HARBRO LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-09 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-25
Watchouts
Cash
£8M
+485.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£28M
+11.8% vs 2024
Employees
350
+2.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4M
+40.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £136,915,000 | £141,229,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £3,268,000 | £4,426,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £3,041,000 | £4,279,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £2,359,000 | £2,978,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,331,000 | £7,790,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £26,679,000 | £29,605,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £25,276,000 | £28,254,000 | |
| Equity | £21,109,000 | £23,175,000 | £25,276,000 | £28,254,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 340 | 350 | |
| Wages | — | — | £12,978,000 | £14,369,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £937,000 | £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
+3.2%
£136,915,000 £141,229,000
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Cash
+485.3%
£1,331,000 £7,790,000
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Net assets
+11.8%
£25,276,000 £28,254,000
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Employees
+2.9%
340 350
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Operating profit
+35.4%
£3,268,000 £4,426,000
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Profit before tax
+40.7%
£3,041,000 £4,279,000
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Wages
+10.7%
£12,978,000 £14,369,000
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 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 2.4% | 3.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 1.7% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 12.2% | 15.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.87x | 1.51x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 36.31x | 20.03x |
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
- HARBRO LIMITED 2002-08-30 → present
- NEF FEEDS & RETAIL LIMITED 2002-06-24 → 2002-08-30
- MARBRAE LIMITED 2002-04-25 → 2002-06-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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
- HARBRO LIMITED · parent
- Agricultural and Ironmongery Supplies Limited 100%
- Harbro Nutrition 100%
- Tore Mill 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 acquisition of Murray Farmcare Ltd in June 2024.”
- “Murray Farmcare Limited was fully integrated as a revenue stream of Harbro in July 2025.”
- “Russell's Country Store Limited was dissolved on 13 January 2026.”
- “On 9 January 2025, 100% of the share capital of The Harbro Group Ltd was acquired by CC Agritech II Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of CC Agritech Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LC SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-04-03 | — | — |
| BARCLAY, Susan | Director | 2025-07-01 | Apr 1985 | British |
| BAXTER, Chris Jasper | Director | 2007-10-01 | Mar 1976 | British |
| BAXTER, Ross James | Director | 2008-09-26 | Jul 1973 | British |
| HILL, Stephen | Director | 2025-08-01 | May 1985 | British |
| KENYON, Stephen | Director | 2007-10-01 | Sep 1971 | British |
| LEGG, Hannah Elizabeth | Director | 2023-03-13 | Oct 1978 | British |
| MACKENZIE, David Grant | Director | 2018-05-01 | Jan 1979 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2002-08-02 | 2006-04-03 |
| P & W SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-04-25 | 2002-05-23 |
| PAULL & WILLIAMSONS | Corporate Secretary | 2002-05-23 | 2002-08-02 |
| ALEXANDER, Gordon James | Director | 2002-08-02 | 2008-09-26 |
| BAIN, William Allan | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2025-06-30 |
| BAXTER, Graham James | Director | 2002-08-02 | 2018-05-23 |
| CRAIG, John King | Director | 2014-08-04 | 2020-10-28 |
| GOODWILL, Mark George, Dr | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2014-04-30 |
| HENDRY, George | Director | 2002-08-02 | 2005-09-30 |
| HUTCHISON, Brain James | Director | 2002-05-23 | 2002-08-02 |
| KENYON, Peter William | Director | 2002-08-02 | 2007-10-31 |
| KIDD, Neil Charles | Director | 2018-05-01 | 2021-04-09 |
| MANSON, George Banks | Director | 2002-08-02 | 2012-01-31 |
| MENNIE, Ian Mckay | Director | 2002-08-02 | 2015-05-20 |
| SWARBRIGG, Paul Andrew | Director | 2017-12-11 | 2019-07-22 |
| TAYLOR, Alan | Director | 2002-05-23 | 2006-03-02 |
| THOMSON, William Anderson Mccoll | Director | 2002-08-02 | 2021-03-02 |
| P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-04-25 | 2002-05-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kroll Trustee Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2025-01-30 | Active |
| The Harbro Group Ltd. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-01-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-12 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-03-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-31 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-03-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.