G.H. SHELDON WHOLESALE BAKERS LIMITED
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Cash
£3.7m
+34.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£8.8m
+17.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
408
-4.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.7m
+1.4% 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
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2022-02-28 | 2024-02-28 | 2025-02-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £30,506,315 | £39,063,300 | £37,031,841 | -5.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,741,976 | £1,713,665 | -1.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,842,667 | £1,708,078 | £1,732,746 | +1.4% | |
| Net profit | £1,344,543 | £1,279,499 | £1,293,457 | +1.1% | |
| Cash | £1,851,255 | £2,759,719 | £3,721,478 | +34.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,417,180 | £8,291,517 | £9,394,985 | +13.3% | |
| Net assets | £5,813,136 | £7,548,586 | £8,842,043 | +17.1% | |
| Equity | £5,813,136 | £7,548,586 | £8,842,043 | +17.1% | |
| Average employees | 436 | 429 | 408 | -4.9% | |
| Wages | £10,607,352 | £13,124,646 | £13,723,266 | +4.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £421,874 | £756,178 | £1,328,498 | +75.7% |
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 | 2022-02-28 | 2024-02-28 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 4.5% | 4.6% | |
| Net margin | 4.4% | 3.3% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 21.0% | 18.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.04x | 2.66x | |
| Interest cover | — | 51.39x | 74.75x |
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
- Auditor
- The Moffatts Partnership 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 will have adequate resources to continue for the foreseeable future and the company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The company continued to invest in operational efficiency and environmental initiatives, including the installation of solar photovoltaic panels at its primary bakery.”
- “Plans include the expansion of production capacity through the development of a purpose-built bakery facility.”
- “The Board records with sadness the passing of Mr Graham Sheldon during the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHELDON, Sarah Lynsey | Secretary | 2011-11-09 | — | — |
| SHELDON, Barbara Anne | Director | — | Aug 1949 | British |
| SHELDON, Lee Graham | Director | 2001-07-10 | Apr 1974 | British |
| SHELDON, Sarah Lynsey | Director | 2016-07-20 | Apr 1977 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHELDON, Graham Harold | Secretary | — | 2011-11-09 |
| SHELDON, Graham Harold | Director | — | 2024-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Barbara Anne Sheldon | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-02-21 |
| Mr Graham Harold Sheldon | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-19 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-03-19 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-02-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.