BAKO LIMITED
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Cash
£6.9M
+7.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£15M
-12.5% vs 2024
Employees
266
-1.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£15M
+15.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-06-30.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £195,548,000 | £207,194,000 | +6% | |
| Operating profit | £12,827,000 | £14,972,000 | +16.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £12,586,000 | £14,569,000 | +15.8% | |
| Net profit | £9,685,000 | £10,857,000 | +12.1% | |
| Cash | £6,401,000 | £6,872,000 | +7.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,895,000 | £26,109,000 | +0.8% | |
| Net assets | £17,181,000 | £15,038,000 | -12.5% | |
| Equity | £17,181,000 | £15,038,000 | -12.5% | |
| Average employees | 271 | 266 | -1.8% | |
| Wages | £9,812,000 | £9,897,000 | +0.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.6% | 7.2% | |
| Net margin | 5.0% | 5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 49.5% | 57.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 69.5% | 74.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.44x | 1.34x | |
| Interest cover | 45.01x | 34.90x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- BAKO LIMITED 2021-04-20 → present
- BAKO NORTH WESTERN LIMITED 1998-05-01 → 2021-04-20
- NORTH WESTERN BAKERS LIMITED 1964-12-28 → 1998-05-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Directors have prepared projections and expect the Group and Company to remain within agreed facilities and fulfil all other liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. These forecasts have been sensitised upwards and downwards and no scenario created any cause for concern about the going concern status.”
Significant events
- “During the year the Preston depot completed the implementation of the new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system allowing the company to harmonise processes and utilise the functions of a modern ERP system to drive efficiencies.”
- “In April 2024, solar panels were commissioned at the Durham site. This follows the installation of solar panels at the Preston site in 2023. Over the last three years the Company's entire HGV fleet has been replaced delivering reductions in emissions and fuel consumption.”
- “The Group has nominated a National Charity, Dementia UK, as well as local charities for each depot. Charitable activities will be encouraged to raise funds for our nominated charities.”
- “All three depots have achieved the BRC accreditation at Grade A or above during the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIRANI, Kirti | Secretary | 2017-10-01 | — | — |
| DOBBIE, David Ian | Director | 2022-12-13 | Aug 1963 | British |
| HINDLEY, Duncan Graham | Director | 2021-03-23 | Oct 1966 | British |
| HIRANI, Kirti Murji | Director | 2022-04-01 | Mar 1982 | British |
| MCGHEE, Gordon Douglas | Director | 2021-06-01 | Feb 1959 | British |
| MOORE, Thomas | Director | 2023-07-11 | Aug 1984 | British |
| TAYLOR, Martyn Anthony | Director | 2021-11-01 | Apr 1959 | British |
| TULLY, Michael | Director | 2018-11-29 | Apr 1968 | British |
| YATES, David James | Director | 2021-03-23 | Nov 1968 | British |
| YORK, Ian | Director | 2021-06-01 | May 1959 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAXTER, Peter John | Secretary | — | 1998-11-27 |
| COLEMAN, Alan Ian | Secretary | 2009-05-20 | 2012-02-06 |
| LEICESTER, Raymond John | Secretary | 1998-12-01 | 2009-05-20 |
| PORTER, Richard Mark | Secretary | 2012-02-06 | 2017-09-29 |
| ABLEWHITE, Graham Edward Douglas | Director | — | 2005-06-20 |
| DAVIES, Brian | Director | — | 2005-09-30 |
| GHEE, Damien Patrick | Director | 2020-02-25 | 2021-03-23 |
| GREENWOOD, Marcus Stephen | Director | — | 2016-10-14 |
| GRIMSHAW, Derek | Director | — | 2010-09-30 |
| HALL, Joseph | Director | 2016-10-14 | 2021-06-01 |
| HALL, Joseph, Mroseph | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2014-05-14 |
| HERD, George Peter | Director | — | 1996-01-18 |
| HILL, Janet | Director | 2017-12-12 | 2021-03-29 |
| HINDLEY, Duncan | Director | 2017-10-31 | 2021-01-29 |
| HOBSON, Martin | Director | 2008-11-25 | 2012-08-21 |
| KELLETT, Peter William | Director | 2008-10-21 | 2014-05-14 |
| LONICAN, Peter | Director | — | 2011-03-31 |
| MARSHALL, Philip Robert | Director | 2021-11-29 | 2023-04-17 |
| MARSHALL, Philip | Director | 2017-12-12 | 2019-12-18 |
| MARSHALL, Philip | Director | 2008-09-16 | 2014-05-14 |
| MATHERS, James Elliot | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2007-02-28 |
| MOORE, Alan Michael | Director | 2017-12-12 | 2020-12-15 |
| ODDIE, William Henry | Director | 1996-07-16 | 2003-03-19 |
| PIMBLETT, John | Director | 2003-06-24 | 2008-12-09 |
| PRICE, Andrew William Ewart | Director | 2004-04-20 | 2005-11-25 |
| ROBINSON, David Arthur | Director | — | 2014-05-14 |
| RUGE, Hans Detlan | Director | — | 1996-01-22 |
| RYDER, Graham Peter | Director | 1999-03-24 | 2009-08-25 |
| SMITH, Laurence John | Director | 2021-03-23 | 2023-01-21 |
| SUTTON, Anthony Charles | Director | 2020-02-25 | 2020-12-15 |
| TAYLOR, Martyn Anthony | Director | 2017-12-12 | 2019-03-26 |
| WALKER, Dianne Gillian Davies | Director | 2017-12-12 | 2021-03-23 |
| WATERFIELD, William John Edward | Director | 2003-05-20 | 2014-05-14 |
| WILLIAMS, Alan | Director | — | 2008-09-30 |
| YATES, David James | Director | 2018-01-23 | 2021-01-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bako Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2018-03-01 | Active |
| Mr Joseph Hall | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-02-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 201 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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.