CAKE BOX HOLDINGS PLC
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Cash
£2.5m
-61.3% vs 2025
Net assets
£28m
+4.7% vs 2025
Employees
377
+103.8% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£6.9m
+16.5% vs 2025
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-29
| Metric | Trend | 2025-03-30 | 2026-03-29 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £42,780,626 | £59,690,169 | +39.5% | |
| Operating profit | £6,167,372 | £8,328,488 | +35% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,883,200 | £6,855,632 | +16.5% | |
| Net profit | £4,103,552 | £5,217,942 | +27.2% | |
| Cash | £6,325,774 | £2,450,143 | -61.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £48,396,106 | £47,334,633 | -2.2% | |
| Net assets | £26,722,629 | £27,987,595 | +4.7% | |
| Equity | £26,722,629 | £27,987,595 | +4.7% | |
| Average employees | 185 | 377 | +103.8% | |
| Wages | £7,253,015 | £12,324,998 | +69.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,544,569 | £1,715,148 | +11% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £3,963 | £3,963 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £523,931 | £590,610 | +12.7% |
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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2025-03-30 | 2026-03-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.4% | 14.0% | |
| Net margin | 9.6% | 8.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.7% | 17.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 56.5% | 56.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.28x | 0.99x | |
| Interest cover | 14.22x | 5.56x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- CAKE BOX HOLDINGS PLC 2018-06-20 → present
- CAKE BOX HOLDINGS LIMITED 2017-06-21 → 2018-06-20
- SCPD HOLDINGS LIMITED 2013-11-15 → 2017-06-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared and reviewed financial forecasts and the cash flow requirements to meet the Group and the Company's financial objectives. The Directors are satisfied that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the period of at least 12 months.”
Group structure
- CAKE BOX HOLDINGS PLC · parent
- Eggfree Cake Box Limited 100%
- Chaz Limited 100%
- Ambala Foods Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Maiden full-year revenue contribution from Ambala of £14.14m following its acquisition in March 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARK, Louise Emily | Secretary | 2021-04-01 | — | — |
| BLAIR, Martin Incledon | Director | 2018-06-01 | May 1958 | British |
| BOTELER, Andrew Norman | Director | 2025-02-19 | Apr 1966 | British |
| BOTHA, Michael Andrew | Director | 2023-04-11 | Feb 1968 | British |
| CHAMDAL, Sukh Ram | Director | 2013-11-15 | Feb 1962 | British |
| NUNN, Catherine Amelia | Director | 2025-01-07 | Jan 1970 | British |
| SINGH, Jaswir, Dr | Director | 2018-05-08 | Jun 1957 | British |
| VELAIGAM, Malarvile | Director | 2025-01-07 | Apr 1982 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAMDAL, Santosh Kumari | Secretary | 2014-11-01 | 2018-06-15 |
| DASS, Pardip | Secretary | 2018-06-15 | 2021-04-01 |
| KAUR, Kulwinder | Secretary | 2014-11-01 | 2018-06-15 |
| BATTY, Adam David | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2024-11-12 |
| DASS, Pardip | Director | 2013-11-15 | 2022-03-31 |
| GREEN, Alison Jane | Director | 2021-08-06 | 2024-12-31 |
| SACHDEV, Nilesh | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2023-10-31 |
| SMITH, Shaun Michael | Director | 2024-02-01 | 2024-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Pardip Dass | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-06-27 |
| Mrs Santosh Kumari Chamdal | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-06-27 |
| Mr Sukh Ram Chamdal | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2026-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2025-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2025-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2024-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2024-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.