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ForFarmers UK
ForFarmers UK is a UK-based company in the animal feed industry. It provides a range of dry, moist, and liquid feed materials to farmers and livestock...
Overview
ForFarmers UK is a UK-based company in the animal feed industry. It provides a range of dry, moist, and liquid feed materials to farmers and livestock producers. The company serves dairy, beef, sheep, pig, poultry, and other livestock types.
General information
Firm type
Pension Fund
Year founded
1972
Location
Region
Europe
Country
United Kingdom
City
Bury St Edmunds
Corporate office
Horizon House, Fred Castle Way, Rougham Industrial Estate, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 9ND, United Kingdom
Additional offices
Avonmouth, United Kingdom · Carmarthen, United Kingdom · Exeter, United Kingdom · Preston, United Kingdom · Selby, United Kingdom · Newcastle-Under-Lyme, United Kingdom · Portbury, United Kingdom
Principals
Mark Cole
Managing Director, ForFarmers UK
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
How is ForFarmers UK's pension plan related to the listed parent company?
It is a corporate defined-benefit pension plan sponsored by ForFarmers UK, the British operating subsidiary of ForFarmers N.V. The parent is listed on Euronext Amsterdam and majority-owned by Coöperatie FromFarmers U.A. The plan's sponsor covenant depends on the UK entity's financial health, which is tied to the parent group's consolidated €3B-plus revenue and the UK agricultural economy.
What is the plan's known posture on ESG and stewardship?
The sponsor participates in Sedex, a supply-chain sustainability platform, and lists connections to the Addington Fund and The Farmers' Company Charitable Fund — two agricultural charities. Alister Davies of ForFarmers UK chairs AIC Cymru, tying the firm to industry governance on feed standards. These relationships suggest an ESG-aware sponsor, though the pension plan's own stewardship report is not publicly available.
Does the plan hold any direct real estate or real assets?
The plan's specific allocation is not public, but the sponsor owns seven named UK feed mills and the headquarters building in Bury St Edmunds. Corporate pension plans in the UK frequently hold property. Whether any of these real assets sit inside the pension fund or remain on the operating company's balance sheet is not disclosed.
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