SPECIALITY BREADS LIMITED
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Cash
£477k
-25.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.6m
-37.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
124
-6.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£2.2m
-784.9% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,280,963 | £7,495,049 | £11,770,245 | £12,251,190 | £12,088,770 | -1.3% | |
| Operating profit | -£684,266 | £744,970 | £452,389 | £332,538 | -£2,024,083 | -708.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£686,978 | £744,970 | £445,077 | £317,331 | -£2,173,336 | -784.9% | |
| Net profit | -£518,466 | £753,414 | £350,264 | £204,839 | -£2,111,965 | -1,131% | |
| Cash | £619,203 | £878,574 | £225,844 | £644,302 | £477,451 | -25.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,179,228 | £4,976,842 | £5,843,131 | £5,809,994 | £9,254,450 | +59.3% | |
| Net assets | £4,179,228 | £4,962,642 | £5,676,207 | £5,691,731 | £3,579,766 | -37.1% | |
| Equity | £4,179,228 | £4,962,642 | £5,676,207 | £5,691,731 | £3,579,766 | -37.1% | |
| Average employees | — | 98 | 138 | 132 | 124 | -6.1% | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,934,573 | £3,322,829 | £3,821,825 | +15% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £110,338 | £124,666 | £127,802 | +2.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £4,153 | £3,834 | £3,920 | +2.2% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -16.0% | 9.9% | 3.8% | 2.7% | -16.7% | |
| Net margin | -12.1% | 10.1% | 3.0% | 1.7% | -17.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -16.4% | 15.0% | 7.7% | 5.7% | -21.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 10.3% | 11.8% | 19.8% | 24.8% | 84.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 4.89x | 2.40x | 0.28x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 61.87x | 21.87x | -13.56x |
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
- SPECIALITY BREADS LIMITED 2002-07-16 → present
- TOPPS LIMITED 1996-03-08 → 2002-07-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sumer Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these assessments and having regard to the resources available to the entity, the directors have concluded that there is no material uncertainty in relation to the appropriateness of continuing to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Group structure
- SPECIALITY BREADS LIMITED · parent
- Baker Kent Ltd 65%
Significant events
- “Exceptional item of £642,206 in 2025 relates to aborted premises costs.”
- “Significant investment was made in infrastructure, equipment installation and commissioning activities to establish a highly automated manufacturing facility.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMPYRAEN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-03-06 | — | — |
| CANNELL, Simon | Director | 2016-09-05 | Jun 1975 | British |
| MARKLAND, Frederick Antony | Director | 2008-01-01 | Jul 1957 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JORDAN, Elizabeth Mary | Secretary | 1997-01-27 | 2000-12-31 |
| SUMMERLIN, Keith John | Secretary | 1996-03-12 | 1997-01-27 |
| FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-03-08 | 1996-03-12 |
| SPRINGFIELD SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-12-31 | 2007-03-06 |
| JORDAN, Elizabeth Mary | Director | 1997-01-27 | 2008-01-01 |
| KING, Anthony Roger | Director | 1996-03-12 | 1997-01-27 |
| MACLEOD, Carolyn Winifred | Director | 1997-01-27 | 2016-12-31 |
| MILLEN, Peter Ronald | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| SHINGLETON, Steven Anthony | Director | 2017-01-03 | 2020-10-30 |
| STOCKLEY, Alan Thomas Fredrick | Director | 2016-03-01 | 2017-01-31 |
| SUMMERLIN, Keith John | Director | 1996-03-12 | 1997-01-27 |
| FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-03-08 | 1996-03-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Restaurant & Catering Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Robert Stanley Markland | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 109 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-27 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-01-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-01-12 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-02 | 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
- 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.