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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-11-04 (in 6mo)

Last made up 2025-10-21

Watchouts

1 item

Cash

£1M

-13% vs 2023

Net assets

£2M

-5% vs 2023

Employees

59

-6.3% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£68K

-83.8% first positive since 2020

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover £5,063,399£6,612,055£15,943,156£13,188,004
Operating profit -£122,203£302,521£452,211£44,419
Profit before tax -£138,752£267,395£417,035£67,625
Net profit -£111,676£218,973£298,997£31,380
Cash £816,451£1,331,342£831,249£1,650,537£1,436,223
Total assets less current liabilities £1,404,967£1,143,225£1,177,250£2,624,706£2,354,056
Net assets £1,258,233£989,114£1,035,287£2,103,426£1,998,614
Equity £1,258,233£989,114£1,035,287£1,644,745£2,103,426£1,998,614
Average employees 2828506359
Wages £2,455,877£2,499,133
Directors' remuneration £55,373£40,983£42,156£39,239£38,783

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

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31

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 2019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin -2.4%4.6%2.8%0.3%
Net margin -2.2%3.3%1.9%0.2%
Return on capital employed -10.7%25.7%17.2%1.9%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 61.2%54.2%
Current ratio 1.44x1.57x
Interest cover -6.66x8.61x7.28x0.82x

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 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-01-02

  1. MCARTHUR AGRICULTURE (T/A MCARTHUR BDC) LTD 2025-01-02 → present
  2. MCARTHUR AGRICULTURE (T/A MCARTHURBDC) LTD 2024-12-23 → 2025-01-02
  3. MCARTHUR AGRICULTURE LTD 2013-01-11 → 2024-12-23
  4. MECMAR DRIERS 2000 LIMITED 1999-11-16 → 2013-01-11

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
Forrester Boyd Robson Limited
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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 group's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”

Group structure

  1. MCARTHUR AGRICULTURE (T/A MCARTHUR BDC) LTD · parent
    1. BD C Systems Limited 100% · England

Significant events

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

People

3 active · 7 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
MCARTHUR, William John Secretary 2025-06-02
MCARTHUR, Samuel Scott Director 2005-11-23 Apr 1987 British
MCARTHUR, William John Director 2005-11-23 Nov 1985 British
Show 7 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
MCARTHUR, Jane Elizabeth Secretary 1999-11-16 2025-06-02
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 1999-11-16 1999-11-16
MCARTHUR, Patrick Joseph Director 2009-03-06 2013-04-01
MCARTHUR, William Stewart Director 1999-11-16 2023-02-14
NEWBITT, Malcolm Director 2009-03-06 2012-03-22
REED, Harry Raymond Director 2000-01-01 2002-06-28
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 1999-11-16 1999-11-16

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mcarthur Agriculture (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2025-09-02 Active
Mr William John Mcarthur Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors 2024-10-17 Ceased 2025-09-02
Mr Samuel Scott Mcarthur Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors 2024-10-17 Ceased 2025-09-02
Mrs Jane Elizabeth Mcarthur Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors 2016-11-16 Ceased 2025-04-03
Mr William Stewart Mcarthur Individual Shares 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2024-10-17

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 115 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2025-09-15 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2025-09-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2025-01-02 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
Date Type Category Description
2025-10-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2025-09-17 SH10 capital Capital variation of rights attached to shares
2025-09-15 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2025-09-15 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2025-09-15 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-09-15 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-09-15 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2025-08-21 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2025-07-09 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2025-07-09 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2025-07-09 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-07-01 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-01-15 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2025-01-15 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2025-01-15 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2025-01-14 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2025-01-14 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2025-01-14 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2025-01-14 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2025-01-02 CERTNM change-of-name Certificate change of name company PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
12

last 12 months

Capital events
1

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

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.

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