GLASSON GRAIN LIMITED

Active
Company number 01409324Private limited companyIncorporated 1979

Key figures

£31,130,366-12.5%
Net assets 2024/25
-12.5%
Average annual change 2023/24–2024/25
010 m20 m30 m40 m2023/242024/25

† GLASSON GRAIN 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 46210

Where the company stands among the 883 active companies whose first SIC code is 46210 (Wholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feeds).

Turnover£148,013,542
Higher than 85% · median £29,281,000 among 33 that publish turnover
Net assets£31,130,366
Higher than 97% · median £31,554
Total assets£47,224,575
Higher than 97% · median £148,440
Cash£3,277,155
Higher than 97% · median £47,452
Employees67
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age47.8 years
Older than 96% · median 5.8 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND (UK) LIMITED£424.5m
  2. HOLBUD LIMITED£82.1m
  3. CEFETRA LIMITED£58.5m
  4. BUNGE UK LIMITED£37.2m
  5. GRAINCO LIMITED£34.1m
  6. GLASSON GRAIN LIMITED£31.1m
  7. A. POORTMAN (LONDON) LIMITED£25.5m
  8. SAXON AGRICULTURE LIMITED£19.5m
  9. GORTAVOY FEEDS & FARM SUPPLIES LTD£15.3m
  10. FREDERIC SMART & SON LIMITED£14.4m

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 883. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: GLASSON GRAIN LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

GLASSON GRAIN LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01409324. It was incorporated on 15 Jan 1979. Its status is active. The registered office is in Llansantffraid (SA22). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is wholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feeds (46210).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Oct 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £148,013,542. Loss for the year was £443,914. Net assets were £31,130,366, down 12.5% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £3,277,155. Total assets were £47,224,575 and total liabilities £16,094,209. The company had an average of 67 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 883 active companies whose first SIC code is 46210: By turnover it ranks higher than 85% of the 33 that publish turnover (median £29,281,000). By net assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £31,554). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £148,440). By cash it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £47,452). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 96% of them (median age 5.8 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly fertilisers, gums and resins, salt, stone and cement. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly fertilisers, milling products, animal feed. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 28 days to pay suppliers, and 39% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. It has a modern slavery statement on the government registry.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 18 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Jul 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 5 Aug 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover143,556,536148,013,542
Profit for the year1,014,531-443,914
Cash at bank and in hand16,637,5743,277,155
Total assets47,846,88547,224,575
Total liabilities12,263,85816,094,209
Net assets / total equity35,583,02831,130,366
Average number of employees—67

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.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Nov 2024 – 30 Apr 2025
Average time taken to pay invoices
28 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
39%
Standard payment terms
7–90 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 67%
  • 31 to 60 days 32%
  • After 60 days 1%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Oct 2024
31
57%
26%
30 Apr 2024
31
50%
30%
31 Oct 2023
33
48%
36%
30 Apr 2023
31
54%
39%
31 Oct 2022
31
54%
34%
30 Apr 2022
32
52%
36%
31 Oct 2021
27
68%
29%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Modern slavery statements1
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (WYNNSTAY GROUP P.L.C.)

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

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: fertilisers, gums and resins, salt, stone and cement, inorganic chemicals and soaps and waxes.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 4 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: fertilisers, milling products and animal feed.

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

8 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £148m, net assets £31.1m, 67 employees
  2. Wynnstay Group P.L.C. registered as a person with significant control
  3. Glasson Group (Lancaster) Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £143.6m, net assets £35.6m
  5. Glasson Group (Lancaster) Limited registered as a person with significant control
  6. Mr Christopher Paul Leigh ceased to be a person with significant control
  7. Mr Christopher Paul Leigh registered as a person with significant control
  8. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.