Website & contact details
- Website
Agricultural Central Trading Limited
- Incorporated
- 24 January 1962 (64 years)
- Industry
- Agents selling agricultural raw materials, livestock, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods (46110) Agents involved in the sale of fuels, ores, metals and industrial chemicals (46120)
- Directors
- Craig John Grant
- Controlled by
- Mark Andrew Nicklin
- Accounts type
- Full
- Region
- West Midlands
- Address
- Grange Court Sitka DriveShrewsbury Business ParkShrewsburySY2 6LG
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 31 March 2027
- Last accounts
- 30 June 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 18 November 2026
- Last conf. stmt
- 4 November 2025
Charges
- Total
- 3
- Outstanding
- 2
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 1
Officers 7 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
British
Born April 1969 (57)
Grant, Craig John
Director · Appointed 15 December 2021
Scottish
Born November 1981
Foster, Glenn
Secretary · Appointed 1 July 2020
Director · Appointed 1 January 2020
British
Born April 1961 (65)
British
Born May 1967 (59)
Dutton, Simon John
Director · Appointed 17 April 2019
British
Born January 1975 (51)
British
Born July 1970 (56)
Officer history (25 former)
12 February 2026
13 December 2023
13 December 2023
15 December 2021
Appointed Grant, Craig John as Director
6 December 2021
Resigned Brown, Gordon as Director
1 April 2021
Resigned Hamilton, John Dursley as Director
1 July 2020
Appointed Foster, Glenn as Secretary
30 June 2020
Resigned Fellows, Helen Mary Isabel as Secretary
1 January 2020
30 November 2019
18 June 2019
17 April 2019
Appointed Dutton, Simon John as Director
28 November 2018
25 November 2016
24 November 2016
13 February 2014
6 December 2013
6 December 2013
7 December 2012
2 December 2011
Appointed Brown, Gordon as Director
1 July 2011
Appointed Fellows, Helen Mary Isabel as Secretary
30 June 2011
Resigned White, David Edward as Secretary
3 December 2010
27 November 2009
27 February 2008
3 October 2007
Appointed Hamilton, John Dursley as Director
27 June 2007
23 November 2006
23 November 2006
23 November 2005
Resigned Neil, James as Director
24 November 2004
24 November 2004
10 December 2002
10 December 2002
10 December 2002
24 October 2002
14 December 1999
20 October 1999
Appointed White, David Edward as Secretary
20 October 1999
16 July 1997
16 July 1997
Resigned Field, Douglas William as Director
16 July 1997
Resigned White, Peter Vickers as Director
19 February 1997
31 December 1996
11 July 1996
Appointed Neil, James as Director
18 October 1994
16 February 1994
18 February 1992
Appointed Field, Douglas William as Director
15 October 1991
Resigned Wessel, Leo Wessel as Director
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
British
Born May 1967 (59)
Holdings 1
Companies where Agricultural Central Trading Limited is registered as a person with significant control
Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Former controllers (1)
1 April 2021
Ceased John Dursley Hamilton — Has significant influence or control
Financials
Balance sheet as at 30 June 2025 · full accounts
- Net Assets
- £17,923,054
- Cash
- £391,388
- Turnover
- £128,881,655
- Profit Before Tax
- £455,263
- Employees
- 97
- Debt Ratio
- 42%
- Current Ratio
- 2.3x
- Profit Margin
- 0%
- Return on Equity
- 2%
Trend
Turnover
Balance sheet detail
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £1,058,061 | £995,106 | £988,970 |
| Current Assets | £29,834,718 | £33,346,337 | £29,582,273 |
| Cash | £391,388 | £4,780,406 | £620,671 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £12,948,718 | £16,691,138 | £13,439,367 |
| Net Current Assets | £16,886,000 | £16,655,199 | £16,142,906 |
| Net Assets | £17,923,054 | £17,605,624 | £17,074,439 |
| Shareholder Funds | £17,923,054 | £17,605,624 | £17,074,439 |
| Turnover | £128,881,655 | £122,259,527 | £153,801,188 |
| Cost of Sales | £122,269,308 | £115,621,047 | £146,645,926 |
| Gross Profit | £6,612,347 | £6,638,480 | £7,155,262 |
| Admin Expenses | £6,547,306 | £6,167,878 | £5,882,512 |
| Staff Costs | £4,908,583 | £4,617,908 | £4,427,216 |
| Operating Profit | £65,041 | £470,602 | £1,272,750 |
| Profit Before Tax | £455,263 | £762,933 | £1,368,146 |
| Tax | £78,986 | £172,760 | £289,960 |
| Profit for Period | £376,277 | £590,173 | £1,078,186 |
What Agricultural Central Trading say about themselves
“ACT Ltd. is a farmer-owned company supplying all farm inputs to farmers across England, Wales and Scotland. Independent advice and competitive prices.”
Filings 238
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 February 2026 | Termination of appointment of a director | |||
| 3 December 2025 | Resolutions | |||
| 20 November 2025 | Registered office address changed | |||
| 13 November 2025 | Confirmation statement with updates | 4 November 2025 | ||
| 12 November 2025 | Memorandum and Articles of Association |
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