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Arable Farming Companies in the UK: 6,200+ Active Firms (2026)
Arable farming companies grow cereals, oilseeds and other combinable crops, within a UK market shaped by devolved policy and crop-input controls.
Purchasing decisions tend to sit with owner-managed farm boards, land-owning estates and multi-site farming groups, rather than a discrete software or procurement function. The main buying centres are agronomy, machinery, crop storage, finance and supply-chain coordination, with seasonal decisions shaped by planting windows, input prices and forward contracts. Customers are mainly business-to-business: grain merchants, processors, feed buyers and food manufacturers, with some exposure to public-sector land and environmental schemes. Engagements are usually asset-heavy and longer term in practice, because rotations, storage capacity and machinery replacement cycles constrain short-term switching.
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Across the UK, 6,216 arable farming businesses are actively trading, making this a sizeable but fragmented cohort rather than a narrow group of industrial-scale operators. The reported employment footprint is 1,666 people, which sits beside capital-intensive assets such as farmland, machinery and crop storage, so headcount alone is a limited proxy for operating scale. Turnover is concentrated: 170 businesses are above £5M, while many remain below that threshold despite controlling productive assets. The recent-entry tail is visible too, with 807 incorporated since 2022, placing newer legal entities alongside longer-established farm operators.
Devolved agricultural policy sets much of the operating context. In England, the Agriculture Act moved the policy frame away from EU-derived direct payments and towards financial assistance linked to environmental and productivity objectives, including soil quality, plant health and land management. Crop-input compliance is a separate operational constraint. HSE acts as the UK regulator for pesticide and plant-protection-product controls on behalf of the UK government and devolved administrations; only authorised products may be marketed or used. Professional users in Great Britain must register with the competent authority, and HSE can inspect businesses for compliance.
Margins appear likely to remain the main sorting mechanism. Larger farm groups tend to have more room to absorb input-price volatility, invest in yield monitoring and negotiate crop-storage or marketing arrangements, while smaller operators face a narrower path between compliance costs and commodity-price exposure. Consolidation may therefore continue through contracting, shared machinery and land-operating structures rather than only through outright corporate acquisition. Precision agriculture adoption has been uneven, but the commercial logic is clear where it reduces waste, supports audit trails and helps evidence soil or plant-health outcomes.
6,216
Active firms
2026
170
Over £5M
annual revenue
807
New since 2022
incorporations
Key facts
About 2% of the trading cohort reports turnover above £5M (170 of 6,216 firms) — the rest sits below that revenue band.
12% of the cohort was incorporated since 2022 (807 firms), so a sizeable share is in its first few filing cycles.
England’s Agriculture Act 2020 replaced EU-derived direct payments with financial assistance linked to soil quality, plant health and land management.
HSE regulates pesticide and plant-protection-product use for the UK, and only authorised pesticide products can be marketed or used.
Professional users of plant protection products in Great Britain must register under the Official Controls (Plant Protection Products) Regulations 2020, with HSE able to inspect businesses for compliance.
Total UK cereal production was just over 19.4 million tonnes in 2024, down 12% on 2023, with production value down 22% to around £3.5 billion.
UK cereal production accounted for 79% of total new supply for UK cereal use in 2024, down from 93% in 2023, reflecting greater import reliance after a poor harvest.
Top UK arable farming companies
WRIGHT'S AGRICULTURE LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsGrows, harvests and sells arable crops. Provides contract farming and farm management services, including grain drying and storage, crop handling, agricultural haulage, and precision farming to…
Serves B2B agricultural customers, particularly owners and operators of large arable farms, as well as grain sellers and agronomists involved in arable crop production and farm management.
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · 208% CAGR over 2y
Location
Operates large-scale farming and agricultural businesses producing cereals, oilseeds, potatoes, sugar beet and dairy. Supplies raw agricultural products to food processors, manufacturers and…
Serves B2B customers in the European agri-food supply chain, including food processors, food manufacturers and retailers with needs for farm-sourced raw materials across multiple product categories.
Location
GLOAG & SONS LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides contract farming services and arable crop production, including field operations using precision farming techniques. Also operates grain drying and storage facilities and offers bulk haulage…
Serves farmers, landowners and agricultural businesses needing arable contracting, grain handling and bulk haulage support, including farming partners and wider crop supply-chain operators.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -62% CAGR over 4y
Location
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates an agricultural farming business growing potatoes and other arable crops including wheat, malting barley, oilseed rape, peas, beans, sugar beet and maize. Also provides whole‑farm…
Serves agricultural landowners needing whole-farm contracting and commercial crop buyers in food, brewing and sugar supply chains.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -89% CAGR over 2y
Location
E J BOURN (FARMING) LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates an arable farming business growing combinable crops and rearing beef cattle. Uses modern agricultural equipment and precision farming systems, including GPS‑controlled fertiliser application…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy
Location
Bramall Farming Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates large-scale arable farming across approximately 7,300 acres of farmland, producing crops using modern and sustainable farming practices. Also manages agricultural land and occasionally lets…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy
Location
P. X. LAND LIMITED
Trajectory
1y · 2024–NowOperates an arable farming business managing owned, rented, and contract farmland. Provides crop storage, cleaning, and laboratory testing services, agricultural haulage, and farming machinery sales,…
Serves farmers, landowners and agribusinesses, alongside local commercial and residential tenants, holiday cottage guests, shooting clients and buyers of farm machinery.
Financial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
Hodge Agriculture Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates an arable farm and provides agricultural contracting services including cultivation, crop spraying, fertiliser spreading, seed drilling, ploughing, baling and combine harvesting. Also sells…
Serves UK agricultural customers, including farms needing contracting services, buyers of wheat, malting or feed barley and straw, and businesses purchasing used agricultural equipment.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy
Location
Peldon Hall Farms Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates an arable farm producing bread‑making wheat and manufacturing fertiliser. Provides grain and seed services including laboratory testing, cleaning, drying, separation, storage and bagging,…
Serves other farmers, seed and grain producers, and agricultural businesses, including organic growers, as well as commercial buyers in the wheat supply chain.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
P. X. FARMS LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates an arable farming business producing crops and providing agricultural services including crop storage, drying, cleaning and sorting. Also provides farm haulage, sells farming machinery, and…
Serves arable farmers, partner farms and agribusinesses, alongside commercial office tenants, residential tenants, holiday cottage guests, shooting customers and merchandise buyers.
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · 4% CAGR over 2y
Location
James Baxter Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides arable farming and agricultural contracting services, including contract farming and stubble‑to‑stubble crop management. Undertakes operations from crop establishment and nutrient and…
Serves UK landowners, farmers and agricultural estates seeking arable contract farming, contracting operations, land management support and related farm services.
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 12% CAGR over 2y
Location
A.E. LENTON (MARKETING) LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsOperates an agricultural enterprise growing potatoes, cereals and vegetables. Produces crops including wheat, barley, oilseed rape and brassicas, and supplies fresh produce to retailers, wholesalers…
Serves UK retailers, wholesalers, foodservice operators and food processors/prepackers buying potatoes, cereals and vegetables, including year-round brassicas.
Financial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 3y
Location
MOUNTFAIR LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides contract farming and agronomy services, managing arable cropping including wheat, oilseed rape, beans and peas. Implements precision farming systems, soil health management practices, and…
Serves B2B agricultural landowners, arable farms and rural estates seeking contract farming partners, especially those with cereal, oilseed rape, bean or vining pea rotations and environmental…
Financial Health
StableStable · -7% CAGR over 4y
Location
JAMES MAHON & SONS LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a farm growing cereals, oilseeds and other arable crops, and provides agricultural contracting services including whole‑farm management and no‑till drilling using Cross Slot equipment for…
Serves farm owners, landowners and agricultural businesses with land under cultivation, primarily clients seeking general or whole-farm contracting arrangements across Warwickshire and surrounding…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 6% CAGR over 4y
Location
BANK FARM LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsOperates arable farms producing combinable crops and manages farmland with irrigated fields. Provides grain storage facilities and agricultural services, and operates on-site renewable energy and…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -80% CAGR over 3y
Location
E.W.Davies Farms Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates a farming business undertaking arable and sheep farming, including a pedigree Poll Dorset flock. Provides contract farming and estate maintenance services, runs controlled traffic and…
Serves landowners, rural estates and farming partners, alongside schools, colleges and universities seeking farm visits. Also engages agriculture and food supply stakeholders interested in…
Financial Health
StableStable · -24% CAGR over 2y
Location
WESTROPE FARMING LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a large-scale farming and contract farming business producing arable and root crops. Manages crop production on owned, rented and contract land, providing cultivation, crop management and…
Serves landowners and farm businesses on the East Coast of Suffolk needing large-scale arable and root crop contract farming, with additional services for meeting room hirers and wild campers.
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · -72% CAGR over 4y
Location
Mountfair Farming Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides contract farming and farm management services for landowners, managing crop production and day‑to‑day farm operations. Uses farming technology and soil management practices to improve…
Serves landowners and farm owners in the Scottish Borders and North Northumberland seeking contract farming or farm management support to improve farm income, productivity and sustainability.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
Conisholme Farms Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides contract farming services including crop establishment, field operations and farm management, along with agricultural earthworks and grain storage services for farms, landowners and…
Serves farms, landowners and agricultural businesses seeking contracted agricultural operations, grain storage and earthworks support.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 5y
Location
G.H. Chennells (Farms) Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProduces and supplies vegetable and cereal crops through commercial farming operations. Grows crops including potatoes, onions, carrots, beetroot, parsnips, wheat, barley and sugar beet, using modern…
Serves food supply-chain businesses and end consumers seeking traceable vegetable and cereal crops, plus residential and commercial property tenants.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing · 1% CAGR over 4y
Location
HARDYS FARM LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates a grain farming business producing cereal crops on cultivated farmland. Uses modern agricultural equipment and farm management practices to plant, grow and harvest grains, managing…
Financial Health
StableStable · 4% CAGR over 2y
Location
G.B. Foot Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates an arable farming business growing crops on owned and rented land. Runs a seasonal quarry producing agricultural lime, grain storage and drying facilities, a public weighbridge, a farm…
Serves B2B customers including farmers needing agricultural lime, local operators using a public weighbridge, and small businesses renting farm units or barns.
Financial Health
StableStable · -5% CAGR over 2y
Location
ALEXANDER HARLEY SEEDS LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProduces and processes certified cereal seed for agricultural use, supplying seed to farmers. Provides seed treatment and seed processing services, and is also involved in combinable crop and potato…
Sells to arable and mixed farmers, particularly cereal growers, seeking certified seed and related seed treatment support, with emphasis on the Scottish agricultural market.
Financial Health
StableStable · -65% CAGR over 4y
Location
A.E. LENTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsOperates an agricultural enterprise producing potatoes, cereals and brassica vegetables. Grows, packs and supplies fresh produce to retailers, wholesalers and food service customers, and cultivates…
Serves UK food retailers, wholesalers, foodservice buyers, produce processors, prepack markets and supermarket supply chains seeking potatoes, cereals and vegetables from an integrated agricultural…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Growing · 0% CAGR over 3y
Location
WILLOW TREE POTATOES LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsOperates an arable farming business growing crops including cereals, pulses, oilseeds, mustard, sugar beet and potatoes. Provides agricultural contracting services using farm machinery for operations…
Serves local agricultural businesses, farms and landowners around Long Sutton, Wisbech and Holbeach needing arable contracting, farm management, contract farming or share farming support.
Financial Health
StrongStrong
Location
Humberside Farmers Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides farm management and agricultural advisory services for landowners and farming businesses, including arable crop production, dairy and livestock management, farm infrastructure development,…
Serves farmers, landowners and agricultural businesses, including arable, dairy and livestock operations, with a focus on long-term farm partnerships and large-scale farming operations in the UK and…
Financial Health
StableStable · -3% CAGR over 4y
Location
MCGREGOR FARMS (COLDSTREAM) LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates arable farming enterprises and provides agricultural business management services. Manages and farms land under contract agreements, carrying out crop production and related farm operations,…
Serves agricultural landowners and farming businesses needing contract farm management within the Scottish Borders and North Northumberland.
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 5% CAGR over 4y
Location
E C DRUMMOND (AGRICULTURE) LTD
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsOperates arable farming operations growing cereals, potatoes and other crops across managed farmland, and is involved in poultry farming activities within a wider agricultural group producing broiler…
Serves B2B food-sector customers, including major UK supermarkets, poultry processors and agricultural supply-chain buyers for fruit, arable crops and broiler production.
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 29% CAGR over 1y
Location
PETER STRAWSON LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a farming business producing cereals and vegetables including potatoes, carrots and parsnips. Engages in arable crop cultivation and agricultural production, with activities linked to…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · 2% CAGR over 4y
Location
Penmar Farming Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates an arable farming estate, growing crops and managing farmland. Provides contract farming services using agricultural machinery and technical support, manages environmental stewardship…
Serves landowners and farming businesses seeking contract farming arrangements in Northumberland and Shropshire, alongside residential tenants looking for rental houses in North Northumberland.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 7% CAGR over 4y
Location
Fenwick Brothers Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates an arable farming business growing combinable crops and provides agricultural contracting services to farmers. Also offers UK haulage and distribution, grain drying and storage facilities,…
Serves local arable farmers, agricultural businesses needing grain handling, UK-wide haulage customers requiring ADR-qualified transport, and individuals or corporate groups seeking clay pigeon…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 9% CAGR over 4y
Location
Mentmore Park Farms Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProvides agricultural contract farming services including harvesting, baling, cultivation, drilling and crop application. Offers TASCC‑accredited grain storage, drying and cleaning, and rents rural…
Serves farmers and agricultural businesses needing contract farming operations, field work, and grain storage, drying and cleaning, plus local businesses seeking rural offices, storage units or…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 3y
Location
S G Deakins Agriculture Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates as an agricultural merchant and arable farming business, buying and supplying grain, oilseed rape, seeds, fertiliser, lime and animal feed. Provides bulk haulage and delivery services for…
Serves arable and livestock farmers, agricultural businesses and grain buyers across Herefordshire, Shropshire, Powys and surrounding areas, including customers needing bulk agricultural deliveries.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy
Location
Hoyles Farming Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates an arable farm growing crops on silt farmland; manages environmental land, water and carbon practices; generates renewable energy for on‑farm use and the electricity grid; and runs…
Serves a mixed market: agricultural crop buyers, energy offtakers connected to the national grid, and local consumers using its Fenland Dog Park and farm diversification facilities.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 12% CAGR over 2y
Location
R.A. GIBSON (COLESDEN) LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsGrows and supplies certified wheat and pulse seed for agricultural use. Manages crop production, processes seed on farm, and distributes seed to farmers, operating as a seed merchant and agricultural…
Sells to farmers and agricultural businesses, particularly arable growers needing certified wheat and pulse seed. Appears to target local or regional farm customers seeking ongoing seed supply from…
Financial Health
StableStable · -87% CAGR over 2y
Location
A G WRIGHT & SON (FARMS) LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates an arable farming business producing potatoes, wheat, barley, oilseed rape, linseed and sugar beet. Provides agricultural contracting, farm management and administrative services to other…
Serves B2B customers in agriculture and food supply, including potato packers and processors, crop buyers, agricultural businesses needing contracting or farm management, and tenants seeking…
Financial Health
StableStable · -1% CAGR over 4y
Location
SENTRY LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides contract farming, farm management and agricultural consultancy services. Cultivates crops on managed land, supplies farming inputs, and advises landowners and farmers on business planning,…
Serves farmers, landowners, agricultural investors and professional partners in the rural sector, including private individuals and organisations with farmland across the East of England, South Coast…
Financial Health
StableStable · 4% CAGR over 2y
Location
Foudry Farming Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProvides contract farming services for arable, beef and dairy farms, operating as a farming collective that manages agricultural land, crop production and livestock operations on behalf of farm…
Serves farm owners and agricultural landowners in the south of the UK, particularly arable, beef and dairy farms around Reading seeking contract farming arrangements.
Financial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 3y
Location
G A Stevenson Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsOperates an agricultural farming business producing potatoes, cereals and oilseeds. Also provides contract farming services, carrying out crop cultivation and field operations for other landowners…
Serves B2B agricultural produce buyers and food supply chain businesses purchasing potatoes, cereals and oilseeds, alongside landowners or farmers seeking contract farming services.
Financial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 3y
Location
P G RIX (FARMS) LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates an agricultural farming business growing arable crops including onions, potatoes, sugar beet and cereals. Cultivates and manages farmland using integrated and sustainable farming practices,…
Serves business buyers in the food supply chain, including retailers and crop processors purchasing onions, potatoes, sugar beet and cereal crops.
Financial Health
StableStable · Profitable, Hiring · 7% CAGR over 2y
Location
R.C. EAYRS LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates an arable farming business producing crops and providing agricultural contracting services, including contract farming and precision farming. Also undertakes farm construction, groundworks,…
Serves farmers, agricultural landowners and rural businesses seeking contract farming support, alongside clients needing farm-related construction, groundworks and fabrication services in…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -4% CAGR over 4y
Location
Brixworth Farming Company Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides arable farm management and agricultural contracting services. Supplies labour, machinery and agronomy for crop production, and offers contract or share farming arrangements, grain marketing…
Serves farmers and landowners, particularly farms in North Northamptonshire, seeking contract farming, share farming or bespoke farming partnership arrangements for arable land.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates an arable farming business managing family-owned, tenanted and contract-farmed land. Provides contract farming and farm management services, including cultivation and crop production for…
Serves agricultural landowners and farming businesses seeking contract farming and land management arrangements, particularly across North Essex and the Suffolk borders.
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · -62% CAGR over 4y
Location
H.E. Hall & Son Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates a mixed farming business producing combinable crops, organic apples, pears and plums, and grapes for sparkling wine. Also provides cold storage and handling for UK and imported produce,…
Serves agricultural and fresh-produce businesses, including UK growers, importers, storage operators and buyers of organic fruit, combinable crops and post-harvest produce services.
Financial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
HENRY TUNNARD LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates an arable farming business growing crops including wheat, sugar beet, vining peas, vegetables and potatoes. Also sells used tractors and agricultural machinery, including John Deere and…
Serves farmers and agricultural businesses seeking used tractors and agricultural machinery, particularly buyers interested in John Deere and David Brown equipment.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 10% CAGR over 2y
Location
BENZIES FARMING LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsGrows and packs root vegetables including potatoes and carrots for supply to UK markets. Operates arable farming producing cereals such as spring barley and winter wheat, with facilities for crop…
Serves UK produce supply-chain customers and agricultural markets seeking Scottish root vegetables, particularly potatoes and carrots, and cereal crops.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 32% CAGR over 4y
Location
R.CAUDWELL (PRODUCE) LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates an arable farming business growing crops including wheat, winter and spring barley, oilseed rape and field beans, and specialises in cultivating and supplying peas for the UK food supply…
Sells to UK agricultural produce buyers, particularly businesses sourcing arable crops and fresh peas, such as food processors, packers, wholesalers and other commercial buyers in the food supply…
Financial Health
StableStable · -3% CAGR over 4y
Location
LEVERTON BROTHERS LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsOperates an arable farming business growing crops including wheat, barley, oilseed rape, dried peas, sugar beet and potatoes. Manages owned and rented farmland using crop rotations across varying…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing · 0% CAGR over 3y
Location
HARNAGE ESTATES LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates an arable farming business growing crops including wheat, barley, oilseed rape, potatoes, grass seed and beans, alongside a flock of sheep. Provides contract farming services and sells…
Serves B2B agricultural customers, including farmers and landowners needing contract farming, buyers of farm machinery and equipment, and agricultural produce buyers for arable crops and sheep.
Financial Health
StableStable · -71% CAGR over 4y
Location
R G Produce Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates an arable farming business growing crops including potatoes, wheat and sugar beet, supplying potatoes to the wholesale market. Also provides agricultural contracting services and farm…
Serves B2B customers in agriculture and food supply, including wholesale buyers of potatoes and other arable crops, plus farms and landowners needing agricultural contracting services around Norfolk…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -68% CAGR over 4y
Location
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How UK arable farming companies work and how to sell to them
What they do
Arable farming businesses earn revenue by producing cereals, oilseeds and other combinable crops, then selling harvested output into business supply chains. Pricing is usually per tonne, with value affected by commodity markets, quality specifications, haulage, drying and storage terms. Some operators add income from contract farming, machinery services, grain storage and environmental land-management schemes. The service shape is therefore mixed: physical crop production sits beside asset management, agronomic decision-making and seasonal logistics. Engagements are often larger and slower-moving than a normal business service sale, because land access, rotations, machinery capacity and storage availability set the practical limits on change.
Who they sell to
Most arable operators sell to grain merchants, processors, feed buyers and food manufacturers, with some revenue linked to public-sector environmental schemes. Their own commercial decisions usually sit with owners, farm managers, estate managers, finance directors and, in larger groups, operations or procurement leads. Customer procurement tends to combine relationship-led trading with seasonal contracts, forward selling and quality-based acceptance at intake. Sales cycles follow the farming year rather than a quarterly software cadence: planning starts well before drilling, input choices are made ahead of application windows, and crop marketing can run from pre-harvest commitments through to stored grain sales.
What they buy
Most arable farming firms tend to spend on agronomy support, crop inputs, machinery, maintenance, fuel, storage, haulage, insurance and finance. Digitally engaged operators also buy farm management software, field mapping, yield monitoring, grain-store monitoring, weather and crop-risk analytics, compliance tools and accounting systems suited to asset-heavy seasonal trading. Professional services usually matter as well: legal advice for tenancy or contract-farming arrangements, accountancy, tax planning, environmental scheme support, health and safety advice, and recruitment for operational roles. Infrastructure pitches are more credible where they connect to field connectivity, equipment telemetry, storage condition monitoring or traceability across the crop supply chain.
Why and how to sell to them
Commercial intent often appears around harvest performance, input-price shocks, machinery replacement, new storage capacity, land-operating changes, leadership succession or a move into more formal environmental reporting. Arable buyers tend to evaluate suppliers when a cost is visible in crop margin, compliance time, downtime, storage losses or missed selling opportunities. Outbound messages work better when they map to the crop calendar and the buyer’s operating constraint, rather than a generic productivity claim. Useful angles include reducing wasted inputs, evidencing authorised crop-input use, improving audit trails, shortening finance administration, or helping larger groups compare performance across sites without adding more manual reporting.
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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