CHAPMANS AGRICULTURAL LIMITED, S6 2FH : Companies House Number 00564420

Executive summary

Chapmans Agricultural Limited is a long-established Sheffield-based metals forging specialist serving the agricultural and earthmoving sectors, occupying a defensible niche position but facing significant financial headwinds. The company's net assets have declined by approximately £1.68M over two years while cash has collapsed from £1.67M to just £76K, reflecting the severe impact of energy cost inflation, weather-driven demand volatility, and policy uncertainty affecting its farming customer base. However, the company retains a conservatively geared balance sheet, has invested in forging capacity expansion, and is well-positioned to benefit from the current recovery in agricultural demand — provided it can restore profitability and rebuild its cash reserves during this more favourable trading window.

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Shareholders' funds

£4,777,298

Balance sheet as at 2024-12-31

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What it does

The principal activity of the company continued to be the manufacture and supply of agricultural and earthmoving parts.

The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.

Overview

Company type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1956-04-09
Employees: 92 (2024 accounts · was 111 in 2023)
Registered office: C/O Chapmans Agricultural Limited, Club Mill Road, Sheffield, England, S6 2FH
Postcode: S6 2FH
Capital: 2 GBP
Accounts category: Full
Charges: 3 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Next due by: 2026-09-30
Financial year end: 31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated: 2026-06-07
Next due by: 2027-06-21

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Nature of business (SIC)

25500 Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy

Officers 1 current · 20 resigned

MR Ian Paul LANE Director

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Group structure

Controlled by CHAPMANS AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2023-11-07

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Previous company names

Name	Date changed
RIGBY COLD DRAWN PRODUCTS LIMITED	1984-02-10
SPRINGS PRESSWORK AND WASHERS LIMITED	1981-12-31

Previous registered addresses 3

Address	Changed on
COLD DRAWN PRODUCTS LTD, OLD POPPLEWELL LANE, SCHOLES, CLECKHEATON, WEST YORKSHIRE BD19 6DW	2006-08-29
CLUB MILL ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S.YORKSHIRE, S6 2FH	1991-04-09
OLD POPPLEWELL LANE, SCHOLES, CLECKHEATON, WEST YORKSHIRE BD19 6DW	1991-04-04

Among its peers

3rd oldest

of 18 similar companies in S, trading since 1956

Competitors Sheffield

1. SPECIAL STEEL CO.,LIMITED

£78,655,311
2. COVERWORLD UK LIMITED

£43,452,682
3. INDEPENDENT FORGINGS & ALLOYS LIMITED

£25,606,109
5. THOS. C. WILD LIMITED

£2,935,240
6. ARGENT STEEL LIMITED

£358,262

This company ranks 4 among forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy in Sheffield.

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Property in England & Wales 3 titles

Freehold: 3
Most recent registration: 2007-02-20
Where: South Yorkshire (2), West Midlands (1)

Title number	County	Tenure	Registered	Price paid
SYK175453	South Yorkshire	Freehold	2007-02-20	—
SYK171765	South Yorkshire	Freehold	2006-05-23	—
WM793300	West Midlands	Freehold	2003-02-28	—

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