Our History

The Andersons Centre is part of Andersons the Farm Business Consultants.

Andersons worked as a single national business until 2000 when the business was split into regional practices.
The Andersons Centre still operates from the original Head Offices of the Andersons group.

1973

Founded

David Anderson & Co founded an office in Melton Mowbray, shortly followed by another in Bury St Edmunds

 
 

1973

New Offices

Further David Andersons & Co offices opened in Salisbury, Hereford, Thirsk & Edinburgh as the partnership expanded

1994

Renamed

David Anderson & Co renamed ‘Andersons The Farm Business Consultants’

 
 

2000

Acquisition

Acquisition of Agro Business Consultants Ltd (ABC) and The John Nix Farm Management Pocketbook

2001

New Partnerships

New regional partnerships are formed under the ‘Andersons The Farm Business Consultants Ltd’ brand

 
 

2001

Andersons Centre Founded

The Andersons Centre was founded complete with ownership of ABC Ltd & the Nix Pocketbook

2014

LLP

The Andersons Centre becomes a Limited Liability Partnership

 
 

2015

6th Edition Guide

Agro Business Consultants Ltd published the 6th edition of the Equine Business Guide

2016

Acquisition

The Andersons Centre acquires InsideTrack

 
 

2019

5oth Edition

50th edition The Pocketbook for Farm Management published for 2020

2022

25th anniversary

25th anniversary of Andersons Seminars with 700+ Delegates in attendance

 
 

2023

300 carbon footprint

Andersons completes 300 carbon footprint assessments across 300 British cattle and sheep farms under the ABP PRISM 2030 Programme

2025

600 Farm Business Reviews

In partnership with Ricardo, Andersons completes nearly 600 Farm Business Reviews under Defra’s Future Farming Resilience Fund (FFRF), identifying average improvements of £56,000 per business

 
 

2025

100th edition

100th edition The Agricultural Budgeting & Costing Book published for May