2 AGRICULTURE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-28
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-22 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£15M
+12.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£65M
+14.2% vs 2023
Employees
346
+4.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£10M
+42.4% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- 2 AGRICULTURE LIMITED 2013-03-14 → present
- VION AGRICULTURE LIMITED 2009-12-18 → 2013-03-14
- GRAMPIAN COUNTRY CHICKENS (REARING) LIMITED 1995-05-10 → 2009-12-18
- ISANDCO TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY LIMITED 1995-03-10 → 1995-05-10
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-28
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £492,767,000 | £449,982,000 | |
| Operating profit | £6,814,000 | £8,892,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £6,813,000 | £9,704,000 | |
| Net profit | £4,724,000 | £6,904,000 | |
| Cash | £13,521,000 | £15,193,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £62,034,000 | £70,332,000 | |
| Net assets | £57,023,000 | £65,147,000 | |
| Equity | £57,023,000 | £65,147,000 | |
| Average employees | 330 | 346 | |
| Wages | £14,331,000 | £15,582,000 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.4% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | 1.0% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.0% | 12.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.31x | 1.27x | |
| Interest cover | 6814.00x | — |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- 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. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. ... Whilst the directors do not envisage the need for parental support to enable the company to continue as a going concern, a letter of support has been received from Boparan Private Office Limited, the ultimate parent company, which commits to providing support, should the need arise, to allow the company to pay its debts as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- 2 AGRICULTURE LIMITED · parent
- 2 Agriculture Milling Limited 100%
- 2 Agriculture Farming Limited 100%
Significant events
- “2 Agriculture Limited has guaranteed the liabilities of the following subsidiaries in order for them to qualify for the exemption from audit under section 479A of the Companies Act 2006 in respect of the period ended 28 December 2024. • 2 Agriculture Milling Limited - 10379729 • 2 Agriculture Farming Limited - 14930705”
- “On 4 April 2025, the company acquired the property and business assets under an Asset Purchase Agreement of Burston Feed Mill, Norfolk from For Farmers UK Ltd for a consideration of £8.0 million.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERRY, Gavin John | Director | 2014-12-17 | Dec 1966 | Scottish |
| RAFFERTY, Robert John | Director | 2013-03-08 | Mar 1969 | British |
| SKETCHER, Kevin Lawrance | Director | 2021-05-03 | May 1961 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| IAIN SMITH & COMPANY | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-03-10 | 2007-05-18 |
| MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2007-05-18 | 2008-08-11 |
| MAWLAW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-08-11 | 2010-10-29 |
| TMF CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-10-29 | 2013-03-08 |
| BROSTOFF, Martin Adrian | Director | 2024-08-29 | 2025-01-09 |
| BRUCE-GARDNER, Ian Douglas, Dr | Director | 1998-02-16 | 2008-08-11 |
| CHARLES, Julia Ann | Director | 2013-03-08 | 2014-12-17 |
| CHRISTIAANSE, Anthony Martin | Director | 2008-08-11 | 2012-02-01 |
| CURLE, Tolla Joanne | Director | 2015-10-02 | 2022-12-16 |
| DUNCAN, Alfred John | Director | 1995-05-19 | 2008-08-11 |
| FRANCIS, Stephen Ronald William | Director | 2009-03-05 | 2012-03-16 |
| HEPBURN, Maureen Beatrice | Director | 1996-09-16 | 1997-05-09 |
| HOBKIRK, Colin Gordon | Director | 1995-03-10 | 1995-05-19 |
| HOPLEY, Philip Thomas | Director | 1995-05-26 | 2008-08-11 |
| IMRAY, Iain Murray | Director | 1995-05-26 | 2008-08-11 |
| JOHNSTON, James | Director | 2003-01-10 | 2006-05-23 |
| KUSTERS, Maarten | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2013-03-08 |
| LAMMERS, Antonius Matheus Maria | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2010-01-01 |
| LEWINS, Andrew Jon | Director | 1995-05-26 | 2003-09-19 |
| MILLER, Peter John | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2013-03-08 |
| PARIS, Walter Walker | Director | 1995-05-19 | 1999-05-31 |
| RUTHERFORD, Andrew John Harding | Director | 2014-12-17 | 2015-10-02 |
| SALKELD, David John | Director | 2003-06-01 | 2005-09-13 |
| SIMS, David John | Director | 2008-08-11 | 2008-12-08 |
| STEPHEN, Andrew Michael Duthie | Director | 1995-05-19 | 1998-11-30 |
| STEVEN, Mark Alexander | Director | 2011-04-19 | 2013-03-08 |
| VERNAUS, Louis Antoine Maria | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2013-03-08 |
| WYLLIE, Michael James | Director | 1999-12-20 | 2006-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ranjit Singh Boparan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mrs Baljinder Kaur Boparan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Amber Rei Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 353 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-09-13 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-16 | 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-28 vs 2023-12-30
-
Turnover
-8.7%
£492,767,000 £449,982,000
-
Cash
+12.4%
£13,521,000 £15,193,000
-
Net assets
+14.2%
£57,023,000 £65,147,000
-
Employees
+4.8%
330 346
-
Operating profit
+30.5%
£6,814,000 £8,892,000
-
Profit before tax
+42.4%
£6,813,000 £9,704,000
-
Wages
+8.7%
£14,331,000 £15,582,000
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