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HUGH LOWE FARMS LIMITED

#02477268 · Active · Incorporated 1990-03-05 (36y 7m) · Last filing 2026-09-28 (1mo ago)
Consumer Staples · SIC 01500 · A Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 12 months) · Confirmation due 2027-03-30 (in 6 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£3.2m

-0.2% vs 2024

Net assets

£14m

+10.7% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

338

-6.1% lowest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£1.6m

+193.8% vs 2024

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £20,700,249£22,156,159£24,971,400 +12.7%
Operating profit -£306,410£134,981£831,594 +516.1%
Profit before tax £2,267,215£543,492£1,596,980 +193.8%
Net profit £2,491,215£472,690£1,387,363 +193.5%
Cash £2,309,566£3,249,903£3,242,364 -0.2%
Total assets less current liabilities £18,587,439£18,515,572£18,744,414 +1.2%
Net assets £12,529,843£13,002,533£14,389,896 +10.7%
Equity £12,529,843£13,002,533£14,389,896 +10.7%
Average employees 374360338 -6.1%
Wages £10,214,631£10,558,067£11,397,727 +8%
Directors' remuneration £377,499£590,352£585,815 -0.8%
Directors' pension contributions £1,321£205,071£186,321 -9.1%
Highest paid director £110,354£200,000£168,961 -15.5%

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin -1.5%0.6%3.3%
Net margin 12.0%2.1%5.6%
Return on capital employed -1.6%0.7%4.4%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 39.8%38.7%31.7%
Current ratio 6.24x5.79x6.67x
Interest cover -7.40x2.32x27.73x

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 101
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Spurling Cannon Audit Limited
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern”

Group structure

  1. HUGH LOWE FARMS LIMITED · parent
    1. Zen Management Limited 100% · England and Wales · Dormant

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

5 active · 8 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
MCLEAN, Amelia Secretary 2021-03-31 — —
MCLEAN, Amelia Director 2019-12-31 Jun 1989 British
PEARSON, Thomas Edward Director 2011-07-28 Jun 1978 British
REGAN, Jonathan Peter Director 1997-11-25 Jul 1958 British
REGAN, Marion Frances Director — Nov 1960 British
Show 8 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
REGAN, Marion Frances Secretary — 2016-08-19
THACKWELL, Cynthia Anne Secretary 2016-08-19 2021-03-31
BOUCHER, Fiona Jane Director — 2004-09-07
CLARK, John Director 1992-03-16 2006-09-30
LOWE, Alison Agnes Director — 2016-08-19
LOWE, Hugh Burman Director — 2015-12-17
MARSTON, Nicholas James Director 2017-08-01 2023-11-01
NEWINGTON, James Director 2004-11-25 2006-09-30

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Barons Place Holdings Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2019-12-31 Active
Ms Marion Frances Regan Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2019-12-31
Mr Jonathan Peter Regan Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2019-12-31

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 130 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-09-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2026-04-01 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2025-04-01 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-09-27 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2024-03-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-03-28 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2023-10-12 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-03-30 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-03-30 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2023-03-30 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2023-03-30 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2023-03-30 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2022-10-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-04-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-01-06 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-06-15 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2021-06-15 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2021-03-16 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2021-02-19 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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