SPECIALITY BREADS LIMITED

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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-03-23 (in 10mo)

Last made up 2026-03-09

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£644K

+185.3% vs 2023

Net assets

£6M

+0.3% vs 2023

Employees

132

-4.3% lowest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£317K

-28.7% lowest in 3 filed years

Net assets

6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median

SPECIALITY BREADS LIMITED·Consumer Staples median · n=1796

Accounts

6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Turnover	—	—	—	—	£11,770,245	£12,251,190
Operating profit	—	—	—	—	£452,389	£332,538
Profit before tax	—	—	—	£1,134,183	£445,077	£317,331
Net profit	—	—	—	£914,583	£350,264	£204,839
Cash	£425,258	—	—	£700,169	£225,844	£644,302
Total assets less current liabilities	£4,739,694	—	—	£5,723,998	£5,843,131	£5,809,994
Net assets	£4,697,694	—	—	£5,651,198	£5,676,207	£5,691,731
Equity	£4,697,694	£4,179,228	—	£5,651,198	£5,676,207	£5,691,731
Average employees	—	—	—	135	138	132
Wages	—	—	—	£2,601,172	£2,934,573	£3,322,829
Directors' remuneration	—	—	—	£147,276	£110,338	£120,832

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

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31

Turnover

+4.1%

£11,770,245 £12,251,190
Cash

+185.3%

£225,844 £644,302
Net assets

+0.3%

£5,676,207 £5,691,731
Employees

-4.3%

138 132

lowest in 3 filed years
Operating profit

-26.5%

£452,389 £332,538
Profit before tax

-28.7%

£445,077 £317,331

lowest in 3 filed years
Wages

+13.2%

£2,934,573 £3,322,829

highest in 3 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	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Operating margin	—	—	—	—	3.8%	2.7%
Net margin	—	—	—	—	3.0%	1.7%
Return on capital employed	—	—	—	—	7.7%	5.7%
Current ratio	—	—	—	—	4.89x	2.40x
Interest cover	—	—	—	—	61.87x	21.87x

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
“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 group's and parent 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.”

Group structure

SPECIALITY BREADS LIMITED · parent
1. Baker Kent Ltd 65% · England · Food production / bakery

Significant events

“On 2nd May 2024 the company completed the strategic purchase of Baker Kent Limited trading as The Finest Cake Co. This will enable the existing business to diversify its produce range.”
“The business started planning for a move to a more automated site some time ago and this move is now well underway with an existing building secured, production line ordered and full production expected to commence late 2025.”
“Having made the decision to sell both delis last year, the business successfully sold 1 in December 2024 and closed the second in March of this year.”

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 108 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2026-03-19	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-10-22	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type group	PDF
2025-09-17	MR01	mortgage	Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date	PDF
2025-03-19	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-09-27	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2024-03-13	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-09-28	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2023-03-10	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2022-09-27	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2022-03-21	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2022-01-27	PSC04	persons-with-significant-control	Change to a person with significant control	PDF
2022-01-13	SH01	capital	Capital allotment shares	PDF
2022-01-12	SH08	capital	Capital name of class of shares
2021-09-30	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type small	PDF
2021-03-25	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2020-11-09	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2020-09-30	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type small	PDF
2020-03-16	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2019-09-02	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type small	PDF
2019-03-15	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 3
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 0

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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