BRITISH BAKELS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-09
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
-33.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£20M
+1.7% vs 2023
Employees
427
+76.4% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+284.7% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-09.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £47,711,067 | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £1,355,704 | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,067,369 | -£2,821,719 | -£1,066,066 | £1,969,052 | |
| Net profit | £1,171,682 | -£2,404,304 | -£760,598 | £325,585 | |
| Cash | £3,778,369 | £451,333 | £6,526,011 | £4,331,914 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £28,334,360 | £26,689,899 | £42,893,051 | £43,631,558 | |
| Net assets | £22,587,953 | £20,183,649 | £19,423,051 | £19,748,636 | |
| Equity | £22,587,953 | £20,183,649 | £19,423,051 | £19,748,636 | |
| Average employees | 205 | 221 | 242 | 427 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.8% | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | 2.5% | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.8% | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | 4.68x | — | — | — |
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.
People
3 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLOGGNER, Patrick Albert | Director | 2019-07-23 | Mar 1966 | Swiss |
| KINNEY, David | Director | 1997-01-01 | Feb 1956 | Irish |
| MORROW, Paul Lawson Thomas | Director | 1994-10-21 | Apr 1955 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABASS, Aderemi Adetokunbo | Secretary | 2002-04-30 | 2011-08-25 |
| BOCKING, Arlene Mary | Secretary | — | 1996-06-30 |
| WILKINS, Amanda Jayne | Secretary | 1996-07-01 | 2002-04-30 |
| ABASS, Aderemi Adetokunbo | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2011-08-25 |
| DOBBIE, Ian | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2009-01-20 |
| DUNCAN, Ian Martin | Director | 1994-11-01 | 1996-06-30 |
| HOULISTON, Keith | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| KEIR, Alexander James | Director | — | 1995-04-21 |
| PARKER, Bernard Joseph | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| PENNINGTON, John Marshall | Director | — | 1998-08-18 |
| RUSELL, Mark | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2007-01-31 |
| ULRICH, Armin | Director | — | 2019-07-23 |
| WESTON, Paul | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2006-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Irene Siri Bakels-Noreen | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Armin Ulrich | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Duncan Loney | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Dr Jurg Waeffler | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Dr Christoph Ebersberg | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-23 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2024-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2019-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-33.6%
£6,526,011 £4,331,914
-
Net assets
+1.7%
£19,423,051 £19,748,636
-
Employees
+76.4%
242 427
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+284.7%
-£1,066,066 £1,969,052
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