BUCKLEY FOODS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-28 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2K
-75% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£445K
+180.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
96
+9.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£171K
+40.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-08-01 | 2023-07-31 | 2023-08-01 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £26,444,769 | — | £31,557,312 | £39,700,098 | |
| Operating profit | — | £112,913 | — | £121,448 | £170,763 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £112,913 | — | £121,448 | £170,763 | |
| Net profit | — | -£2,837 | — | £18,507 | £286,590 | |
| Cash | — | £2,766 | — | £6,717 | £1,682 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,341,603 | — | £2,641,707 | £2,774,209 | |
| Net assets | — | £140,200 | — | £158,707 | £445,297 | |
| Equity | £143,037 | £140,200 | £140,200 | £158,707 | £445,297 | |
| Average employees | — | 79 | — | 88 | 96 | |
| Wages | — | £3,323,744 | — | £4,067,552 | £4,559,824 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — |
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
-
Turnover
+25.8%
£31,557,312 £39,700,098
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-75%
£6,717 £1,682
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+180.6%
£158,707 £445,297
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+9.1%
88 96
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+40.6%
£121,448 £170,763
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+40.6%
£121,448 £170,763
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+12.1%
£4,067,552 £4,559,824
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 | Trend | 2022-08-01 | 2023-07-31 | 2023-08-01 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 0.4% | — | 0.4% | 0.4% | |
| Net margin | — | -0.0% | — | 0.1% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 4.8% | — | 4.6% | 6.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.78x | 1.15x |
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
- BUCKLEY FOODS LIMITED 2002-10-01 → present
- AVONLANE LIMITED 2002-08-22 → 2002-10-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries and considering the matters described above for a period of more than 12 months post approval of the accounts, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For these reasons, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Annual Report and financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The volatility of commodity markets remains an ongoing and critical issue. As in previous years, the current period was impacted by severe market forces and genuine shortages of certain commodities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOKSON, Mark Thomas | Secretary | 2023-04-27 | — | — |
| COOKSON, Mark Thomas | Director | 2023-04-27 | Dec 1982 | British |
| GASKILL, Francis Patrick | Director | 2005-02-01 | Sep 1950 | British |
| LEA, James John | Director | 2019-06-28 | Aug 1980 | British |
| LEA, John Edward | Director | 2004-05-07 | Jan 1946 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GASKILL, Francis Patrick | Secretary | 2002-08-23 | 2004-05-07 |
| HARRISON, Irene Lesley | Nominee Secretary | 2002-08-22 | 2002-08-23 |
| MELLOR, Peter Matthew | Secretary | 2018-12-01 | 2023-04-27 |
| WARR, David | Secretary | 2004-05-07 | 2018-12-01 |
| BAXTER, Jamie Alexander | Director | 2003-01-06 | 2004-05-07 |
| GASKILL, Francis Patrick | Director | 2002-08-23 | 2004-05-07 |
| MELLOR, Peter Matthew | Director | 2019-06-28 | 2023-04-27 |
| PICKLES, Geoffrey Michael, Dr | Director | 2002-08-23 | 2004-05-07 |
| WARR, David | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2019-06-28 |
| BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-08-22 | 2002-08-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agri Food Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-04-05 | Active |
| Morning Foods Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-04-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 108 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-17 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-30 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-04-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.