Company · Bracknell
Shorts Agricultural Services LTD
Support activities for crop production
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Support activities for crop production; Landscape service activities
- Incorporated
- 01/12/1997
- Registered office
- Bracknell
Ownership
Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Gary Short Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Shorts Agricultural Services LTD
is controlled by Gary Short Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Gary Short Limited
is controlled by Gary David John Short
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Gary David John Short.
12 other companies in this group
- Shorts Limited
- Overby Limited
- The Shorstan Company Limited
- Shorts Group Limited
- Shorts Services Limited
- Shorts Timber Services (Datchet) Limited
- Gary Short Limited
- Apricot Properties Limited
- Crown Corner Management Company Limited
- Jordan Construction Limited
- Shorts of Ascot Limited
- Harrison Tools & Plant Hire LTD
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Financials
- Net assets
- £1,640,135
- Total assets
- £2,248,320
- Employees
- 0.24
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- -£187,394
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | Not reported | £1,640,135 |
| 2026-03-31 | Not reported | £1,640,135 |
| 2025-03-31 | Not reported | £1,619,307 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
6 grants · £56,514 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £56,514 (6 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
2 directors on the board
- Gary John David Short Director · appointed 1997
- David Paul Guest Director · appointed 2017
Directors past 6 years
- Gary John David Short Director · appointed 1997
- David Paul Guest Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Gary John David Short Director · appointed 1997
- David Paul Guest Director · appointed 2017
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 03473999
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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