RATHBONE KEAR LIMITED
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Cash
£1k
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£26m
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
176
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£14m
Period ending 2025-10-26
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-26
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-29 | 2024-10-27 | 2025-10-26 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £70,553,000 | £68,902,000 | £20,029,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£3,686,000 | £762,000 | -£13,920,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,690,000 | £762,000 | -£13,920,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£2,204,000 | £668,000 | -£14,322,000 | — | |
| Cash | £17,000 | £30,000 | £1,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £43,603,000 | £44,316,000 | £30,383,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £40,036,000 | £40,704,000 | £26,382,000 | — | |
| Equity | £40,036,000 | £40,704,000 | £26,382,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 432 | 460 | 176 | — | |
| Wages | £14,354,000 | £16,656,000 | £6,995,000 | — | |
| 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. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-10-29 | 2024-10-27 | 2025-10-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -5.2% | 1.1% | -69.5% | |
| Net margin | -3.1% | 1.0% | -71.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -8.5% | 1.7% | -45.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 52.6% | 54.9% | 66.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.14x | 1.22x | 0.94x |
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
- RATHBONE KEAR LIMITED 2005-04-25 → present
- GWECO 254 LIMITED 2005-04-07 → 2005-04-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has obtained a letter of support from the ultimate parent, Market Topco Limited, that confirms financial support will be provided where required, for the foreseeable future and at least twelve months from the date of signing the financial statements and, in particular, it will not demand repayment of any amounts currently outstanding.”
Group structure
- RATHBONE KEAR LIMITED · parent
- Rathbone Bakeries Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 14 January 2025 the Group announced the decision to close the Company's sliced bread production line and focus predominantly on the production of morning goods.”
- “Following this, in January 2026 a decision was made to close the entire bakery site. The closure took place on 20 February 2026, and the site was subsequently sold on 17 April 2026.”
- “In the prior period, the Group managed the Myton business using a cost centre model. In the current year the Group transitioned to a profit centre model where transfer prices reflected market prices, and hence the financial statements reflect this transition.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURKE, Jonathan James | Secretary | 2017-02-22 | — | — |
| DANIEL, Russell | Director | 2025-03-27 | Feb 1983 | British |
| THORNBER, Andrew Edward | Director | 2016-02-18 | Jun 1974 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMSDEN, Mark Rowan | Secretary | 2013-02-13 | 2017-02-22 |
| BURKE, Jonathan James | Secretary | 2007-09-25 | 2009-03-16 |
| MCMAHON, Gregory Joseph | Secretary | 2009-03-16 | 2013-01-11 |
| ROBINSON, Andrew John | Secretary | 2005-04-29 | 2007-09-25 |
| GWECO SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-04-07 | 2005-12-07 |
| AHMED, Maz | Director | 2021-12-15 | 2025-11-11 |
| BLACKHURST, Darren Anthony | Director | 2016-02-18 | 2018-10-17 |
| CLAPPEN, Andrew James | Director | 2016-02-18 | 2021-12-08 |
| FLETCHER, Martyn Paul | Director | 2005-04-29 | 2013-09-20 |
| FOSTER, Kenneth Charles John | Director | 2005-04-29 | 2008-07-04 |
| GLEESON, Michael | Director | 2016-02-18 | 2017-05-16 |
| GUNTER, Mark | Director | 2005-04-29 | 2005-12-07 |
| HARRISON, Mark | Director | 2013-09-20 | 2016-02-18 |
| HELLAM, Henry Raymond | Director | 2006-06-29 | 2012-07-12 |
| HORNBY, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2016-02-18 | 2020-11-20 |
| HUTCHINSON, David Robert | Director | 2005-10-19 | 2007-06-30 |
| KEAR, Harry James | Director | 2005-04-29 | 2007-09-25 |
| LILL, Jonathan Craig | Director | 2009-09-07 | 2016-02-18 |
| PLEASANCE, Andrew | Director | 2011-09-06 | 2016-02-18 |
| STITSON, Mark Thomas | Director | 2017-05-16 | 2021-04-09 |
| STOTT, Robert Winston | Director | 2005-04-29 | 2005-12-07 |
| TAYLOR, Elizabeth Claire | Director | 2020-11-20 | 2025-03-28 |
| WALKER, Christopher | Director | 2008-08-14 | 2011-09-06 |
| GWECO DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2005-04-07 | 2005-04-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wm Morrison Supermarkets Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-01-31 | Active |
| Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 124 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-16 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2026-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-30 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change 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.