CORNTHWAITE AGRICULTURAL LIMITED
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Cash
£3.4m
+82.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£12m
+7.7% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
131
-6.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.8m
+1,069.9% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £65,952,266 | £66,864,486 | £88,687,174 | £108,229,131 | £98,660,656 | -8.8% | |
| Operating profit | £1,790,172 | £1,069,223 | £2,770,552 | £1,497,571 | £2,907,579 | +94.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,635,830 | £895,160 | £2,088,345 | £154,872 | £1,811,818 | +1,069.9% | |
| Net profit | £1,289,923 | £518,469 | £1,409,610 | £58,866 | £1,285,793 | +2,084.3% | |
| Cash | £70,717 | £2,609,764 | £3,491,901 | £1,882,845 | £3,435,485 | +82.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,084,020 | £10,637,597 | £13,853,939 | £13,690,205 | £14,901,176 | +8.8% | |
| Net assets | £8,580,986 | £8,999,455 | £11,766,511 | £11,515,876 | £12,399,668 | +7.7% | |
| Equity | £8,580,986 | £8,999,455 | £11,766,511 | £11,515,876 | £12,399,668 | +7.7% | |
| Average employees | 88 | 86 | 107 | 140 | 131 | -6.4% | |
| Wages | £3,141,708 | £3,157,727 | £4,006,921 | £5,526,432 | £5,173,897 | -6.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £254,447 | £218,124 | £360,751 | £299,123 | £332,317 | +11.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £5,654 | £4,889 | £4,268 | -12.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £94,141 | £91,543 | £100,730 | +10% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.7% | 1.6% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 2.9% | |
| Net margin | 2.0% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 0.1% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.8% | 10.1% | 20.0% | 10.9% | 19.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 69.8% | 78.8% | 80.8% | 79.7% | 78.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.07x | 1.01x | 1.06x | |
| Interest cover | 11.60x | 6.12x | 4.00x | 1.11x | 2.62x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After considering all the above the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue to be operational for the foreseeable future and are satisfied that it is appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The company has given an unlimited guarantee in respect of the bank borrowings of its parent company Cornthwaite Holdings Limited. This guarantee is supported by a debenture on all companies and by legal charges over land and buildings owned by the company.”
- “The company, together with Cornthwaite Holdings Limited, has given a limited guarantee of £1,275,000 in respect of the bank borrowings of Cornthwaite Properties Limited, a company with certain common shareholders.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHIELD, Benjamin Nicolas | Secretary | 2021-06-01 | — | — |
| CORNTHWAITE, Helen Claire | Director | 2023-04-06 | Jul 1977 | British |
| CORNTHWAITE, Stuart Anthony | Director | 2007-05-03 | Oct 1976 | British |
| HODGKINSON, Andrew | Director | 2022-12-19 | Jun 1974 | British |
| MELLING, John Antony Thomas | Director | 2023-04-06 | Oct 1971 | British |
| SHIELD, Benjamin Nicolas | Director | 2021-06-01 | Apr 1981 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHE, John Edwin | Secretary | 2007-05-03 | 2021-05-07 |
| ASHE, John Edwin | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2021-05-07 |
| HUGHES, Robert Charles | Director | 2010-11-24 | 2022-12-19 |
| MORAN, Sandra | Director | 2022-01-31 | 2023-09-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornthwaite Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 78 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-07 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-02-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.