PRIMA BAKERIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-23 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£973K
-41.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
+14.6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
163
+7.9% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+70% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2022-09-01 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £11,787,722 | £13,078,159 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,436,315 | £2,249,299 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,270,109 | £2,158,930 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £908,530 | £1,530,596 | |
| Cash | £189,332 | £507,006 | £326,297 | £433,780 | — | £1,664,204 | £973,429 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £3,419,310 | £2,865,002 | — | £4,741,322 | £4,206,458 | |
| Net assets | £323,782 | £581,427 | — | — | — | £3,473,001 | £3,979,251 | |
| Equity | £323,782 | £581,427 | £942,971 | £1,079,488 | £1,079,488 | £3,473,001 | £3,979,251 | |
| Average employees | 80 | 85 | 90 | 90 | — | 151 | 163 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,788,495 | £3,267,749 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £9,583 | £12,898 |
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 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
-
Turnover
+10.9%
£11,787,722 £13,078,159
-
Cash
-41.5%
£1,664,204 £973,429
-
Net assets
+14.6%
£3,473,001 £3,979,251
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+7.9%
151 163
highest in 6 filed years
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Operating profit
+56.6%
£1,436,315 £2,249,299
-
Profit before tax
+70%
£1,270,109 £2,158,930
-
Wages
+17.2%
£2,788,495 £3,267,749
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 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2022-09-01 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 12.2% | 17.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 7.7% | 11.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 30.3% | 53.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.97x | 1.78x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 8.64x | 23.92x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Bishop Fleming LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On the basis of the cash position as at the date of approval of the financial statements, and the forecasted cashflows and financial performance for the group, the directors believe that the group will have sufficient cash reserves and available facilities in order to meet its debts as and when they fall due in the foreseeable future and for a minimum period of 12 months following approval of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- PRIMA BAKERIES LIMITED · parent
- Cornish Premier Pasties Limited 100%
- Furniss of Cornwall Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In December 2023, the group transitioned to an Employee Ownership Trust.”
- “On 9 September 2024, the company acquired 100% of the shares of Furniss of Cornwall Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAY, Andrew Paul | Director | 2025-03-19 | Feb 1977 | British |
| NORTON, Lynne | Director | 2010-06-09 | Apr 1965 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTON, Mark Darron | Secretary | 2010-06-09 | 2024-11-26 |
| NORTON, Mark Darron | Director | 2010-06-09 | 2024-11-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prima Trustees Limited | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2023-12-14 | Active |
| Mrs Lynne Norton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-12-22 | Ceased 2023-12-14 |
| Mr Mark Darron Norton | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-12-14 |
| Pritchmor Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 68 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-01-14 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-28 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-08-28 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-08-27 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-14 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2024-01-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-01-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.