NUFARM UK LIMITED

Active
Company number 02882993Private limited companyIncorporated 1993

Key figures

£495,882,000+8.5%
Net assets 2024/25
+8.5%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
0200 m400 m600 m2023/242024/25

† NUFARM 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 20140

Where the company stands among the 322 active companies whose first SIC code is 20140 (Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals).

Turnover−£2,543,392,000
Lower than 97% · median £21,792,447 among 56 that publish turnover
Net assets£495,882,000
Higher than 99% · median £38,342
Total assets£836,494,000
Higher than 99% · median £772,882
Cash£12,108,000
Higher than 96% · median £227,994
Employees409
Higher than 97% · median 2
Company age32.9 years
Older than 87% · median 6.9 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. NUFARM UK LIMITED£495.9m
  2. CARGILL BIOINDUSTRIAL UK LIMITED£376m
  3. ABCAM LIMITED£348.3m
  4. PHARMARON UK LIMITED£181m
  5. BRENNTAG UK LIMITED£150.8m
  6. BASF PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY£131.7m
  7. MASTER BUILDERS SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED£115.7m
  8. PHARMARON BIOLOGICS (UK) LTD£74.7m
  9. SOLUTIA UK LIMITED£51.7m
  10. EVONIK CHEMICALS LIMITED£49.3m

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 322. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: NUFARM UK LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

NUFARM UK LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02882993. It was incorporated on 21 Dec 1993. Its status is active. The registered office is in Bradford (BD12). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of other organic basic chemicals (20140), manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products (20200).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Sep 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was −£2,543,392,000. Loss for the year was £165,319,000. Net assets were £495,882,000, up 8.5% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £12,108,000. Total assets were £836,494,000 and total liabilities £333,770,000. The company had an average of 409 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 322 active companies whose first SIC code is 20140: By turnover it ranks lower than 97% of the 56 that publish turnover (median £21,792,447). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £38,342). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £772,882). By cash it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £227,994). By number of employees it ranks higher than 97% of them (median 2). It is older than 87% of them (median age 6.9 years).

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 organic chemicals, miscellaneous chemicals, glues and enzymes. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly organic chemicals, miscellaneous chemicals, machinery. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 19.8% higher than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 6 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 13 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Jun 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 2 Feb 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover3,345,909,000-2,543,392,000
Profit for the year-5,598,000-165,319,000
Cash at bank and in hand19,430,00012,108,000
Total assets755,359,000836,494,000
Total liabilities283,277,000333,770,000
Net assets / total equity457,240,000495,882,000
Average number of employees423409

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

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 19.8% higher
Mean hourly pay
women 5.5% higher
Median bonus pay
women 14.3% higher
Employer size
250 to 499 employees
Lower pay quarter12.1% womenLower middle16.3% womenUpper middle18.4% womenUpper pay quarter26.5% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 15.9% higher
women 2.5% lower
2023/24
women 11% higher
women 1.4% lower
2022/23
women 4.7% higher
women 15.8% higher
2021/22
women 4.7% higher
women 14.2% higher
2020/21
women 4.7% higher
women 16.1% higher
2019/20
women 9.5% higher
women 0.4% higher
2018/19
women 5.7% lower
women 6.9% lower
2017/18
women 9.6% higher
women 1.5% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements6
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
Earlier years (3)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement

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: organic chemicals, miscellaneous chemicals, glues and enzymes, inorganic chemicals and plastics.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: organic chemicals, miscellaneous chemicals, machinery, fertilisers and plastics.

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

4 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover −£2.5bn, net assets £495.9m, 409 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £3.3bn, net assets £457.2m, 423 employees
  3. Medisup Securities Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. 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.