R.W. CRAWFORD AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-01 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-17
Watchouts
Cash
£16K
-92.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£7M
+7.6% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
115
+8.5% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£773K
+18.5% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £35,979,250 | — | £57,551,878 | £80,460,426 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £987,131 | — | £1,661,545 | £2,140,316 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £735,319 | £1,035,837 | £651,768 | £772,551 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £622,313 | £792,980 | £556,515 | £574,514 | |
| Cash | — | — | £576,159 | £1,113,150 | £218,763 | £16,182 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £6,887,421 | £8,635,173 | £9,960,120 | £9,258,579 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £5,056,713 | £5,767,549 | £6,242,918 | £6,716,002 | |
| Equity | £3,916,307 | — | £5,056,713 | £5,767,549 | £6,242,918 | £6,716,002 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 91 | 96 | 106 | 115 | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,474,166 | £4,378,414 | £4,795,921 | £6,395,286 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 2.7% | — | 2.9% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 1.7% | — | 1.0% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 14.3% | — | 16.7% | 23.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 79.7% | 80.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.29x | 1.20x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 3.92x | — | 1.63x | 1.55x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Rickard Luckin Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements. the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 31 March 2025, R.W. Crawford Agricultural Machinery Limited acquired all the trade and assets of a fellow group undertaking, Agwood Limited, as part of a group restructure.”
- “The company has changed its year end and the current results represent the 15 month period ending 31 March 2025.”
- “Supply chain impact of Ukraine Russia War - AGCO has remained agile throughout the conflict and we haven't seen, nor do we expect to see, a significant impact in service.”
- “Interest rates - The company understands that fluctuations in interest rates can significantly impact our fundings costs and customer financing options.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLIVER, Russell John | Secretary | 2020-03-31 | — | — |
| CRAWFORD, Wesley Darren | Director | 2026-04-24 | Dec 1977 | British |
| HAINES, Alan Ronald | Director | 2023-04-17 | Mar 1980 | British |
| OLIVER, Russell John | Director | 2026-02-12 | Mar 1981 | British |
| RIO, Nunzio Gerardo | Director | 2021-01-29 | Mar 1977 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, Malcolm Renaut | Secretary | — | 1996-04-19 |
| CRAWFORD, Robert William | Secretary | 2003-05-13 | 2013-04-11 |
| DAWSON, Stephanie Vigdis | Secretary | 2016-06-26 | 2017-11-20 |
| HORSFALL, Lisa Anne | Secretary | 2013-04-11 | 2016-06-26 |
| SANFORD, Lucy | Secretary | 2017-11-20 | 2020-03-31 |
| SELWOOD, Laura Ann | Secretary | 2000-05-31 | 2003-05-13 |
| STEPHENS, Susan Ann | Secretary | 1996-04-19 | 2000-05-31 |
| BAKER, Malcolm Renaut | Director | — | 2026-01-07 |
| CRAWFORD, Robert William | Director | — | 2026-01-07 |
| CRAWFORD, Wesley Darren | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2026-04-24 |
| HORSFALL, Lisa Anne | Director | 2014-05-23 | 2016-05-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawfords Group Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-01-03 | Active |
| Mr Wesley Darren Crawford | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2018-11-30 | Ceased 2023-01-03 |
| Mr Robert William Crawford | Individual | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2021-05-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 143 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-03-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-15 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-03-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+39.8%
£57,551,878 £80,460,426
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-92.6%
£218,763 £16,182
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+7.6%
£6,242,918 £6,716,002
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+8.5%
106 115
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+28.8%
£1,661,545 £2,140,316
highest in 3 filed years
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Profit before tax
+18.5%
£651,768 £772,551
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Wages
+33.3%
£4,795,921 £6,395,286
highest in 4 filed years
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