THE CELTIC BAKERS LIMITED
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Cash
£49K
+3,523.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.5M
-4.1% vs 2024
Employees
176
-0.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£61K
+63.9% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples 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 | £12,796,903 | £15,064,792 | +17.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£47,889 | £65,682 | +237.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£169,471 | -£61,145 | +63.9% | |
| Net profit | -£144,066 | -£62,050 | +56.9% | |
| Cash | £1,356 | £49,136 | +3,523.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,680,146 | £1,529,751 | -9% | |
| Net assets | £1,513,697 | £1,451,647 | -4.1% | |
| Equity | £1,513,697 | £1,451,647 | -4.1% | |
| Average employees | 177 | 176 | -0.6% | |
| Wages | £4,873,435 | £5,673,779 | +16.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | -0.4% | 0.4% | |
| Net margin | -1.1% | -0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.9% | 4.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.92x | 0.97x | |
| Interest cover | -0.39x | 0.51x |
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
- THE CELTIC BAKERS LIMITED 2008-04-08 → present
- SIMPLY BREAD LIMITED 2002-06-05 → 2008-04-08
- BAKOVEN LIMITED 1996-01-03 → 2002-06-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the Company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LISTER, John Richard Arkwright | Director | 1998-01-22 | Jan 1954 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMPTON, Marcus | Secretary | 1996-01-04 | 1998-02-09 |
| HAMPTON, Marion Elizabeth | Secretary | 1996-07-17 | 1998-02-09 |
| JACOBSBERG, Edgar | Secretary | 1998-02-09 | 2003-01-20 |
| ROBERTS, David | Secretary | 2003-01-20 | 2026-02-19 |
| ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-01-03 | 1996-01-04 |
| HAMPTON, Marcus | Director | 1996-01-04 | 2005-07-05 |
| KUSCHE, Gerd Manfred | Director | 1996-01-04 | 1996-07-17 |
| ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-01-03 | 1996-01-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Richard Arkwright Lister | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 104 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Notice of removal of a director | |
| 2019-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2018-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.