P.D. HOOK (BREEDERS) LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£17m
+5.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
347
-20.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.2m
+86.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £104,465,000 | £103,965,000 | £89,240,000 | -14.2% | |
| Operating profit | £2,405,000 | £3,003,000 | £6,933,000 | +130.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,147,000 | £2,787,000 | £5,203,000 | +86.7% | |
| Net profit | £1,516,000 | £2,096,000 | £2,471,000 | +17.9% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,490,000 | £18,989,000 | £18,222,000 | -4% | |
| Net assets | £14,943,000 | £16,363,000 | £17,318,000 | +5.8% | |
| Equity | £14,943,000 | £16,363,000 | £17,318,000 | +5.8% | |
| Average employees | 439 | 435 | 347 | -20.2% | |
| Wages | £12,006,000 | £12,432,000 | £10,481,000 | -15.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £404,000 | £419,000 | £427,000 | +1.9% |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.3% | 2.9% | 7.8% | |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 2.0% | 2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.3% | 15.8% | 38.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 68.4% | 65.6% | 64.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.12x | 1.12x | 1.30x | |
| Interest cover | 9.32x | 13.90x | 25.97x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- P.D. HOOK (BREEDERS) LIMITED 1993-10-28 → present
- SPEED 3806 LIMITED 1993-09-20 → 1993-10-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- 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 for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “On 30 November 2025 an outbreak of Avian Influenza resulted in the depletion of the Breeder flock at Ashcroft farm. In the period following the balance sheet date the farm has been fully cleansed and disinfected with full clearance by APHA for it to be restocked.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOYLE, Nigel Leslie | Secretary | 2004-08-13 | — | British |
| BEAVIS, Claire Joanna | Director | 2014-01-31 | Sep 1987 | British |
| BOYLE, Nigel Leslie | Director | 1999-11-01 | Oct 1956 | British |
| EASTHAM, Frances Ruth | Director | 2023-03-03 | Dec 1995 | British |
| HOOK, Fiona Anne | Director | 1993-09-29 | Dec 1960 | British |
| HOOK, James William | Director | 1993-09-29 | Feb 1956 | British |
| HOOK, Michael Douglas | Director | 2025-10-10 | Jun 1998 | British |
| HOOK, Patrick Mark | Director | 2014-01-31 | May 1986 | British |
| HOOK, Thomas James | Director | 2025-10-10 | Jul 1984 | British |
| RUSHBY, Adrian | Director | 2010-11-01 | Jul 1968 | British |
| WANNELL, Mark Roy | Director | 2002-01-10 | Dec 1965 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOOK, Joan | Secretary | 1993-09-29 | 2004-07-15 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-09-20 | 1993-09-29 |
| FURLONG, Peter Andrew | Director | 1999-11-01 | 2007-08-10 |
| GIBSON, Andrew | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2019-01-17 |
| HOOK, Joan | Director | 1993-09-29 | 2004-07-15 |
| MCMANUS, Charles Gordon | Director | 2014-09-05 | 2018-02-02 |
| POVEY, Stephen Thomas | Director | 1999-11-01 | 2018-02-02 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-09-20 | 1993-09-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James William Hook | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-10-07 | Active |
| P. D. Hook (Group) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-10-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 152 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.