LANCASHIRE ECCLES CAKES LIMITED
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Cash
£827K
-30.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4.4M
-4.6% vs 2024
Employees
61
-3.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£648K
-43.5% 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 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,024,048 | £6,842,922 | £7,096,260 | +3.7% | |
| Operating profit | £727,929 | £1,128,977 | £636,819 | -43.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £732,739 | £1,148,407 | £648,419 | -43.5% | |
| Net profit | £584,752 | £857,055 | £481,951 | -43.8% | |
| Cash | £1,268,592 | £1,187,680 | £826,946 | -30.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,573,969 | £5,071,803 | £4,899,202 | -3.4% | |
| Net assets | £4,312,805 | £4,653,750 | £4,441,951 | -4.6% | |
| Equity | £4,312,805 | £4,653,750 | £4,441,951 | -4.6% | |
| Average employees | 63 | 63 | 61 | -3.2% | |
| Wages | £2,698,353 | £2,601,902 | £2,507,514 | -3.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £811,279 | £546,843 | £531,573 | -2.8% |
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 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.4% | 16.5% | 9.0% | |
| Net margin | 8.3% | 12.5% | 6.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.9% | 22.3% | 13.0% | |
| Current ratio | 3.29x | 2.60x | 2.71x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Howsons (Audit & Assurance) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The accounts have been prepared on the going concern basis as the directors feel that the company remains in a strong position moving forward and are also confident that the company will continue to trade effectively and meet commitments as they fall due.”
Group structure
- LANCASHIRE ECCLES CAKES LIMITED · parent
- Lancashire Chorley Cakes Limited 100%
- Edmonds Eccles Cakes Limited 100%
- Manchester Baking Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Company has continued to invest in product diversification with significant expenditure incurred during the year on machinery for our new Real Lancashire Chorley Cakes as well as other upgrades to staff facilities.”
- “Following a soft launch of the Real Lancashire Chorley Cakes in February 2024 the product is now in listed various multiples including Booths, Waitrose, Asda, Sainsbury's, Spar networks and independent wholesalers. We have also exported our Real Lancashire Chorley Cakes to the USA and the EU.”
- “The changes to the minimum wage and the rate and scope of national insurance from April 2025 had a significant impact on payroll costs. Regrettably the impact of these changes made it necessary for the Company to implement a redundancy program in the second half of the financial year.”
- “The directors are pleased to report that the Company achieved a BRCGS rating of AA+ following its unannounced audit in August 2024. The most recent announced audit in November 2025 resulted in us retaining our AA rating.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDMONDS, Kenneth Peter | Secretary | 2018-11-30 | — | — |
| EDMONDS, Ann | Director | — | Nov 1958 | British |
| EDMONDS, Ian David | Director | 1996-05-18 | Feb 1963 | British |
| EDMONDS, Jean | Director | — | Dec 1930 | British |
| EDMONDS, Kenneth Peter | Director | 2022-05-20 | Jan 1961 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDMONDS, Jean | Secretary | — | 2018-11-30 |
| EDMONDS, Kenneth | Director | — | 2018-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Ann Edmonds | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 93 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-02-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2018-12-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2018-12-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.