CAKESMITHS GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-21 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+2.5% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£13M
+59.2% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
186
+15.5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£6M
+35.8% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-30 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-29 | 2024-01-28 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £22,853,000 | £29,562,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £4,288,000 | £5,719,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £4,308,000 | £5,851,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £784,492 | — | £3,759,000 | £4,835,000 | |
| Cash | £137,571 | £911,328 | — | £1,313,456 | — | £3,884,000 | £3,983,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,321,470 | £1,807,429 | — | £2,691,623 | — | £8,444,000 | £13,279,000 | |
| Net assets | £1,218,106 | £1,211,794 | — | £1,876,632 | — | £8,174,000 | £13,009,000 | |
| Equity | £1,218,106 | £1,211,794 | £1,877,000 | £1,876,632 | £4,415,000 | £8,174,000 | £13,009,000 | |
| Average employees | 83 | 55 | — | 115 | — | 161 | 186 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £4,465,000 | £5,345,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £632,000 | £550,000 |
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 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2024-01-28
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Turnover
+29.4%
£22,853,000 £29,562,000
-
Cash
+2.5%
£3,884,000 £3,983,000
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+59.2%
£8,174,000 £13,009,000
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+15.5%
161 186
highest in 5 filed years
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Operating profit
+33.4%
£4,288,000 £5,719,000
-
Profit before tax
+35.8%
£4,308,000 £5,851,000
-
Wages
+19.7%
£4,465,000 £5,345,000
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 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-30 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-29 | 2024-01-28 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 18.8% | 19.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 16.4% | 16.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 50.8% | 43.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 27.1% | 25.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.22x | 3.56x |
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
- CAKESMITHS GROUP LIMITED 2021-01-28 → present
- BARCAKE LIMITED 2005-10-07 → 2021-01-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Westcotts (SW) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared forecasts covering at least the next 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements and consider that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIDDINGS, Christopher Robert | Director | 2022-03-22 | Jul 1986 | British |
| ORMROD, Christopher | Director | 2022-03-22 | Dec 1962 | British |
| OSWALD, Dominic Andrew Michael | Director | 2022-03-22 | Apr 1977 | British |
| TRENT, Scott Ashley John | Director | 2021-02-23 | Mar 1992 | British |
| VIGNERON, Alexandre Emmanuel Benoit | Director | 2024-01-30 | Mar 1987 | French |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATLLE, Tom | Secretary | 2005-10-07 | 2021-05-01 |
| SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-10-07 | 2005-10-07 |
| BATLLE, Tom | Director | 2005-10-07 | 2022-03-22 |
| DOYLE, Georgina Kate | Director | 2005-10-07 | 2015-10-30 |
| HARRIS, Simon Andrew | Director | 2022-03-22 | 2024-02-01 |
| SMART, Michael Alan | Director | 2022-03-22 | 2024-09-18 |
| THORNE, Michael Julian Wade | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2022-03-22 |
| CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-10-07 | 2005-10-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topsmiths Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-03-22 | Active |
| Mr Tom Batlle | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-22 |
| Mr Michael Julian Wade Thorne | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-26 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-03-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-03-25 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2022-04-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-03-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-25 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-01 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-05-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-04-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-04-06 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.