Sharmans Agricultural Limited
Registered name: SHARMANS AGRICULTURAL LIMITED
Sharmans Agricultural Limited made £63.2m revenue and £1.8m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Sharmans Agricultural Limited’s revenue was £63.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.8m profit and 138 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies” and is based in Grantham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Grantham, East Midlands
- Age
- 102 yrs · since 1924
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £53.7m | £63.4m | £63.3m | £63.2m |
| Cost of sales | £47.9m | £56.1m | £57m | £55.2m |
| Gross profit | £5.8m | £7.3m | £6.3m | £8m |
| Operating profit | £2.3m | £2.7m | £726k | £2.1m |
| Profit before tax | £2.5m | £2.9m | £1m | £2.5m |
| Profit after tax | £2m | £2.7m | £28.1k | £1.8m |
| Profit (best available) | £2m | £2.7m | £28.1k | £1.8m |
| Staff costs | £2.7m | £3.1m | £3.6m | £3.7m |
| Employees (average) | 115 | 120 | 120 | 138 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 3.7% | 4.2% | 0% | 2.9% |
| Gross margin | 10.8% | 11.5% | 10% | 12.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £467k | £528k | £527k | £458k |
| Profit per employee | £17.2k | £22.2k | £234 | £13.2k |
| Cash conversion | 186.9% | −45.2% | −802.9% | −152.2% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲18.1% | ▼0.2% | ▼0.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲34.8% | ▼99% | ▲6372% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲4.3% | 0% | ▲15% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £5.3m | £2.8m | £6.8m | £8.6m |
| Net assets | £31m | £33.6m | £33.7m | £35.5m |
| Fixed assets | £8.2m | £11.3m | £12.4m | £13.5m |
| Current assets | £29.5m | £39.7m | £33.9m | £31.5m |
| Debtors | £2.4m | £5.9m | £4.1m | £4m |
| Cash from operations | £4.3m | −£1.2m | −£5.8m | −£3.1m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 12.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £458k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £13.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −152.2%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 21.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 6.4%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲5%
- Now £35.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▲26%
- Now £8.6m
- Headcount
- ▲15%
- Now 138
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲9%
- Now £13.5m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026
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