PRO CAM EUROPE LIMITED
Operating as the ultimate parent company of the ProCam group, the business provides agronomy services and support activities for crop production.
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Cash
£4.6m
-41.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£65m
+14.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
653
+1.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£11m
+4.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | £458,813,000 | £431,424,000 | £430,661,000 | -0.2% | |
| Operating profit | £12,792,000 | £11,138,000 | £11,953,000 | +7.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £12,066,000 | £10,729,000 | £11,190,000 | +4.3% | |
| Net profit | £9,399,000 | £8,524,000 | £8,937,000 | +4.8% | |
| Cash | £10,712,000 | £7,828,000 | £4,587,000 | -41.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £55,944,000 | £59,132,000 | £67,994,000 | +15% | |
| Net assets | £54,011,000 | £56,746,000 | £64,983,000 | +14.5% | |
| Equity | £54,011,000 | £56,746,000 | £64,983,000 | +14.5% | |
| Average employees | 613 | 641 | 653 | +1.9% | |
| Wages | £28,729,000 | £27,172,000 | £28,394,000 | +4.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,886,000 | £1,645,000 | £656,000 | -60.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £3,000 | £3,000 | £3,000 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £1,299,000 | £1,174,000 | £398,000 | -66.1% |
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 | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.8% | |
| Net margin | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 22.9% | 18.8% | 17.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 63.2% | 57.6% | 61.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.52x | 1.67x | 1.56x | |
| Interest cover | 15.10x | 19.04x | 13.18x |
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
- PRO CAM EUROPE LIMITED 2013-09-03 → present
- WBB CAPITA LIMITED 2008-07-03 → 2013-09-03
- GELLAW 167 LIMITED 2007-11-22 → 2008-07-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Group has prepared trading and cash flow forecasts extending to 31 December 2027. This analysis includes stress tests... the Directors remain confident of the long-term future prospects of the Group and its ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- PRO CAM EUROPE LIMITED · parent
- Pro Cam UK Limited 100%
- Pro Cam CP Limited 100%
- Pro Cam Polska Sp Zo.O 80%
Significant events
- “On 29 May 2026, Pro Cam Agronomy Limited acquired Pro Cam Europe Limited by way of a share for share exchange and became the ultimate parent company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARISH, David John | Secretary | 2014-12-08 | — | — |
| BESWICK, Ian Donald | Director | 2008-03-17 | Jun 1960 | British |
| BUTT, Christopher John | Director | 2008-03-17 | Aug 1951 | British |
| PARISH, David John | Director | 2020-08-19 | Apr 1964 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BESWICK, Ian | Secretary | 2008-03-17 | 2014-12-08 |
| CRESCENT HILL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-11-22 | 2008-03-17 |
| WHITE, Anthony John | Director | 2008-03-17 | 2020-08-15 |
| ST ANDREWS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2007-11-22 | 2008-03-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro Cam Europe Agronomy Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2026-07-31 | Active |
| Farrer & Co Trust Corporation Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2024-05-09 | Ceased 2026-07-31 |
| Mr Richard Charles Thompson | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-05-09 | Ceased 2026-07-31 |
| Mr Stephen Derbyshire | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2024-05-09 | Ceased 2026-07-31 |
| Mr Anthony John White | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-05-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 93 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-11-25 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-08-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-08-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-08-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-12-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-09 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-09 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.