Oliver Agriculture Limited
Registered name: OLIVER AGRICULTURE LIMITED
Part of Ato Holdings Limited groupOliver Agriculture Limited made £34.6m revenue and a £298k loss in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Oliver Agriculture Limited’s revenue fell 13% to £34.6m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with a loss of £298k and 0 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies” and is based in Luton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Luton, East of England
- Age
- 18 yrs · since 2008
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £35.1m | £41.9m | £39.6m | £34.6m |
| Cost of sales | £32.1m | £38.3m | £36.8m | £32.6m |
| Gross profit | £3m | £3.6m | £2.8m | £2m |
| Operating profit | £1.1m | £1.4m | £558k | −£289k |
| Profit before tax | £1.1m | £1.4m | £530k | −£315k |
| Profit after tax | £825k | £1.1m | £400k | −£298k |
| Profit (best available) | £825k | £1.1m | £400k | −£298k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 2.4% | 2.6% | 1% | −0.9% |
| Gross margin | 8.6% | 8.6% | 7.2% | 5.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲19.4% | ▼5.6% | ▼12.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲32.8% | ▼63.5% | ▼174.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.4k | £1.9k | £3.9k | £4k |
| Net assets | £4.5m | £5.2m | £5.3m | £5.1m |
| Fixed assets | £1.1m | £1m | £1m | £963k |
| Current assets | £16.4m | £14m | £13.4m | £10.1m |
| Debtors | £3.6m | £2.4m | £2.2m | £1.9m |
| Deferred income | £4.9m | £518k | £569k | £564k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 5.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.6%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 5.6%
- 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
- ▼6%
- Now £5.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▲2%
- Now £4k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- ▼1%
- Now £564k
- Fixed assets
- ▼8%
- Now £963k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Ato Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Oliver Agriculture Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (4)
- Oliver Landpower LimitedRev. £47.6m · Profit £270k
- A.t. Oliver & Sons LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Oliver Ag 2010 LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Oliver LP 2010 LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit −£298k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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