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Agri-Supply Companies in Leicester: 46 Active Firms (2026)
Agri-supply companies provide agricultural inputs, machinery, equipment and support services to farms and rural operators around Leicester.
Buying centres tend to sit with farm owners, estate managers, contractors and operations staff rather than central procurement teams. Spend is practical and recurring: inputs, parts, consumables, servicing, hire support and replacement equipment, with larger machinery decisions handled as planned capital purchases. The customer base is mainly B2B, spanning owner-managed farms, livestock businesses, growers and rural operators across the East Midlands. The relevant suppliers are usually small to mid-market distributors, dealers or service providers, where local stock, workshop capacity and response times matter more than a broad national sales motion.
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Leicester has 46 active trading agri-supply firms in this cohort, making it a compact local market rather than a broad manufacturing cluster. Their reported employment totals 226 people, which points to a base of owner-managed and small-employer operations. That employment pattern fits the commercial role described here: sales staff, fitters, parts counters and mobile service teams serving farm customers across the East Midlands. The regional buyer set is likely to value continuity of supply and practical technical support, especially where machinery downtime or input availability affects day-to-day farm operations.
Operating constraints sit close to the point of sale. Input suppliers need traceability, storage discipline and buyer advice that stands up to farm assurance checks, while machinery and equipment dealers carry obligations around safe handover, maintenance records and warranty handling. The market structure is therefore service-led as much as product-led: local availability, call-out capacity and parts sourcing during weather-driven peaks can matter as much as headline price. Around Leicester, that favours suppliers with depot, workshop or mobile-service coverage across the East Midlands.
Further growth appears likely to be uneven. Established local suppliers tend to defend their position through service history, fitter availability and relationships with farms that have bought from the same counter for years. Newer entrants may find room in specialist inputs, repair niches and digitally enabled ordering, but the shortage of scaled firms suggests a market where acquisition and succession planning matter as much as organic expansion. Margin pressure has been a recurring issue in distributor-led supply chains, so pricing discipline and aftersales quality are likely to separate durable operators from thinly capitalised traders.
46
Active firms
2026
5
Above £5M revenue
Higher-revenue operators
4
Incorporated since 2022
Newer registrations
Key facts
About 10% of the trading cohort reports turnover above £5M (5 of 46 firms) — the rest sits below that revenue band.
8% of the cohort was incorporated since 2022 (4 firms), so a sizeable share is in its first few filing cycles.
Leicester-area agri-supply firms sit between farms and upstream manufacturers, handling inputs, machinery, equipment and support services.
Local stockholding, repairs and field support are part of the sector’s role, rather than pure distribution alone.
The operating mix appears to include equipment dealers, input distributors and support-service businesses serving farms and rural operators.
Top Leicester Agri-Supply companies
WIND UP BIRD LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsSupplies bird deterrent and agricultural equipment, including gas‑powered bird scarers, kites, lasers and visual deterrents. Also sells farm and land‑management tools such as log splitters, chainsaw…
Serves farmers, growers, landowners, smallholders, rural businesses and gardeners in the UK needing agricultural, bird control, groundcare, spraying, fencing, wood processing and livestock care…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -68% CAGR over 4y
Location
G & N Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures and supplies hydroponic growing systems and equipment, including NFT channels, vertical grow towers, Dutch bucket systems, seedling machines and nutrient controllers, as well as…
Sells to commercial growers, greenhouse operators, hydroponic farms, agricultural distributors and OEM buyers worldwide, plus home-growing consumers seeking small hydroponic systems.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Growing, Hiring · 4% CAGR over 4y
Location
Elan League International ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak
Location
PATLIFE SERVICES LTD
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
WELHAM DIESEL INJECTION COMPANY LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides diesel engine reconditioning and fuel injection services, including refurbishment of diesel pumps and injectors for vehicles and agricultural machinery. Carries out cylinder block reboring,…
Serves car and van owners, farmers, agricultural machinery operators, and classic or vintage diesel engine enthusiasts, mainly around Leicester with courier support for customers further afield.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
BARCODE FOOD LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
StrongStrong
Location
Cooks (Midlands) Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsSupplies new and used agricultural, groundcare and construction equipment including tractors, telehandlers and mowers. Also sells parts and accessories and provides machinery servicing, repairs and…
Serves farms, agricultural contractors, groundcare professionals, estates and construction/plant operators across the Midlands, including Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire and Nottinghamshire.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 14% CAGR over 3y
Location
Sharnford Tractors Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsSupplies new and used tractors, agricultural machinery, telehandlers, lawnmowers and groundcare equipment. Provides servicing, repairs and spare parts for farm and grounds maintenance machinery, and…
Serves farmers, agricultural contractors and countryside/grounds maintenance customers needing tractors, farm machinery, lawnmowers and groundcare equipment in the local area.
Financial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
GLW Feeds
Manufactures and supplies livestock feed for dairy, beef, sheep, pigs and poultry, including compound feeds, straights and nutritional supplements. Also provides forage seeds, silage additives and…
Serves UK livestock farmers and farm businesses, particularly dairy, beef, sheep, youngstock, pig and poultry producers across Central England and further afield, with some products supplied…
Location
PLANT TAPE UK LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsDevelops and supplies automated agricultural transplanting systems and seed tape used for sowing, germinating and mechanically transplanting crops. Provides transplanter machinery, nursery trays, and…
Sells to commercial growers and nurseries in agriculture, particularly vegetable, tomato and hemp producers. Targets farm operators seeking automated sowing, nursery and transplanting systems to…
Financial Health
StableStable · -72% CAGR over 4y
Location
Catley Engineering Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsSells new and used tractors and agricultural machinery and operates a trade shop supplying parts and accessories. Provides servicing, diagnostics, repairs, fabrication, hydraulic hose manufacture,…
Serves farm owners and agricultural contractors in the farming sector who operate tractors and agricultural machinery, including buyers of new and used machinery, parts and trade shop supplies.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 3% CAGR over 4y
Location
Manor Farm (Leicester) Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsManufactures and supplies formulated animal feeds for livestock and farm animals, serving commercial farmers, breeders, smallholdings and equestrian businesses. Produces feeds from selected…
Sells to UK agricultural and equestrian customers, including large and small commercial farmers, pedigree livestock breeders, smallholding owners, and equestrian businesses and individual horse…
Financial Health
StrongStrong
Location
MANOR FARM FEEDS (OWSTON) LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures and supplies formulated animal feeds for farm livestock and equestrian animals. Produces feeds using selected ingredients for commercial farmers, breeders, smallholders and equestrian…
Serves large and small commercial farmers, pedigree prime stock breeders, smallholding owners, and equestrian businesses and horse owners across the UK, spanning B2B and individual buyers.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 3% CAGR over 4y
Location
Guy Wykes Plant Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
SWINNERTON MACHINERY LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsSupplies agricultural and plant machinery, including tractors and equipment, and sells new and used spare parts and consumables through an online shop. Provides mechanical services such as tractor…
Serves farms, agricultural contractors and plant machinery operators across the UK and Ireland, including buyers of tractors, combines, farm machinery and spare parts.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 19% CAGR over 3y
Location
Green's Lodge Estates Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsCollects and recycles surplus food and food production waste from manufacturers, including materials containing animal by‑products, converting it into biogas and processed livestock feed, and…
Serves commercial food producers in Leicestershire with surplus food waste, including material with or without animal by-products, and farmers seeking livestock feed alternatives.
Financial Health
StableStable · -49% CAGR over 4y
Location
Zayndu Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsDevelops and supplies plasma-based seed priming systems that treat seeds with “activated air” to improve germination and crop performance. Provides on‑site equipment, treatment protocols,…
Serves commercial growers, controlled-environment agriculture operators, plant breeders, seed multipliers, independent crop experts and agricultural researchers seeking seed performance and yield…
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 39% CAGR over 4y
Location
AXISPLUS LTD
Trajectory
1y · 2025–NowFinancial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
Taylors Agricultural Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides agricultural contracting and farm management services. Undertakes whole farm contracts and farm business tenancies, supplying machinery, equipment and operational management to cultivate and…
Serves farmers, landowners and agricultural businesses across the Midlands, including farms of any scale seeking farm business tenancies and whole-farm contracting arrangements.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Growing · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
Len Cross Fertilizers Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsSupplies agricultural fertilisers to farms and agricultural businesses. Provides a range of fertiliser products for crop nutrition and soil management, supplying bulk fertiliser and related…
Serves farmers, growers and agricultural businesses across the UK that purchase fertiliser for crop and land management needs.
Financial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
CYO SEEDS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProvides mobile processing of farm‑saved seed for farms, including cleaning, grading and treatment application. Offers seed treatments for cereals, oilseed rape and pulses, germination testing…
Serves arable farmers, farm managers and agricultural businesses needing farm-saved seed support, certified seed and related farm engineering, primarily in the UK agricultural sector.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -77% CAGR over 3y
Location
ALPHAMIX CONCRETE AND SCREED LTD
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProvides mobile processing of farm‑saved seed for agricultural customers, including cleaning and treatment. Offers seed treatments, germination testing, and supply of certified seed, alongside…
Serves arable farms and growers using farm-saved seed, alongside agricultural businesses needing seed treatments, testing or certified seed. Also targets farms and operators needing bespoke…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -78% CAGR over 3y
Location
TJC Agricultural Engineering Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides steel fabrication services for agricultural and equestrian uses, producing livestock handling equipment, feed bunkers, stables, doors and cattle handling systems. Also offers CNC steel…
Serves farmers and livestock businesses needing agricultural and equestrian steel products, plus fabrication customers and outside contractors seeking CNC profiling, powder coating or steel supply.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 19% CAGR over 4y
Location
W.E. HEWITT & SON LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures horticultural compost and growing media, including peat‑free products, using sourced raw materials at a production facility. Supplies growing substrates to commercial growers, garden…
Serves commercial growers, horticultural retailers, research establishments, major plant collections and local authorities, covering B2B and public-sector horticulture customers.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -68% CAGR over 4y
Location
A.A. HENTON & SON (STEEL FABRICATIONS) LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides steel fabrication and general engineering services including welding, machining, cutting, bending and paint finishing. Manufactures agricultural and bespoke trailers such as bale, dump, low…
Sells to other engineering businesses needing metal fabrication, welding and machining, and to agricultural and industrial customers requiring trailers such as bale, cattle, dump, cable drum and…
Financial Health
StableStable · -13% CAGR over 2y
Location
SLB Supplies Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsRetailer of animal feed and supplies for horses, livestock, dogs, and other pets. Sells horse feed, livestock feed, dog and pet food, bird seed, bedding, supplements, grooming products, and related…
Sells to animal owners and keepers, including hobby farmers, professional riders, livestock keepers, dog owners, pet owners and bird keepers, via its retail store. Serves both domestic customers and…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 6% CAGR over 4y
Location
FARM WELL UK LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed · 0% CAGR over 5y
Location
Twyco
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsDesigns and manufactures precision‑engineered components for agricultural machinery, off‑highway vehicles, trucks and automotive applications. Works with OEMs on component design and cost reduction,…
Serves major global OEMs in agricultural machinery, off-highway vehicles, trucks and automotive, working with purchasing and cost-reduction teams on component supply.
Financial Health
StableStable · 2% CAGR over 4y
Location
C. A. M. HURST & SONS LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
HealthyHealthy · -68% CAGR over 4y
Location
AGRI-SEEDS (UK) LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
StableStable · -8% CAGR over 4y
Location
MARK DIGBY (NETHERLANDS) LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
SWINFEN FARMS LTD
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed · -75% CAGR over 3y
Location
E&M Agri Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
ROWDEN SERVICES LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsFinancial Health
StrongStrong · Growing · 0% CAGR over 3y
Location
James Clowes Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
Hill Top Forge Ltd
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsFinancial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
PEAR TREE FIELDS FARM LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
CB HOOFCARE LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
Sovereign Gears Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures precision gears including spur, helical, spiral and straight bevel, worm and wheel, splines and sprockets. Provides gear cutting, grinding and lapping, CNC turning and milling, wire EDM,…
Sells to businesses and specialist buyers in automotive and motorsport, industrial, agricultural and vintage sectors, including customers needing prototype or large-batch precision gears, gearbox…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -3% CAGR over 4y
Location
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How Leicester Agri-Supply companies work and how to sell to them
What they do
Agri-supply firms around Leicester usually earn through product margins, dealer commissions, labour charges and hire income. Smaller invoices come from seed, feed, animal-health consumables, crop inputs, fencing, fluids, wearing parts and workshop supplies; larger transactions are tied to tractors, implements, handling equipment, trailers or irrigation kit. Pricing is often list price less trade discount, with service billed by labour hour, call-out distance and parts used. Some suppliers add maintenance packages, seasonal pre-checks, warranty work and emergency repairs, which smooth revenue between large equipment purchases. The commercial offer is therefore part stockholding, part technical advice and part field response, not simply resale.
Who they sell to
Farm owners, estate managers, livestock-unit managers, contractors and growers are the usual buyers, with finance sign-off often sitting with the owner or a family director. Procurement tends to be relationship-led: phone orders, counter trade, account-manager visits and repeat service bookings, rather than formal centralised sourcing. Larger farms and estates may compare quotes for machinery, servicing frameworks or input supply, but many decisions still turn on availability before a busy weather window. Sales cycles are short for consumables and parts, longer for machinery replacement or depot-level service agreements, especially where trade-in, finance, delivery and operator training are involved.
What they buy
Agri-supply firms themselves tend to spend on tools that keep stock, credit and service work under control. Common needs include inventory and warehouse systems, accounting, credit control, ecommerce ordering, CRM, parts lookup, workshop scheduling, field-service routing, fleet management, telephony and payments. Firms with mobile fitters or delivery routes may also need job-costing, time capture, vehicle compliance and health and safety systems. Outside software, likely suppliers include accountants, legal advisers, insurance brokers, trade marketing agencies, recruitment firms for mechanics and drivers, training providers, facilities contractors and storage or handling equipment providers. Security and backup services matter where ordering, warranty and account records sit in shared systems.
Why and how to sell to them
Buying intent usually appears around operational friction: parts stockouts during peak fieldwork, ageing workshop systems, rising debtor days, fitter capacity constraints, a new depot, a machinery franchise change, succession planning or an acquisition. Pitches land better when they connect to uptime, cash conversion, warranty recovery, traceability or reduced admin for a small team, rather than broad digital change language. Leicester agri-supply buyers are likely to ask whether a vendor understands seasonal demand, rural connectivity, account-based trading and urgent call-outs. Evidence from similar distributor, dealer or field-service environments will usually be more persuasive than a generic agriculture message.
How this list is built
Data sources
This list is built from UK Companies House filings, XBRL accounts data, and semantic analysis of each company's public website. Revenue and headcount figures come from the most recent filed accounts; where the company has not filed, values are estimated using a model trained on filed history and peer benchmarks and are labelled as estimates.
Classification
Rather than relying solely on SIC codes, Firmbase classifies each company semantically: the company's website is crawled, an AI model reads what the company actually sells, and the company is placed into the relevant industry and subsectors. SIC codes are used as one signal but not the only one. This means a company that registered under a generic SIC code but pivoted into (for example) fintech is correctly identified as fintech, not as its original SIC category.
Freshness
The underlying company data is refreshed from Companies House continuously; filings appear in the list within days of submission. The curated list ordering is regenerated when the underlying data moves meaningfully (company count changes by more than 5%, a new company enters the top-ranked segment, or the filed-revenue numbers for the top firms change). You can see the last-updated timestamp near the top of the page.
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