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Company description
CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE UK LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 9 May 1989; registered for 37 years; registered office reported in MELBOURN, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND. Its primary declared activity is 46750 · Wholesale of chemical products.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 2 PSC records. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.
Web facts are never added from a name match alone. Internet enrichment requires the exact Companies House ID in Wikidata, and ambiguous results are excluded.
01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE UK LIMITED
- Company number
- 02381612
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Mortgage charges
- 0 total · 0 outstanding · 0 satisfied
- Limited partnership members
- 0 general · 0 limited
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
31 December 2025Next accounts due
30 September 2027Last statement made up to
15 July 2026Next statement due
29 July 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Supplier payments
Payment practices and performance
- Reporting period
- 1 July 2018 – 31 December 2018
- Filed
- 28 January 2019
- Shortest standard term
- 30 days
- Longest standard term
- Not supplied
- E-invoicing offered
- Yes
- Supply-chain finance
- Offered
- Payment codes
- No
- Construction retentions
- No qualifying construction contracts
Complete reported payment fields
- Policy regime
- Regime-1
- Financial period started
- Not supplied
- Qualifying contracts
- Yes
- Payments made
- Yes
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £0
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 56.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 0.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 60 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
30 days from invoice date
45 days from invoice date
60 days from invoice date - Dispute resolution process
A supplier invoice can be received either in paper or PDF format.
The paper invoice will be barcoded and scanned, the PDF invoice will be uploaded into the ERP system.
Invoices with a purchase order.
A first pass attempt to post the invoice in the financial book of records will be executed, whereby the invoice amounts and quantities will be matched versus the purchase order.
In case of discrepancies, an internal follow up will be performed with the purchase requisitioner or goods receiver for the quantity part and/or with the buyer for unit price deviations.
If the discrepancy cannot be solved and are rejected by the internal partners, the invoice will be rejected and sent back to supplier with the request to issue a corrective invoice or (partial) credit note.
If the discrepancy has been reviewed and proper follow up is provided to solve it, the invoice will be posted. This financial posting may be subject to an additional internal audit which will block the entry.
Once the audit is performed, the block will be released and the invoice is ready for payment.
Invoice without a purchase order.
The invoice should at least indicate a reference or a contact person which should enable the request to review the invoice on correctness.
If no reference is available, the invoice will rejected and sent back to the supplier with request to provide proper reference or contact details.
If a reference or contact is available, an internal follow up will be performed to have the invoice reviewed on correctness and to acquire authorization for payment.
Based on the authorization, the invoice will be posted.
If no authorization can be obtained, the invoice will be rejected and sent back to supplier with the request to issue a corrective invoice or (partial) credit note.
This financial posting may be subject to an additional internal audit which will block the entry.
Once the audit is performed, the block will be released and the invoice is ready for payment.
The payment due date of the invoice is calculated based on the agreed upon payment terms. Once the due date is reached, the invoice will be selected for payment.
Earlier payment reports (1 shown)
- 48.0 average days to pay8.0% outside terms
This is a company-submitted statutory disclosure, not a credit rating. BritDB preserves the reporting period and links the report only through the Companies House number supplied by the official service. Percentages describe payments made during that period and may change in later reports.
04 Global legal identity
Legal Entity Identifier
DOW AGROSCIENCES LIMITED
LEI 549300FMCT7GJBTH8W74 · jurisdiction GB
- Legal form
- H0PO
- Entity category
- GENERAL
- Entity created
- Not supplied
- Initial LEI registration
- 29 November 2013
- LEI last updated
- 2 October 2024
- Next renewal
- 12 January 2020
- Managing LOU
- 213800WAVVOPS85N2205
- Legal address
- CPC2 CAPITAL PARK, FULBOURN, CAMBRIDGE, GB-CAM, CB21 5XE, GB
- Headquarters address
- LATCHMORE COURT, BRAND STREET, HITCHIN, GB-TRF, SG5 1NH, GB
GLEIF Level 2 relationships
IS DIRECTLY CONSOLIDATED BY
From LEI 549300FMCT7GJBTH8W74 to LEI ZQUIP1CSZO8LXRBSOU78
- Initial registration
- 29 November 2013
- Last updated
- 2 October 2024
- Next renewal
- 12 January 2020
- Validation sources
- ENTITY_SUPPLIED_ONLY
- Validation documents
- SUPPORTING_DOCUMENTS
- Relationship periods
- Start: 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z; End: 2022-12-31T00:00:00Z; Type: ACCOUNTING_PERIOD; Start: 2024-10-02T00:00:00Z; Type: RELATIONSHIP_PERIOD
- Qualifiers
- Dimension: ACCOUNTING_STANDARD; Category: OTHER_ACCOUNTING_STANDARD
- Validation reference
- Not supplied
IS ULTIMATELY CONSOLIDATED BY
From LEI 549300FMCT7GJBTH8W74 to LEI 5493003S21INSLK2IP73
- Initial registration
- 29 November 2013
- Last updated
- 2 October 2024
- Next renewal
- 12 January 2020
- Validation sources
- FULLY_CORROBORATED
- Validation documents
- ACCOUNTS_FILING
- Relationship periods
- Start: 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z; End: 2017-12-31T00:00:00Z; Type: ACCOUNTING_PERIOD; Start: 2018-02-19T00:00:00Z; Type: RELATIONSHIP_PERIOD; Type: DOCUMENT_FILING_PERIOD
- Qualifiers
- Dimension: ACCOUNTING_STANDARD; Category: OTHER_ACCOUNTING_STANDARD
- Validation reference
- https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/02381612/filing-history/MzIxODc2MjIzNWFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
LEI data provides global legal identity and source-reported relationships, not a credit or regulatory approval. BritDB links Level 1 identities only through GLEIF’s Companies House registration-authority identifier and exact company number; Level 2 parent and fund relationships and reporting exceptions are reproduced as supplied by GLEIF.
05 Supply-chain transparency
Modern slavery statement
- Organisation
- CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE UK LIMITED
- Group submission
- No
- Statement period
- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Approved
- 15 January 2025
- Sectors
- Food and beverages, agriculture and fishing
Organisation structure
Not reported as covered
Policies
Covered in the statement
Risk assessment
Covered in the statement
Due diligence
Covered in the statement
Training
Covered in the statement
Goals and KPIs
Covered in the statement
Full statement information supplied to the registry
- Reported turnover band
- £100 million to £500 million
- Years producing statements
- 1 to 5 years
- ILO indicators included
- Not answered
- Registry record updated
- 30 April 2025
Policies described
Freedom of association Prohibits any threat of violence, harassment and intimidation Prohibits child labour Prohibits discrimination
Worker engagement and working conditions
Your suppliers Trade unions or worker representative groups Workers within your organisation
Grievance mechanisms
Using anonymous whistleblowing services, such as a helpline or mobile phone app Through trade unions or other worker representative groups
A registry entry records what the organisation declared in its statement. It is not an independent audit. Group statements can cover several companies; BritDB preserves each exact source-supplied company-number link and excludes approver names and email addresses.
06 Data protection
ICO fee-payer registration
Corteva Agriscience UK Limited
Registration Z8227674
- Registered from
- 10 October 2003
- Current end date
- 9 October 2026
This is a candidate association, not an official Companies House link. The ICO file supplies no company number. The organisation name and postcode uniquely matched this company in the current snapshot. BritDB excludes all DPO contact fields and does not publish unmatched personal entries.
07 Ownership and control
People with significant control
Corteva Inc.
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- United States
- Legal authority
- Delaware
- Legal form
- Corporation
- Place registered
- Delaware
- Registration number
- 6801238
- Notified
- 1 June 2019
The Dow Chemical Company
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Country registered
- Usa
- Legal authority
- Delaware Law
- Legal form
- Corporation
- Place registered
- Delaware
- Registration number
- 0414128
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 1 June 2019
PSC records are company-filed public-register information. When the exact same displayed individual name occurs at multiple companies, BritDB offers a non-indexed cross-reference page. It is a name match only, not proof that the records describe the same person. Service addresses and partial dates of birth are deliberately omitted.
08 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
The Charity Commission extract did not explicitly associate this Companies House number with a charity. BritDB does not use a name-only match to fill the gap.
This company-level check covers the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Links are accepted only when the official extract supplies this exact company registration number. Scottish charities now have separate OSCR profiles, but OSCR’s bulk fields do not provide a Companies House number, so BritDB does not infer a company link.
09 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.
CCNI publishes company numbers without a jurisdiction prefix. BritDB links only when the plausible padded UK and NI candidates resolve to exactly one Companies House company.
10 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
No exact link is not sanctions clearance. UK restrictions can apply through ownership or control even where an entity is not separately named. Always use the current official list and obtain appropriate advice for a legally significant decision.
11 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
No exact GB-COH link in this snapshot
Find a Tender did not explicitly identify this Companies House number in a procurement party. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
These links use only the GB-COH identifier supplied in the procurement record. A company may have other public-sector work that is absent, older, below publication thresholds or published without a Companies House identifier.
12 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
This is a privacy-reduced, exact-company subset. The full official register also includes sole traders and applicants without a matching Companies House number. Check the current Environment Agency register before relying on registration status.
13 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
14 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
0 exact company-number links.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
0 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
15 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Company name
Previous name: DOW AGROSCIENCES LIMITED
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
16 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Statutory supplier-payment reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Global legal identities linked through Companies House registration authority RA000585.
Annual statement summaries linked by exact source company number.
Privacy-reduced candidate associations based on a unique exact name-and-postcode match.
Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
Companies House, Charity Commission, OSCR and UK Sanctions List information is public-register data. BritDB reproduces and organises it with source-specific limits; official external links are kept on the dedicated source pages.