KNEAD BAKERY LIMITED
Get an alert when KNEAD BAKERY LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£4.1k
-95.2% vs 2024
Net assets
-£240k
-251.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
52
+40.5% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-09-30
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
-
Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £1,691,360 | £2,556,907 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,215 | £152,867 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£32,595 | £114,166 | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£31,027 | £105,776 | — | — | |
| Cash | £4 | £100 | £4,495 | -£18,117 | £86,461 | £4,108 | -95.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4 | £100 | -£56,021 | -£37,988 | £18,151 | £473,724 | +2,509.9% | |
| Net assets | — | — | -£106,166 | -£173,917 | -£68,143 | -£239,510 | -251.5% | |
| Equity | £4 | £100 | -£106,166 | -£173,917 | -£68,143 | -£239,510 | -251.5% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 37 | 52 | +40.5% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £596,584 | £892,946 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £44,962 | — | — |
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 | 2021-01-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 0.1% | 6.0% | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -1.8% | 4.1% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 842.2% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 194.9% | 136.4% | 111.7% | 116.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.12x | 0.30x | 0.27x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 0.04x | 3.95x | — |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Old Mill Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors note that the business has net liabilities of £239,510. The Company is supported through loans from the Parent Company. The directors have received assurances that the loan facilities will continue to be available for at least 12 months”
Group structure
- KNEAD BAKERY LIMITED · parent
- Knead Bakery (Tetbury) Limited 100%
- Knead Bakery (Elkstone) Limited 100%
- Knead Bakery (Cirencester) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGGS, Kristopher Liam | Director | 2021-09-01 | Jun 1988 | British |
| HAWES, David Richard | Director | 2021-04-06 | Aug 1992 | British |
| HAWES, John Sidney | Director | 2021-04-06 | Aug 1992 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORFORD, Lauren Rachael | Director | 2020-01-17 | 2021-04-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Sidney Hawes | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2021-04-06 | Ceased 2021-09-02 |
| Mr David Richard Hawes | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as firm) | 2021-04-06 | Ceased 2021-09-02 |
| Watermoor Meat Supply Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2021-04-06 | Active |
| Miss Lauren Rachael Orford | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2020-01-17 | Ceased 2021-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 45 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control without name date | |
| 2023-08-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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.