37,713,191 | £45,033,362 | +19.4% | |
| Average employees | 196 | 204 | 194 | 188 | 180 | -4.3% | |
| Wages | £5,977,100 | £6,680,314 | £6,747,338 | £6,612,516 | £6,946,023 | +5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £393,645 | £271,291 | £285,260 | £286,696 | £258,517 | -9.8% |
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 | 2021-08-28 | 2022-09-03 | 2023-09-02 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.7% | — | 2.9% | 2.8% | 5.4% | |
| Net margin | 1.9% | — | 2.4% | 2.0% | 4.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 15.9% | 12.3% | 19.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 19.1% | 20.7% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 3.52x | 3.66x | 3.39x | |
| Interest cover | 92.99x | — | 96.26x | — | 95.36x |
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
- CARRS BILLINGTON AGRICULTURE (OPERATIONS) LIMITED 2001-09-04 → present
- CARRS BILLINGTON AGRICULTURE LIMITED 1998-07-24 → 2001-09-04
- COLEDENE LIMITED 1998-06-02 → 1998-07-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors are satisfied that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- CARRS BILLINGTON AGRICULTURE (OPERATIONS) LIMITED · parent
- Carrs Billington Agriculture (Properties) Limited
Significant events
- “Turnover decreased by 4% from £166m to £159m, with the majority of the decrease in the period relating to decrease in demand for animal feed and less volatility in the commodities market.”
- “Operating profit margins deteriorated slightly during the period, due principally to reasons stated above and increase energy prices.”
- “The balance sheet further strengthened with £45m of shareholders' funds and a current ratio of 339%.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUNSEY, Elizabeth Jane | Secretary | 2023-09-01 | — | — |
| BLAKE, Gary | Director | 2012-01-23 | Jun 1973 | British |
| HEWISON, Debbie Ellen | Director | 2024-08-05 | Jul 1981 | British |
| HUGHES, Stephen Glynn | Director | 2020-10-29 | Jan 1969 | British |
| STEEPLES, Paul William | Director | 1998-07-01 | Apr 1957 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DWYER, Daniel John | Nominee Secretary | 1998-06-02 | 1998-06-11 |
| MARSHALL, David | Secretary | 2003-02-25 | 2023-09-01 |
| TOOMEY, Robert Richard | Secretary | 2001-09-03 | 2003-02-25 |
| WOOD, Ronald Chalmers | Secretary | 1998-07-01 | 2001-09-03 |
| AUSTIN, Neil | Director | 2020-05-18 | 2022-10-26 |
| CLARKE, Steven Henry | Director | 2000-08-09 | 2001-09-03 |
| COLE, Mark Augustus | Director | 2019-09-20 | 2022-10-26 |
| DAVIES, Timothy John | Director | 2013-07-24 | 2021-01-12 |
| DIXON, Kevin | Director | 2014-03-07 | 2020-05-18 |
| DOYLE, Betty June | Nominee Director | 1998-06-02 | 1998-06-11 |
| DWYER, Daniel John | Nominee Director | 1998-06-02 | 1998-06-11 |
| GOODERHAM, Simon Nicholas | Director | 2001-09-03 | 2011-11-11 |
| HOLMES, Christopher Nigel Couper | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2013-06-24 |
| LUCAS, Richard William | Director | 2013-10-22 | 2016-12-01 |
| MARSHALL, David | Director | 2016-12-01 | 2019-04-29 |
| MARSHALL, David | Director | 2013-06-01 | 2013-10-22 |
| PELHAM, Hugh Marcus | Director | 2021-01-12 | 2021-10-11 |
| QUINN, Richard | Director | 2023-02-02 | 2024-02-29 |
| TOMLINSON, Rae | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2019-09-20 |
| WHITELEY, Lloyd Leslie Russell | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2020-10-29 |
| WILKINSON, Samuel Benjamin Graves | Director | 2019-04-29 | 2024-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carr's Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-07-22 | Ceased 2022-10-26 |
| Edward Billington And Son Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 174 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-12-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-12-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.