AAK BD FOODS LIMITED
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Cash
£3.9m
-4.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£7.4m
+16.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
95
+4.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.5m
+18.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,274,815 | £14,776,350 | £15,355,055 | +3.9% | |
| Operating profit | £977,169 | £1,112,786 | £1,339,927 | +20.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,046,235 | £1,242,696 | £1,470,367 | +18.3% | |
| Net profit | £769,135 | £1,032,419 | £1,059,439 | +2.6% | |
| Cash | £2,808,552 | £4,113,041 | £3,923,811 | -4.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,433,588 | £6,466,007 | £7,785,411 | +20.4% | |
| Net assets | £5,310,362 | £6,342,781 | £7,402,220 | +16.7% | |
| Equity | £5,310,362 | £6,342,781 | £7,402,220 | +16.7% | |
| Average employees | 91 | 91 | 95 | +4.4% | |
| Wages | £2,947,592 | £3,325,621 | £3,517,948 | +5.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £110,626 | £110,659 | £120,157 | +8.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £2,202 | £2,201 | £2,196 | -0.2% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.8% | 7.5% | 8.7% | |
| Net margin | 5.4% | 7.0% | 6.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.0% | 17.2% | 17.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 33.6% | 28.8% | 27.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.72x | 3.31x | 3.55x | |
| Interest cover | — | 51.49x | — |
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 3 times since incorporation
- AAK BD FOODS LIMITED 2019-11-29 → present
- BD FOODS LTD 2010-02-16 → 2019-11-29
- B&DFL LIMITED 2002-03-05 → 2010-02-16
- BARKER & DAVIS FOODS LIMITED 2001-03-01 → 2002-03-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- SRC Audit 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Damian Peter | Secretary | 2019-03-22 | — | — |
| CARNEY, Vivienne Jane | Director | 2024-05-08 | Nov 1973 | British |
| NOAKES, Shaun Patrick | Director | 2021-12-09 | Sep 1967 | British |
| TAYLOR, Damian Peter | Director | 2019-02-27 | Sep 1969 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIS, John Michael | Secretary | 2001-03-04 | 2013-02-06 |
| BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-03-01 | 2001-03-05 |
| RIX & KAY COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-02-16 | 2019-02-11 |
| SRC TAXATION | Corporate Secretary | 2006-03-01 | 2010-03-02 |
| SRC TAXATION CONSULTANCY LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2013-02-06 | 2014-04-28 |
| BARKER, Clive Stephen | Director | 2020-02-19 | 2021-08-04 |
| BARKER, Clive | Director | 2001-03-04 | 2019-02-27 |
| CRIPPS, Paul Alexander | Director | 2019-03-22 | 2023-09-14 |
| CROUCH, Stephen Russell | Director | 2013-09-01 | 2014-04-28 |
| DAVIS, John Michael | Director | 2019-03-22 | 2020-02-19 |
| DAVIS, John Michael | Director | 2001-03-04 | 2019-02-27 |
| JÖRNLID STRAND, Anna Maria | Director | 2024-05-02 | 2025-12-09 |
| KELLER, Hiske | Director | 2023-09-14 | 2024-05-02 |
| PELLING, Peter | Director | 2001-03-04 | 2014-02-01 |
| SCHOU, Jan Rene | Director | 2019-02-27 | 2023-09-14 |
| BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-03-01 | 2001-03-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aak Ab | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-02-27 | Active |
| Mr John Michael Davis | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-02-27 |
| Mr Clive Stephen Barker | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-02-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.