2 AGRICULTURE LIMITED
Formerly known as Grampian Country Chickens and Vion Agriculture, the company is a Scottish manufacturer of prepared farm animal feeds and a poultry rearer.
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Cash
£8.1m
-46.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£72m
+10.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
409
+18.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.2m
-46.7% lowest 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 2025-12-27
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £492,767,000 | £449,982,000 | £505,527,000 | +12.3% | |
| Operating profit | £6,814,000 | £8,892,000 | £4,929,000 | -44.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,813,000 | £9,704,000 | £5,176,000 | -46.7% | |
| Net profit | £4,724,000 | £6,904,000 | £3,461,000 | -49.9% | |
| Cash | £13,521,000 | £15,193,000 | £8,089,000 | -46.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £62,034,000 | £70,332,000 | £78,372,000 | +11.4% | |
| Net assets | £57,023,000 | £65,147,000 | £71,848,000 | +10.3% | |
| Equity | £57,023,000 | £65,147,000 | £71,848,000 | +10.3% | |
| Average employees | 330 | 346 | 409 | +18.2% | |
| Wages | £14,331,000 | £15,582,000 | £19,071,000 | +22.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £550,000 | £599,000 | £683,000 | +14% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £38,000 | £40,000 | £47,000 | +17.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £327,000 | £351,000 | £419,000 | +19.4% |
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 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.4% | 2.0% | 1.0% | |
| Net margin | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.0% | 12.6% | 6.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 59.8% | 57.7% | 58.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.31x | 1.27x | 1.21x |
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 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
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that both the Group and Company have 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.”
Group structure
- 2 AGRICULTURE LIMITED · parent
- 2 Agriculture Milling Limited 100%
- 2 Agriculture Farming Limited 100%
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 354 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.