MA AGRICULTURE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-30 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-03 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-19
Watchouts
Cash
£941K
-6.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£8M
+1.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
75
+7.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
-45.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- MA AGRICULTURE LIMITED 2019-11-19 → present
- MARK ALLEN SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING LIMITED 1986-07-01 → 2019-11-19
- HOME AND LAW (SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS) LIMITED 1984-03-14 → 1986-07-01
- KINGS COURT PUBLISHING LIMITED 1982-09-01 → 1984-03-14
- DAYCOURSE LIMITED 1978-07-31 → 1982-09-01
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £11,851,123 | £12,311,722 | £12,730,892 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,962,482 | £1,077,093 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £2,222,108 | £1,975,748 | £1,082,423 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,760,744 | £1,450,137 | £737,015 | |
| Cash | — | — | £959,691 | £1,009,326 | £940,788 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | £6,617,805 | £8,067,942 | £8,154,957 | |
| Equity | £2,445,011 | £4,857,061 | £6,617,805 | £8,067,942 | £8,154,957 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 67 | 70 | 75 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,424,828 | £3,736,168 |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 15.9% | 8.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 14.9% | 11.8% | 5.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.50x | 0.60x |
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
- Sterlings Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered the company's forecasts latest results and cash reserves, and after making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least twelve months from the date these financial statements were approved Accordingly they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- MA AGRICULTURE LIMITED · parent
- Lewis Business Media Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Acquired five specialist Agriculture titles in November 2023 from Lewis Business Media Ltd.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOUMBA, Katina | Secretary | 1993-06-29 | — | British |
| ALLEN, Benjamin Mark | Director | 2019-11-19 | Feb 1975 | British |
| ALLEN, Mark Charles | Director | — | Oct 1944 | British |
| ALLEN, Susan Margaret | Director | — | Aug 1945 | British |
| BENSON, Jonathan | Director | 2020-02-01 | Sep 1978 | British |
| FERRIN, Noel | Director | 2021-02-23 | Oct 1970 | Northern Irish |
| GAPP, Keith | Director | 2020-11-24 | Oct 1964 | British |
| GOODRIDGE, Brian William | Director | 2020-02-01 | Jun 1961 | British |
| HILL, Antony | Director | 2020-02-01 | Apr 1975 | British |
| MEREDITH, Andrew James | Director | 2021-11-30 | Jun 1988 | British |
| MORGAN, Edward | Director | 2020-02-01 | Sep 1979 | Welsh |
| RIGBY, Peter Stephen | Director | 2020-02-01 | Jul 1955 | British |
| SMITH, Daniel | Director | 2020-02-01 | Feb 1985 | British |
| TOUMBA, Katina | Director | 1995-01-18 | Jan 1957 | British |
| WILLOUGHBY, Timothy | Director | 2021-01-01 | Jun 1977 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Susan Margaret | Secretary | 1992-06-01 | 1993-06-29 |
| CAMPBELL, Fiona Christine | Secretary | — | 1992-05-31 |
| POPAT, Ashvinkumar Chunilal | Director | 1992-10-23 | 2004-03-31 |
| SCHNEIDER, Karl Peter | Director | 2020-02-01 | 2021-03-31 |
| THOMPSON, Stuart David | Director | 2020-02-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| TINKER, Jack | Director | — | 2010-04-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ma Healthcare Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2025-01-06 | Active |
| Mr Mark Charles Allen | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-01-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-07-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-07-08 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-05 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-05-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-07-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-07-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-04-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+3.4%
£12,311,722 £12,730,892
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-6.8%
£1,009,326 £940,788
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+1.1%
£8,067,942 £8,154,957
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+7.1%
70 75
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-45.1%
£1,962,482 £1,077,093
-
Profit before tax
-45.2%
£1,975,748 £1,082,423
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+9.1%
£3,424,828 £3,736,168
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers