THE HARBRO GROUP LTD.
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-01 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-17
Watchouts
Cash
£12M
+313.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£33M
+8.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
492
+9.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5M
-6.9% 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 Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £144,990,000 | £159,127,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £5,619,000 | £5,318,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £5,216,000 | £4,857,000 | |
| Net profit | £191,000 | £4,211,000 | £3,011,000 | |
| Cash | £0 | £2,869,000 | £11,852,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £38,493,000 | £36,068,000 | |
| Net assets | £243,000 | £30,672,000 | £33,335,000 | |
| Equity | — | £30,672,000 | £33,335,000 | |
| Average employees | 2 | 449 | 492 | |
| Wages | £45,000 | £15,903,000 | £18,921,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £1,021,000 | £1,060,000 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
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Turnover
+9.8%
£144,990,000 £159,127,000
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Cash
+313.1%
£2,869,000 £11,852,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+8.7%
£30,672,000 £33,335,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+9.6%
449 492
highest in 3 filed years
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Operating profit
-5.4%
£5,619,000 £5,318,000
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Profit before tax
-6.9%
£5,216,000 £4,857,000
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Wages
+19%
£15,903,000 £18,921,000
highest in 3 filed years
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 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 3.9% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.9% | 1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 14.6% | 14.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.18x | 1.79x | |
| Interest cover | — | 11.06x | 9.79x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- THE HARBRO GROUP LTD. 2002-11-12 → present
- HARBRO FARM SALES LIMITED 1977-05-05 → 2002-11-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- 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 group's and parent 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
- THE HARBRO GROUP LTD. · parent
- Agricultural and Ironmongery Supplies Limited 100%
- Harbro Nutrition 100%
- Tore Mill Limited 100%
- Feedmix Limited 100%
- Harbro Limited 100%
- Strathclyde Nutrition Ltd. 100%
- Transpan (Scotland) Limited 100%
- Murray Farmcare Limited 100%
- Russell's Country Store Ltd. 100%
Significant events
- “In January 2025, the business announced a partnership with Convent Capital, an investment firm specialising in the agri-food sector, to grow its presence in the UK agriculture supply market and secure long-term growth.”
- “The year to 30 June 2025 was a year of change and transformation for The Harbro Group with new investment into the business to support future growth.”
- “The year also showed a strong performance for the group. There was strong sales performance and this was significantly up on the previous year. This was due to several factors, but largely due to the acquisition of Murray Farmcare Ltd in June 2024.”
- “Murray Farmcare Limited was fully integrated as a revenue stream of Harbro Limited in July 2025. This acquisition allows the business to expand both its retail offering and direct to farm offering further in the South of Scotland and the North of England.”
- “During the current year, Harbro Limited acquired assets of the business of Mill 'N' Mix Limited. The goodwill is established at the date of acquisition of the assets of the business and subsequently written down to reflect the accumulated amortisation from date of initial acquisition.”
- “Russell's Country Store Limited was dissolved on 13 January 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LC SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-09-26 | — | — |
| BAXTER, Chris Jasper | Director | 2006-05-08 | Mar 1976 | British |
| BAXTER, Ross James | Director | 2008-09-26 | Jul 1973 | British |
| KENYON, Stephen | Director | 2006-05-08 | Sep 1971 | British |
| PECK, Christopher Stephen | Director | 2020-04-24 | Dec 1959 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDER, Gordon James | Secretary | 2004-10-13 | 2008-09-26 |
| STEWART & WATSON | Corporate Secretary | — | 2008-09-26 |
| ALEXANDER, Gordon James | Director | — | 2008-09-26 |
| BAIN, William Allan | Director | 2008-10-10 | 2025-06-30 |
| BAXTER, Graham James | Director | — | 2018-05-23 |
| GOODWILL, Mark George, Dr | Director | 2008-10-10 | 2014-04-30 |
| KENYON, Peter William | Director | — | 2007-10-31 |
| MANSON, George Banks | Director | — | 2012-01-31 |
| MENNIE, Ian Mckay | Director | 2001-04-27 | 2015-05-20 |
| MICHELL, Lesley Elizabeth | Director | 2018-05-01 | 2019-05-21 |
| THOMSON, William Anderson Mccoll | Director | 2001-04-27 | 2021-03-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cc Agritech Ii Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-01-09 | Ceased 2025-01-09 |
| Kroll Trustee Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2025-01-09 | Active |
| Mr Stephen Kenyon | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2018-05-07 | Ceased 2025-01-09 |
| Mr Graham James Baxter | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-01-09 |
| Mr Peter William Kenyon | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-09-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 299 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-10-14 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2025-10-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-03-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-14 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-10-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-31 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2025-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-25 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-03-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-28 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-02-19 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-02-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.