SYNGENTA LIMITED

1. SYNGENTA LIMITED 2000-11-21 → present
2. ZENECA LIMITED 1992-11-18 → 2000-11-21
3. ICI BIOSCIENCE LIMITED 1992-09-25 → 1992-11-18
4. HACKREMCO (NO.757) LIMITED 1992-04-29 → 1992-09-25

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

KPMG LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“After making an assessment of the Company's financial position the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of this report. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”

Group structure

1. SYNGENTA LIMITED · parent
   1. Syngenta (China) Investment Co. Ltd 100% · China · Holding/Trading

Significant events

• “A dividend of £32 million (2023: £60 million) was declared and paid in the year.”
• “The Company is about to conduct a tender exercise and is in the process of appointing a new auditor.”
• “Implementing variable end points for various vacuum distillations, preventing over distillation, resulting in steam savings.”
• “Slightly longer heat time in the reactor to prevent a reaction impurity from forming. Previously, this was treated afterwards by an increased distillation time, resulting in steam savings.”
• “1000-1500-hour reduction in the time a formulation unit pump and in-liner mixer are running by optimising the formulation recipe. (Approx 30kW total for mixer and pump so saved 30,000 kWh of electricity)”
• “Improved milling stage flow rate, meaning reduced energy usage.”
• “Cooling water pump replacement with more efficient motor installed.”
• “Switch to LED lighting on the replacement of bulbs.”
• “LED lighting upgrade”
• “CHP controller upgrade”
• “HP and LP steam network reconciliation and refurbishment”
• “Installation of variable speed drives”
• “Low pressure compressed air network removal.”
• “Staff energy awareness campaign”
• “Lighting upgrades - replacement of older mains powered lights in the main car park and ring road with solar-powered alternatives.”
• “During the year, the Company sold its investment in Syngenta (China) Investment Co. Ltd to another group company as a result of a reorganisation of the Chinese business. The divestments took place during 2024 and the Company received a dividend of £153m in 2024, and net proceeds of £163m in early 2025 regarding the final sale of the shares.”
• “A funding agreement was signed in 2024 which covers the period from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2029 whereby it was agreed that no annual deficit payments were required.”
• “On 5 June 2025, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced that the Government will introduce legislation to give pension schemes affected by the Virgin Media ruling the ability to retrospectively obtain written actuarial confirmation that historic benefit changes met the necessary standards.”
• “In relation to the provision in respect of unallowable purpose for Syngenta Limited, £24.8 million was paid post year end in order to stop interest running.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

6

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -9.3%

  £514,000,000 → £466,000,000

• Cash

  +81.8%

  £318,000,000 → £578,000,000

• Net assets

  +52.4%

  £578,000,000 → £881,000,000

• Employees

  +0.1%

  2,002 → 2,004

• Operating profit

  -64.1%

  £64,000,000 → £23,000,000

• Profit before tax

  +353.3%

  £75,000,000 → £340,000,000

• Wages

  -7.8%

  £141,000,000 → £130,000,000

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