BRITISH BAKELS LIMITED

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  Confirmation statement overdue

  Due 2026-05-09.

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

• Turnover

  +41.9%

  £67,135,736 → £95,290,526

  highest in 3 filed years

• Cash

  -33.6%

  £6,526,011 → £4,331,914

• Net assets

  +1.7%

  £19,423,051 → £19,748,636

• Employees

  +76.4%

  242 → 427

  highest in 4 filed years

• Operating profit

  +417.1%

  -£782,081 → £2,480,166

  highest in 3 filed years

• Profit before tax

  +284.7%

  -£1,066,066 → £1,969,052

  highest in 4 filed years

• Wages

  +81.3%

  £9,728,988 → £17,638,273

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

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

Shaw Gibbs (Audit) 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 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

• “Sales increased by 41.94% (2023-23.12%). There are two key drivers being a full year of turnover from the Liverpool manufacturing site and some inflationary increases in selling prices linked to the ongoing high cost of raw materials, energy & wages.”
• “The turnover for the year was at the same time impacted by a significant drop in turnover related to Sainsburys, who had begun a process of closing all in store bakeries (ISB) across their retail estate.”
• “The company invested capital of £2,929k (2023 - £1,684k) toward improving the productive capability of the business to facilitate operational improvements and development of energy efficiencies to help mitigate the high cost of energy, which remains volatile.”
• “Due to the continued impact of the war in Ukraine, the Company has had to react to the operational and financial impacts.”
• “The physical & mental health of our colleagues in conjunction with retention of staff in an already depleted marketplace has become of prime importance.”
• “Whilst COVID 19 is less of an issue, it has not gone away and will likely continue to impact our lives for many years to come and we are confident that our existing stringent hygiene rules continue to provide the necessary protection for our colleagues and the wider business.”

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

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.