LEGUME TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
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Executive summary
Legume Technology Limited is a niche specialist in the UK biological inoculant sector, positioned to benefit from strong structural tailwinds including nitrogen reduction policies, legume acreage expansion, and growth in the biostimulant market. The company has undertaken a significant capital investment programme, nearly doubling its tangible asset base and building substantial cash reserves, funded primarily through creditor financing rather than equity — resulting in a stable net asset position but compressed working capital. Its strategic ownership structure, combining majority control by Nature Talent Group with a significant minority stake from forage seed leader Barenbrug UK, provides both capital backing and valuable market access, positioning it as a credible niche leader with growth ambitions.
Shareholders' funds
£764,492
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2001-01-15
- Employees
- 12 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- Unit 3c & 3d East Bridgford Business Park, Kneeton Road, East Bridgford, Nottingham, NG13 8PJ
- Postcode
- NG13 8PJ
- Capital
- 1,636 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-01-15
- Next due by
- 2027-01-29
Nature of business (SIC)
- 20150 Manufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds
Officers 4 current · 5 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by Nature Talent Group 2014 Sl (TOMO32888,FOLIO126,HOJAM-592116) — since 2021-03-02
Controlled by BARENBRUG U.K. LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZB431493 (Tier 1), registered since 2022.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- legumetechnology.co.uk
- Phone
- 072854557
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Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| EASTWOOD FARM, HAGG LANE, EPPERSTONE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG14 6AX | 2013-01-23 |
| C/O HOBSONS, INTERNATIONAL HOUSE, BRUNEL, DRIVE, NEWARK, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NG24 2EG | 2004-10-27 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 58 similar companies in NG — measured against the wider sector
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2001.
The class of 2001
40%
of the 80,162 companies incorporated in 2001 are still active today; 57% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.