SIMMONS (BAKERS) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-26 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-49.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£13M
+16.6% vs 2024
Employees
712
-0.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5M
+28.4% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-29 | 2021-04-04 | 2022-04-03 | 2023-04-02 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £4,519,037 | £2,951,131 | £4,071,192 | £5,228,030 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £3,749,834 | £2,363,738 | £3,245,164 | £4,990,782 | |
| Cash | — | — | £9,094,851 | £3,334,590 | £3,638,913 | £1,842,867 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £14,332,083 | £10,213,996 | £12,115,178 | £14,013,746 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £13,547,841 | £9,011,079 | £10,801,933 | £12,593,448 | |
| Equity | £9,985,783 | £9,798,007 | £13,547,841 | £9,011,079 | £10,801,933 | £12,593,448 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 604 | 619 | 718 | 712 | |
| Wages | — | — | £9,624,021 | £9,861,035 | £11,191,914 | £12,209,395 |
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
People
4 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWING, Gillian Mary | Director | 2002-04-25 | Nov 1965 | British |
| MATTHEWS, Rupert John | Director | 2010-07-15 | Dec 1980 | British |
| ROADS, Tim | Director | 2026-02-28 | Nov 1976 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Peter John | Director | 2002-04-25 | Jan 1964 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKER, Cathryn Anne | Secretary | 1998-10-09 | 2000-01-18 |
| BROOKS, Michael Charles | Secretary | — | 1998-10-09 |
| TUSON, Neal Richard | Secretary | 2000-01-18 | 2022-06-28 |
| BROOKS, Michael Charles | Director | — | 1998-10-09 |
| CLEGG, William Henry | Director | — | 2003-03-29 |
| COLES, Christopher Vernon | Director | — | 1997-03-30 |
| COLES, Ruth Pauline | Director | — | 1998-03-30 |
| MATTHEWS, Ian Dennis | Director | — | 2025-03-31 |
| MATTHEWS, Penelope Anne | Director | — | 2025-03-31 |
| SIMMONS, Pauline | Director | — | 2000-11-05 |
| TUSON, Neal Richard | Director | 2005-09-22 | 2022-06-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatfield Trading Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2018-05-15 | Ceased 2023-10-23 |
| Mr Rupert John Matthews | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-11-01 | Ceased 2016-11-01 |
| Mr Rupert John Matthews | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-10-23 |
| Mr Peter John Williams | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-16 |
| Mr Neal Richard Tuson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-16 |
| Mrs Gillian Mary Ewing | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-16 |
| Mr Ian Dennis Matthews | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-05-15 |
| Mrs Penelope Anne Matthews | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-05-15 |
| Hatfield Trading Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-19 | 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
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-30 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-49.4%
£3,638,913 £1,842,867
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+16.6%
£10,801,933 £12,593,448
-
Employees
-0.8%
718 712
-
Profit before tax
+28.4%
£4,071,192 £5,228,030
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+9.1%
£11,191,914 £12,209,395
highest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers