SYNGENTA SEEDS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-01 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£4M
+6.8% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£418K
+22.6% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- SYNGENTA SEEDS LIMITED 2000-11-21 → present
- NOVARTIS SEEDS LIMITED 1997-03-03 → 2000-11-21
- HILLESHOG (UNITED KINGDOM) LIMITED 1988-01-22 → 1997-03-03
- MMG (UNITED KINGDOM) LIMITED 1986-12-19 → 1988-01-22
- MILN MARSTERS GROUP LIMITED(THE) 1938-10-22 → 1986-12-19
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £136,000 | £176,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £341,000 | £418,000 | |
| Net profit | £250,000 | £275,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,073,000 | £4,348,000 | |
| Net assets | £4,073,000 | £4,348,000 | |
| Equity | £4,073,000 | £4,348,000 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 3.3% | 4.0% | |
| Current ratio | 7.63x | 6.75x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. Directors prepared cash flow forecasts and assessment for a period of at least 12 months, indicating sufficient funds to meet liabilities. Company has substantial cash deposits with an affiliate, far in excess of annual expenses. Directors are confident company will have sufficient funds.”
Significant events
- “The Company is about to conduct a tender exercise and is in the process of appointing a new auditor.”
- “HMRC have opened enquiries into Syngenta Holdings Limited for the years from 2011 to 2022 and it is anticipated that enquiries will be opened into 2023 and 2024. If the outcome of the Enquiry impacts losses, additional tax could be payable by Syngenta Seeds Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCCULLOCH, Shirley | Secretary | 2022-12-08 | — | — |
| HOLDSWORTH, Julie Ann | Director | 2025-04-08 | Nov 1979 | British |
| IVESON, Sarah | Director | 2024-05-01 | Aug 1985 | British |
| MUTTON, Lynsey, Dr | Director | 2024-01-01 | Jan 1982 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLISS, Matthew David | Secretary | 2002-07-12 | 2022-12-08 |
| BOARDMAN, Lynton David | Secretary | 2000-11-15 | 2002-07-12 |
| RIX, Allen John | Secretary | — | 1999-12-01 |
| THIRKETTLE, Paul Richard Edward | Secretary | 1999-12-01 | 2000-11-15 |
| ABBOTT, Aaron, Dr | Director | 2018-12-06 | 2020-01-17 |
| BARKHOUSE, Nicholas James | Director | 2011-07-27 | 2016-05-01 |
| BERNARDOTTO, Gianni | Director | 2001-06-18 | 2004-06-09 |
| BISSELL, Robert Bruce | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2001-06-18 |
| BLOOMER, John | Director | 2003-06-27 | 2011-12-31 |
| BOARDMAN, Lynton David | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2002-07-12 |
| BRADLEY, Kevin | Director | 2007-09-10 | 2008-09-12 |
| CHAZALLON, Gabriel | Director | — | 1997-04-07 |
| CHRISTENSSON, Curt Goran Ingva | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| FULLAGAR, Edgar | Director | 1997-04-07 | 2000-11-15 |
| GOIG, Andre | Director | 1994-12-01 | 2005-06-07 |
| HALL, Geoffrey | Director | 2020-01-17 | 2022-11-30 |
| HALSTEAD, Jonathan Richard | Director | 2020-01-17 | 2025-02-25 |
| HOLDSWORTH, Richard | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2001-06-18 |
| JOHNSON, Andrew David | Director | 2005-06-07 | 2023-12-31 |
| LUNDSGARD, Johan Martin Vilhelm | Director | 1994-05-27 | 1997-04-07 |
| METCALFE, Richard | Director | 1993-02-01 | 1997-12-31 |
| MILLS-THOMAS, Gary | Director | 2011-07-27 | 2020-01-17 |
| MILLS-THOMAS, Gary | Director | 2003-04-04 | 2007-09-10 |
| OXLEY, Gary Alex | Director | 2008-09-23 | 2010-10-29 |
| PERSSON, Per-Erik | Director | — | 1996-06-10 |
| PRITT, Robert Edward | Director | — | 1998-10-31 |
| SHARP, Leslie Anne | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2024-05-01 |
| SINNIGE, Theodorus Cornelus Jozef | Director | 1997-08-04 | 1998-11-24 |
| SMITH, Stephen John | Director | 1998-08-01 | 2003-06-23 |
| STEEL, Alexander | Director | 2016-06-14 | 2018-12-06 |
| STROPPEL, Stefan Hans | Director | 1998-01-19 | 2000-11-15 |
| SUTER, Jan Martin | Director | 2001-06-18 | 2003-06-27 |
| VAN OVERSCHOT, Willem | Director | 1997-08-04 | 2000-10-13 |
| WACK, Rene | Director | 1992-04-24 | 1992-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syngenta Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 195 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-03 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+6.8%
£4,073,000 £4,348,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+29.4%
£136,000 £176,000
-
Profit before tax
+22.6%
£341,000 £418,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers