DAVID WOOD BAKING UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-08-31 (in 3mo)
Last filed for 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-20 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£5M
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£0
Period ending 2024-11-30
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-01 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £10,060,221 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £0 | |
| Net profit | — | £82,500 | — | — | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,858,405 | £4,858,405 | £24,512,731 | |
| Net assets | — | £4,858,405 | £4,858,405 | £4,798,405 | |
| Equity | £4,858,405 | £4,858,405 | £4,858,405 | £4,798,405 | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-11-30 vs 2023-05-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-12-01 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 41.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 10.73x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 3.72x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have concluded that no material uncertainty in relation to going concern exists and have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- DAVID WOOD BAKING UK LIMITED · parent
- David Wood Baking Limited 100%
- Peter Hunt's Bakery Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In April 2024, the group refinanced various loan facilities through a new senior debt facility arranged and managed by Barings Asset Management due to liquidity needs caused by a delay in insurance proceeds.”
- “Following an Insurance settlement, the Barings loan facility was restructured resulting in a significant early repayment of capital in November 2024, which was subject to bank charges.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOOD, Karen | Secretary | 2008-08-06 | — | British |
| KENT, Michael Ian | Director | 2024-06-14 | Jul 1962 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Lloyd | Director | 2024-04-26 | Apr 1969 | British |
| WOOD, Karen | Director | 2008-08-06 | Aug 1972 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOOD, David Anthony | Director | 2008-08-06 | 2026-04-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Anthony Johnson-Magee | Individual | Appoints directors | 2026-04-02 | Active |
| Ms Kristina Kicks | Individual | Appoints directors | 2026-04-02 | Active |
| David Wood Baking (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-04-22 | Active |
| Mr David Anthony Wood | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-16 | Ceased 2024-04-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 72 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-11-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-05-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-05-20 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-22 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-10-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.