SENTRY LIMITED

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

• Turnover

  -14.6%

  £9,700,779 → £8,283,952

• Cash

  +73%

  £763,034 → £1,319,684

• Net assets

  +3.7%

  £3,187,206 → £3,304,508

• Employees

  +1.7%

  59 → 60

• Operating profit

  +46.3%

  -£141,445 → -£75,924

• Profit before tax

  +29.1%

  -£297,318 → -£210,681

• Wages

  +8.3%

  £2,128,315 → £2,305,715

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

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.

1. SENTRY LIMITED 2006-06-06 → present
2. SENTRY FARMS LIMITED 1999-10-26 → 2006-06-06
3. BIDEAWHILE 301 LIMITED 1999-08-24 → 1999-10-26

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Argents Audit Services Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

1. SENTRY LIMITED · parent
   1. Sentry Groundcare Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Dormant company
   2. Sentry Farms Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Dormant company
   3. Sentry Farming Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Dormant company

Significant events

• “We have completed the first year of a five year strategic plan to evolve and reposition the company by 2030 as a result of the structural changes affecting agriculture and UK farm businesses.”
• “The improved financial results demonstrate the progress of this plan, which is at the early stages of implementation and involves de-risking the core farm management business alongside an increase in the income from our business solutions consultancy activities and other diversified income.”
• “This repositioning of the business has seen some one-off costs associated with the ceasing of a number of unprofitable and unrewarding activities and tenancies and the directors are satisfied with the results albeit would have preferred to see a profit.”
• “The directors are satisfied that cash has increased by 40% to £1.3m at the balance sheet date, which will fund additional growth and reduce borrowing costs.”
• “The increase in bond rates has positively impacted the FRS102 accounting valuation of the Company's defined benefit pension scheme, reducing the deficit from £2.079 million to £1.716 million.”
• “Since launching our tax-efficient Share Incentive Plan (SIP) on 1st April 2021, employee uptake has been encouraging and continues to grow.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

3

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.