LIMAGRAIN UK LIMITED

Active
Company number 01305690Private limited companyIncorporated 1977

Key figures

£29,235,257-4.1%
Net assets 2024/25
-4.1%
Average annual change 2023/24–2024/25
010 m20 m30 m40 m2023/242024/25

† LIMAGRAIN UK LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 46110

Where the company stands among the 1,236 active companies whose first SIC code is 46110 (Agents selling agricultural raw materials, livestock, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods).

Turnover−£46,516,577
Lower than 97% · median £14,357,871 among 31 that publish turnover
Net assets£29,235,257
Higher than 99% · median £14,924
Total assets£43,225,337
Higher than 99% · median £110,552
Cash£869,030
Higher than 89% · median £43,119
Employees154
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age49.6 years
Older than 95% · median 4.4 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. THOMAS BELL & SONS LIMITED£37.9m
  2. LIMAGRAIN UK LIMITED£29.2m
  3. J. STIMLER LIMITED£23.6m
  4. ELSOMS SEEDS LIMITED£20.4m
  5. HARLOW AGRICULTURAL MERCHANTS LIMITED£20m
  6. AGRICULTURAL CENTRAL TRADING LIMITED£17.9m
  7. FREEWORLD TRADING LIMITED£16m
  8. ELSOMS (SPALDING) LIMITED£14.1m
  9. BARROW,LANE & BALLARD LIMITED£14m
  10. VETERINARY SURGEONS SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED£10.7m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 1,236. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: LIMAGRAIN UK LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

LIMAGRAIN UK LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01305690. It was incorporated on 30 Mar 1977. Its status is active. The registered office is in Market rasen (LN7). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is agents selling agricultural raw materials, livestock, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods (46110).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Jun 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was −£46,516,577. Net assets were £29,235,257, down 4.1% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £869,030. Total assets were £43,225,337 and total liabilities £13,990,080. The company had an average of 154 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 1,236 active companies whose first SIC code is 46110: By turnover it ranks lower than 97% of the 31 that publish turnover (median £14,357,871). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £14,924). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £110,552). By cash it ranks higher than 89% of them (median £43,119). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 95% of them (median age 4.4 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as the supplier in one public contract award notice, from Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £13.6k.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly oil seeds, cereals, vegetables. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly oil seeds, cereals, vegetables. It has a modern slavery statement on the government registry.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Mar 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 18 Dec 2026.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover63,056,409-46,516,577
Cash at bank and in hand3,800,059869,030
Total assets47,697,00443,225,337
Total liabilities17,197,71113,990,080
Net assets / total equity30,499,29329,235,257
Average number of employees156154

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

1 contract

LIMAGRAIN UK LIMITED is named as a supplier in 1 public contract award notice from Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). Its published value is £13.6k.

Contract
  1. The AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds Recommended Lists (RLs) provide levy payers and the wider industry with independent information on the characteristics and market…‡Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) · £13,560

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Statutory reporting

Modern slavery statements1
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Routes
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: oil seeds, cereals, vegetables, paints, dyes and inks and machinery.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 11 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: oil seeds, cereals, vegetables, machinery and optical, medical and measuring instruments.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

6 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover −£46.5m, net assets £29.2m, 154 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £63.1m, net assets £30.5m, 156 employees
  3. Limagrain Europe Sas registered as a person with significant control
  4. Name changed to LIMAGRAIN UK LIMITEDPreviously NICKERSON-ADVANTA LIMITED
  5. Name changed to NICKERSON-ADVANTA LIMITEDPreviously NICKERSON (UK) LIMITED
  6. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.