JOHN DEERE LIMITED

Active
Company number SC028492Private limited companyIncorporated 1951

Key figures

£51,631,000+27.6%
Net assets 2024/25
+27.6%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
020 m40 m60 m2023/242024/25

† JOHN DEERE 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 46610

Where the company stands among the 1,196 active companies whose first SIC code is 46610 (Wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies).

Turnover£32,070,000
Higher than 60% · median £24,474,440 among 61 that publish turnover
Net assets£51,631,000
Higher than 99% · median £113,998
Total assets£161,611,000
Higher than 99% · median £330,011
Cash£26,000
Lower than 65% · median £87,509
Employees70
Higher than 96% · median 1
Company age75.2 years
Older than 99% · median 7.9 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. KUBOTA (U.K.) LIMITED£78.1m
  2. JOHN DEERE LIMITED£51.6m
  3. SHARMANS AGRICULTURAL LIMITED£35.5m
  4. G. & R. PYKETT LIMITED£31.5m
  5. FAROL LIMITED£28.4m
  6. SPAREX LIMITED£24.6m
  7. WILLIAM GILDER LIMITED£19.1m
  8. MILLAR TRACTORS LIMITED£18.2m
  9. RUSSELL'S (KIRBYMOORSIDE) LIMITED£17.8m
  10. LLOYD LIMITED£17.6m

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 1,196. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: JOHN DEERE LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

JOHN DEERE LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number SC028492. It was incorporated on 22 Aug 1951. Its status is active. The registered office is in Edinburgh (EH3). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies (46610).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 2 Nov 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £32,070,000. Profit for the year was £11,287,000. Net assets were £51,631,000, up 27.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £26,000. Total assets were £161,611,000 and total liabilities £108,822,000. The company had an average of 70 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 1,196 active companies whose first SIC code is 46610: By turnover it ranks higher than 60% of the 61 that publish turnover (median £24,474,440). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £113,998). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £330,011). By cash it ranks lower than 65% of them (median £87,509). By number of employees it ranks higher than 96% of them (median 1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 7.9 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 8 public contract award notices from 5 public sector buyers since 2015. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £329.8k. Its most frequent buyer is Borough Of Poole (4 contracts). 2 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

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 machinery, electrical equipment, vehicles. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly optical, medical and measuring instruments, vehicles, furniture and lighting. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 19 days to pay suppliers, and 2% 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.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Jul 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 19 Dec 2026.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover273,056,00032,070,000
Profit for the year10,353,00011,287,000
Cash at bank and in hand38,00026,000
Total assets184,434,000161,611,000
Total liabilities142,866,000108,822,000
Net assets / total equity40,477,00051,631,000
Average number of employees7770

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

8 contracts

JOHN DEERE LIMITED is named as a supplier in 8 public contract award notices from 5 public sector buyers since 2015. The 6 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £329.8k. 2 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers5
Borough Of Poole
4 contracts · £72.6k
Wirral Borough Council
1 contract · £240k
BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL
1 contract · £17.2k
BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED
1 contract
YPO
1 contract
Contracts
  1. Vehicles - Mini Excavator (up to 2)BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL · £17,164
  2. Vehicles - 3 Ton ExcavatorBorough Of Poole · £34,506
  3. Hydraulically Folding SlitterBorough Of Poole · £7,156
  4. Half dump trailerBorough Of Poole · £15,136
  5. Mower collectorBorough Of Poole · £15,797
Show 3 more
  1. NEPO and TPPL Purchase of Grounds Maintenance Equipment and Plant Framework‡BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED · shared by 36 suppliers
  2. Grounds Maintenance Equipment- Highway Verges Machinery‡Wirral Borough Council · £240,000
  3. YPO - 000606 Ground Maintenance Equipment Associated Equipment Maintenance, Servicing, Repairs and Disposal Equipment‡YPO · shared by 19 suppliers, up to £12,000,000 in total

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

Payment practices3 Nov 2025 – 2 May 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
19 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
2%
Standard payment terms
0–120 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 80%
  • 31 to 60 days 18%
  • After 60 days 2%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
2 Nov 2025
22
93%
4%
27 Apr 2025
23
78%
5%
27 Oct 2024
22
81%
5%
29 Apr 2024
30
23%
2%
29 Oct 2023
32
19%
2%
29 Apr 2023
26
55%
4%
30 Oct 2022
22
78%
2%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

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 10 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery, electrical equipment, vehicles, optical, medical and measuring instruments and iron and steel articles.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: optical, medical and measuring instruments, vehicles, furniture and lighting, iron and steel articles and machinery.

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 £32.1m, net assets £51.6m, 70 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £273.1m, net assets £40.5m, 77 employees
  3. Mr Jonathan Campbell Armour Henry ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Deere & Co registered as a person with significant control
  5. Mr Jonathan Campbell Armour Henry registered as a person with significant control
  6. 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.