CHERRYTREE BAKERY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-28 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+497.7% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£9M
+48.5% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
209
+14.8% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£4M
-1.8% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £13,378,660 | — | — | £32,064,657 | £36,597,422 | |
| Operating profit | — | £667,194 | — | — | £3,969,067 | £3,882,118 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £646,708 | £403,128 | £1,790,121 | £3,944,953 | £3,872,775 | |
| Net profit | — | £579,371 | £336,731 | £1,373,872 | £2,959,345 | £2,901,832 | |
| Cash | £315,491 | £676,513 | £287,195 | £323,023 | £413,754 | £2,473,158 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,640,261 | £1,991,367 | £1,946,877 | £3,498,935 | £6,881,103 | £9,675,568 | |
| Net assets | £1,031,086 | £1,310,457 | £1,647,188 | £3,021,060 | £5,980,405 | £8,882,237 | |
| Equity | £1,031,086 | £1,310,457 | £1,647,188 | £3,021,060 | £5,980,405 | £8,882,237 | |
| Average employees | 108 | 111 | 122 | 143 | 182 | 209 | |
| Wages | — | £3,370,032 | £4,060,121 | £5,047,360 | £6,555,280 | £7,604,887 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £406,318 | £593,267 | £791,104 | £643,553 | £972,226 |
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
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
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Turnover
+14.1%
£32,064,657 £36,597,422
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+497.7%
£413,754 £2,473,158
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+48.5%
£5,980,405 £8,882,237
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+14.8%
182 209
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-2.2%
£3,969,067 £3,882,118
-
Profit before tax
-1.8%
£3,944,953 £3,872,775
-
Wages
+16%
£6,555,280 £7,604,887
highest in 5 filed years
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 5.0% | — | — | 12.4% | 10.6% | |
| Net margin | — | 4.3% | — | — | 9.2% | 7.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 33.5% | — | — | 57.7% | 40.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 44.7% | 37.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.22x | 2.69x | |
| Interest cover | — | 32.57x | — | — | 164.60x | 126.80x |
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
- CHERRYTREE BAKERY LIMITED 2003-08-05 → present
- CHERRYTREE BAKERIES LIMITED 1984-06-04 → 2003-08-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Pierce C A 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
- “The company has managed a 14% increase in turnover in a highly competitive marketplace.”
- “2025 saw the launch of the first in our new range of cold process products specifically enabled by the new facility.”
- “We are investing in our NPD team to bring on stream new product capabilities which will provide incremental sales in our core customer base.”
- “We have continued to invest in our people through extensive internal and external training programmes which are a key pillar of our business growth.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENTWISTLE, Gary James | Secretary | 1993-03-05 | — | British |
| BEAUMONT, Mark Jeremy | Director | 2019-11-25 | Oct 1970 | British |
| COLLEY, Helen Elizabeth | Director | 2019-07-19 | Mar 1966 | British |
| ENTWISTLE, Gary James | Director | — | May 1961 | British |
| MILBURN, Carole Ann | Director | 2019-07-16 | Mar 1952 | British |
| PAGE, Julie | Director | 2016-11-29 | Sep 1966 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Eric | Secretary | — | 1993-03-05 |
| ENTWISTLE, Joshua John | Director | 2016-11-29 | 2019-08-31 |
| MEADOWCROFT, John | Director | 2023-01-14 | 2025-10-31 |
| SPENCER, Ian | Director | 1999-01-25 | 2005-04-30 |
| TAYLOR, Eric | Director | — | 1993-03-12 |
| TURKINGTON, John Francis | Director | 1993-03-05 | 2004-10-01 |
| TURKINGTON, Maureen Mary Anne | Director | 2005-05-11 | 2019-01-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fina Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2022-08-04 | Active |
| Cherrytree Bakery Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-08-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-27 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-10-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.