MARTINS CRAFT BAKERY LIMITED
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Cash
£813k
+2.4% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£8.3m
-13.5% vs 2024
Employees
251
-4.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£677k
+42.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-04
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2026-01-04 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,354,021 | £10,466,496 | £11,625,478 | £12,934,928 | £12,706,648 | -1.8% | |
| Operating profit | £472,972 | £1,187,620 | £742,718 | £533,671 | £746,599 | +39.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £437,728 | £1,149,129 | £680,359 | £474,285 | £676,713 | +42.7% | |
| Net profit | £362,758 | £1,084,730 | £451,099 | £304,777 | £477,592 | +56.7% | |
| Cash | £757,559 | £489,556 | £730,471 | £794,615 | £813,295 | +2.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,283,715 | £9,759,771 | £11,079,878 | £11,167,510 | £10,211,550 | -8.6% | |
| Net assets | £7,267,221 | £8,064,641 | £9,358,637 | £9,553,614 | £8,268,624 | -13.5% | |
| Equity | £7,267,221 | £8,064,641 | £9,358,637 | £9,553,614 | £8,268,624 | -13.5% | |
| Average employees | 282 | 240 | 246 | 264 | 251 | -4.9% | |
| Wages | £3,921,550 | £3,809,581 | £4,178,661 | £4,898,953 | £4,892,883 | -0.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £188,280 | £187,754 | £199,813 | £225,773 | £182,767 | -19% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £4,599 | £1,687 | £10,551 | +525.4% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £76,813 | £86,576 | — | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2026-01-04 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.1% | 11.3% | 6.4% | 4.1% | 5.9% | |
| Net margin | 3.9% | 10.4% | 3.9% | 2.4% | 3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.7% | 12.2% | 6.7% | 4.8% | 7.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 21.3% | 26.3% | 24.6% | 23.7% | 27.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.32x | 1.39x | 1.62x | |
| Interest cover | 73.03x | 52.96x | 11.91x | 8.99x | 10.68x |
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
- MARTINS CRAFT BAKERY LIMITED 2015-01-09 → present
- MARTIN'S (MOSTON) LIMITED 1952-03-22 → 2015-01-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Champion Accountants LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing...”
Group structure
- MARTINS CRAFT BAKERY LIMITED · parent
- Country Bakehouse Limited 100%
- Martins Cakes Limited 100%
- Martins Foods Limited 100%
- Quality Fresh Foods Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 2 January 2026, Holyoak St Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales, acquired 100% of the issued share capital of Martins Craft Bakery Limited.”
- “Since the year end, on 04 March 2026, a share buy-back of the entirety of the company's interest in the associate was completed.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOOTH, Frank Andrew | Director | 2010-12-09 | Jul 1945 | British |
| GRAEMER, Toby Charles | Director | 2015-01-01 | Mar 1988 | British |
| MARTIN, Jennifer Sarah | Director | 2013-08-28 | Sep 1986 | British |
| MARTIN, Neil Richard | Director | — | Apr 1955 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BORG, Joanne | Secretary | 1998-05-05 | 2013-08-28 |
| FAIRBROTHER, Lee | Secretary | 2013-08-28 | 2014-01-01 |
| MARTIN, Richard | Secretary | — | 1998-05-05 |
| CROUCHER, Derek Charles | Director | 2003-02-14 | 2004-03-08 |
| HARVEY, Kirsty Campbell | Director | 2008-06-02 | 2013-08-26 |
| MARTIN, Ian Russell | Director | 2006-09-21 | 2012-07-01 |
| MARTIN, Ian Russell | Director | — | 1993-07-22 |
| MARTIN, Patricia | Director | — | 2001-03-31 |
| MARTIN, Richard | Director | — | 2010-05-10 |
| MCKAY, Heleina | Director | 2018-07-27 | 2019-07-12 |
| PICKUP, Allison | Director | 2004-12-14 | 2006-09-21 |
| SLATTERY, John Martin | Director | 1998-08-19 | 2002-08-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holyoak St Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2026-01-02 | Active |
| Mr Neil Richard Martin | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-19 | Ceased 2026-01-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 182 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 17
- 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.