2 AGRICULTURE GROWING LIMITED
Formerly known as Hook 2 Sisters Limited, the company is a poultry rearing business operating as a subsidiary of 2 Agriculture Holdings Limited.
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Cash
£24m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£12m
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,042
highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£8.1m
Period ending 2025-12-27
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-27
| Metric | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | 2025-12-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £964,162,000 | £917,774,000 | £388,108,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £2,133,000 | £4,367,000 | £8,277,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £786,000 | £3,162,000 | £8,058,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £1,134,000 | £3,347,000 | £10,724,000 | — | |
| Cash | — | — | £24,034,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,800,000 | £7,142,000 | £32,446,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £7,414,000 | £1,360,000 | £12,084,000 | — | |
| Equity | £7,414,000 | £1,360,000 | £12,084,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 992 | 1,018 | 1,042 | — | |
| Wages | £39,362,000 | £41,712,000 | £18,528,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £267,000 | £248,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £3,000 | £3,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £191,000 | £191,000 | — | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 5 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | 2025-12-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.2% | 0.5% | 2.1% | |
| Net margin | 0.1% | 0.4% | 2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.4% | 61.1% | 25.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 95.6% | 99.1% | 92.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.96x | 0.99x | 1.06x | |
| Interest cover | 1.62x | 3.62x | 37.79x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-08-05
- 2 AGRICULTURE GROWING LIMITED 2025-08-05 → present
- HOOK 2 SISTERS LIMITED 2006-12-20 → 2025-08-05
- BROOMCO (4043) LIMITED 2006-10-17 → 2006-12-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources and finance facilities to continue in operational existence for at least the next 12 month period from the date these financial statements were approved.”
Significant events
- “As at midnight on 28th December, 2Agriculture Growing Limited acquired the Growing stock and fixed assets of Banham Poultry (2018) Ltd' agricultural farming operation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERRY, Gavin John | Director | 2025-08-01 | Dec 1966 | Scottish |
| HAVERON, Andrew Sean | Director | 2025-08-01 | May 1978 | British |
| RAFFERTY, Robert John | Director | 2025-08-01 | Mar 1969 | British |
| SKETCHER, Kevin Lawrance | Director | 2025-08-01 | May 1961 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLANFIELD, Martin James | Secretary | 2006-12-20 | 2008-07-01 |
| WANNELL, Mark Roy | Secretary | 2008-05-01 | 2025-08-01 |
| 7SIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-10-17 | 2006-12-20 |
| BOPARAN, Ranjit Singh | Director | 2006-12-20 | 2025-08-01 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Stephen John | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2018-05-31 |
| FRISTON, Paul Allan | Director | 2025-02-01 | 2025-08-01 |
| GLANFIELD, Martin James | Director | 2006-12-20 | 2008-06-30 |
| HENDERSON, Stephen | Director | 2011-08-18 | 2013-05-16 |
| HOOK, James William | Director | 2007-02-06 | 2025-08-01 |
| RAMSEY, Chris | Director | 2007-02-06 | 2008-03-31 |
| SILK, Jon Stanley | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2011-08-18 |
| TOMKINSON, Craig Ashley | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2024-07-26 |
| TOMKINSON, Craig Ashley | Director | 2013-05-16 | 2015-10-01 |
| WANNELL, Mark Roy | Director | 2007-02-06 | 2025-08-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Nigel Barry | Director | 2024-09-20 | 2024-12-19 |
| 7SIDE NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2006-10-17 | 2006-12-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Agriculture Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-08-01 | Active |
| Mr James William Hook | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-10-17 | Ceased 2016-11-17 |
| P D Hook (Group) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-08-01 |
| 2 Sisters Food Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-08-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-08-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-08-05 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2025-09-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-05 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-08-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.