FINE LADY BAKERIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-29
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-15 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£242
-55.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£15M
+8% vs 2024
Employees
739
-3.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£822K
-48.2% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-29
| Metric | Trend | 2022-04-02 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-30 | 2025-03-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £185,267,710 | £163,877,195 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2,982,855 | £2,631,670 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,587,314 | £822,329 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,110,792 | £116,555 | |
| Cash | — | — | £546 | £242 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £26,796,789 | £27,734,900 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £14,100,772 | £15,235,202 | |
| Equity | £11,559,599 | £14,658,730 | £14,100,772 | £15,235,202 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 763 | 739 | |
| 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 | 2022-04-02 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-30 | 2025-03-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 1.6% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 0.6% | 0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 11.1% | 9.5% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 1.85x | 1.55x |
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
9 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIA, Stephen | Secretary | 2010-11-03 | — | British |
| ADISA, Kayode Joseph | Director | 2024-06-11 | Dec 1972 | British |
| HEYGATE, Arthur Robert | Director | 2010-03-19 | Oct 1974 | British |
| HEYGATE, Arthur Robert | Director | — | Jan 1945 | British |
| HEYGATE, Paul Michael | Director | — | Apr 1943 | British |
| HEYGATE, Thomas Peter | Director | 2025-06-01 | Oct 1976 | British |
| KRECKLER, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2010-03-19 | May 1977 | British |
| ROBERTS, Christopher Dathan | Director | 2007-10-31 | Sep 1969 | British |
| SKELDING, Philip John | Director | 2025-11-28 | Sep 1974 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREENE, Anthony Charles | Secretary | 2007-10-31 | 2009-01-13 |
| SAYNOR, John Charles | Secretary | 2009-01-13 | 2010-11-03 |
| VAN DE POLL, David Hans | Secretary | — | 2007-10-31 |
| COOK, Stephen | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2025-11-30 |
| EMMETT, John | Director | 1998-04-06 | 2000-08-31 |
| HAY, Leon William | Director | — | 1993-05-07 |
| HEYGATE (SENIOR), Arthur Robert | Director | — | 1994-12-05 |
| HOWLETT, David Anthony Robert | Director | 2004-07-12 | 2025-11-30 |
| KEVEREN, Keith Norman | Director | — | 2004-03-23 |
| LUCAS, Ronald William | Director | — | 1998-01-30 |
| MOUTTER, Alan William | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2003-09-12 |
| ROBERTS, John Raddon | Director | — | 2001-03-30 |
| STREET, Joseph Stanley | Director | — | 2021-03-27 |
| TETLEY, Anne Elizabeth | Director | 1995-11-21 | 2007-02-21 |
| VAN DE POLL, David Hans | Director | — | 2007-10-31 |
| WHITE, John Francis | Director | — | 2003-08-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heygate & Sons Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 148 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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 2025-03-29 vs 2024-03-30
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Turnover
-11.5%
£185,267,710 £163,877,195
-
Cash
-55.7%
£546 £242
-
Net assets
+8%
£14,100,772 £15,235,202
-
Employees
-3.1%
763 739
-
Operating profit
-11.8%
£2,982,855 £2,631,670
-
Profit before tax
-48.2%
£1,587,314 £822,329
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