BAKKAVOR FOODS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-28
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-07 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£9M
-49.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£751M
-2.8% vs 2023
Employees
14,473
-1.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£61M
-23.5% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- BAKKAVOR FOODS LIMITED 2006-11-17 → present
- GEEST FOODS LIMITED 1988-09-02 → 2006-11-17
- GEEST ASSOCIATES LIMITED 1972-07-07 → 1988-09-02
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-28
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,852,903,000 | £1,947,571,000 | |
| Operating profit | £91,675,000 | £76,476,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £79,827,000 | £61,045,000 | |
| Net profit | £55,132,000 | £38,339,000 | |
| Cash | £18,352,000 | £9,244,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £980,758,000 | £959,778,000 | |
| Net assets | £773,340,000 | £751,428,000 | |
| Equity | £773,340,000 | £751,428,000 | |
| Average employees | 14,689 | 14,473 | |
| Wages | £443,734,000 | £475,898,000 |
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 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.9% | 3.9% | |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.3% | 8.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 50.9% | 53.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.53x | 1.45x | |
| Interest cover | 4.43x | 3.09x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Therefore, the change of control position indicates the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Notwithstanding this uncertainty, the Directors of Bakkavor Foods Limited consider that the Company has adequate resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Financial Statements. The financial statements do not include the adjustments that would result if the Company were unable to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- BAKKAVOR FOODS LIMITED · parent
- Butterdean Products Limited 100%
- Bakkavor Central Finance Limited 100%
- Bakkavor Iberica S.L.U 100%
- Bakkavor Estates Limited 100%
- BV Restaurant Group Limited 100%
- Bakkavor Dormant Holdings Limited 100%
- Bakkavor Finance (1) Limited 100%
- Bakkavor Finance (3) Limited 100%
- BV Foodservice Limited 100%
- Bakkavor (Acquisitions) Limited 100%
- Bakkavor Acquisitions (2008) Limited 100%
- Bakkavor Invest Limited 100%
- English Village Salads Limited 100%
- Bakkavor Fresh Cook Limited 100%
- Bakkavor Overseas Holdings Limited 100%
- Bakkavor Brothers Limited 100%
- Hitchen Foods Limited 100%
- Laurens Patisseries Limited 100%
- Kent Salads Limited 100%
- Notsallow 256 Limited 100%
- Exotic Farm Prepared Limited 100%
- Cucina Sano Limited 100%
- Exotic Farm Produce Limited 100%
- Bakkavor Asia Limited 100%
- Moorish Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 16 July 2024, the Company entered into new intercompany loan facilities with Bakkavor Foods USA Inc. and Bakkavor Belgium BV.”
- “On 30 October 2024 the Directors resolved to accept the resignation of Ben Waldron as a director of the Company with effect from 31 October 2024 and appoint Lee Miley as a director of the Company with effect from 1 November 2024.”
- “The Company implemented two Dividend Sweeps during the year: The H1 2024 Final Dividend Sweep on 22 May 2024 and the H2 2024 Interim Dividend Sweep on 7 October 2024.”
- “The addition during the year relates to the acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital of Moorish Limited on 17 May 2024 for a total cash consideration of £1,778,000.”
- “In 2024, the Company incurred an impairment charge of £12,346,000 which is included in 'Exceptional items' within the Profit and Loss Account. The amount comprises of assets at a UK site that was closed in Q1 2025.”
- “During 2024, a restructuring provision was recognised for the closure of one of our UK sites; £8,539,000 was provided, with the cash outflow expected in 2025.”
- “On 15 May 2025, the Boards of Greencore Group plc ("Greencore") and Bakkavor Group plc ("Bakkavor") announced agreed the terms of a recommended acquisition of Bakkavor (the "Transaction") at a base consideration of 0.604 new Greencore shares and 85 pence per Bakkavor share, which values each Bakkavor share at 200 pence based on Greencore's share price of 190 pence.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Michael | Secretary | 2026-01-21 | — | — |
| BECK, Kirsty | Director | 2026-01-21 | Mar 1988 | British |
| FINNEY, Lee | Director | 2026-01-21 | Mar 1970 | British |
| MILEY, Lee | Director | 2024-11-01 | May 1973 | British |
| PARTON, Andy | Director | 2026-01-21 | May 1976 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DURRANT, Dawn Elizabeth | Secretary | 1999-12-07 | 2005-11-25 |
| HOWES, Richard | Secretary | 2010-03-31 | 2010-07-05 |
| JOWETT, Jonathan David | Secretary | 2009-08-05 | 2010-03-31 |
| PUNNETT, Jolyon | Secretary | 2005-11-25 | 2009-08-05 |
| ROBERTSON, Neil Charles | Secretary | 1998-08-07 | 1999-12-07 |
| SCRIVEN, Jane Katherine | Secretary | 1991-07-08 | 1998-08-07 |
| STANSBURY, John | Secretary | 2010-07-05 | 2012-02-01 |
| TAGOE-BANNERMAN, Annabel | Secretary | 2019-06-21 | 2026-01-21 |
| WALLACE, Brian Godman | Secretary | — | 1991-07-08 |
| WITHAM, Simon | Secretary | 2012-02-01 | 2019-06-21 |
| ARNADOTTIR, Hildur | Director | 2007-03-28 | 2008-03-20 |
| DUTTON, John Edward | Director | 1998-09-21 | 2002-03-31 |
| EDWARDS, Michael | Director | 2021-06-29 | 2026-01-21 |
| GUDMUNDSSON, Agust | Director | 2005-05-25 | 2022-11-01 |
| GUDMUNDSSON, Lydur | Director | 2005-05-25 | 2007-01-24 |
| HOWES, Richard David | Director | 2007-01-24 | 2010-10-15 |
| MACIELINSKI, Peter Martin | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| MENZIES-GOW, Robert Ian | Director | 1996-11-25 | 2002-09-27 |
| PATES, Gordon Christopher | Director | 2009-10-08 | 2011-03-07 |
| PULLEN, Jonathan Mark | Director | 1995-11-21 | 2005-09-30 |
| SAVAGE, Ann | Director | 2009-10-08 | 2011-03-07 |
| SCRIVEN, Jane Katherine | Director | 1993-07-01 | 2005-05-20 |
| SPIRLING, John William | Director | — | 1995-09-01 |
| SUGDEN, David Arnold | Director | — | 1996-01-10 |
| VAN GEEST, Leonard Waling | Director | — | 1993-07-01 |
| VOYLE, Gareth John | Director | 1998-09-21 | 2006-05-26 |
| WALDRON, Benjamin Jay | Director | 2021-06-29 | 2024-10-31 |
| WALLACE, Brian Godman | Director | — | 1995-04-03 |
| WALTON, Francis Brian | Director | 2009-10-08 | 2011-01-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakkavor Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 249 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-28 vs 2023-12-30
-
Turnover
+5.1%
£1,852,903,000 £1,947,571,000
-
Cash
-49.6%
£18,352,000 £9,244,000
-
Net assets
-2.8%
£773,340,000 £751,428,000
-
Employees
-1.5%
14,689 14,473
-
Operating profit
-16.6%
£91,675,000 £76,476,000
-
Profit before tax
-23.5%
£79,827,000 £61,045,000
-
Wages
+7.2%
£443,734,000 £475,898,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers