HAWKES LIMITED

1. HAWKES LIMITED 2002-05-13 → present
2. HAWKES AND WARDLE LIMITED 1980-12-31 → 2002-05-13
3. ASWARDBY MILL LIMITED 1959-03-18 → 1980-12-31

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Saul Fairholm Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 entity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

1. HAWKES LIMITED · parent
   1. Hawkes Farms Limited 100% · England · Arable Farming

Significant events

• “Turnover of the company decreased during the year to £14,900,726 (2023: £15,859,419).”
• “The number of pigs sold decreased compared to the previous year whilst decreases in the market prices during the year caused further reductions in turnover.”
• “The gross profit percentage achieved was 41.7% (2023: 39.4%) and operating profits decreased to £3,551,491 (2023: £3,631,754).”
• “The increase in gross profit margin was the result of falling market prices within feed costs whilst operating profit decreased due to less pigs produced.”
• “Unrealised gains on the fair value of the investment portfolio of £1,094,496 (2023: £364,022) increased the operational profits to £4,645,987 (2023: (£3,995,776)). The gain has increased from the previous year due to continued market recovery and increased cash investment during the year.”
• “Profit after tax stands at £4,040,715 at the year end (2023: £3,331,010).”

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

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.

• Turnover

  -6%

  £15,859,419 → £14,900,726

• Cash

  -35.9%

  £2,242,337 → £1,436,857

• Net assets

  +29.9%

  £10,170,640 → £13,211,355

• Employees

  0%

  26 → 26

• Operating profit

  -2.2%

  £3,631,754 → £3,551,492

• Profit before tax

  +18.2%

  £4,033,926 → £4,767,046

• Wages

  +1.8%

  £1,126,202 → £1,146,978

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers