G.H. SHELDON WHOLESALE BAKERS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-29 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-15
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
+34.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£9M
+17.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
408
-4.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+1.4% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £30,506,315 | — | £39,063,300 | £37,031,841 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,842,667 | — | £1,708,078 | £1,732,746 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,344,543 | — | £1,279,499 | £1,293,457 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,851,255 | — | £2,759,719 | £3,721,478 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £7,417,180 | — | £8,291,517 | £9,394,985 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £5,813,136 | — | £7,548,586 | £8,842,043 | |
| Equity | £3,631,526 | £4,678,093 | £5,813,136 | £6,269,087 | £7,548,586 | £8,842,043 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 436 | — | 429 | 408 | |
| Wages | — | — | £10,607,352 | — | £13,124,646 | £13,723,266 |
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 | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | 4.4% | — | 3.3% | 3.5% |
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
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHELDON, Sarah Lynsey | Secretary | 2011-11-09 | — | — |
| SHELDON, Barbara Anne | Director | — | Aug 1949 | British |
| SHELDON, Lee Graham | Director | 2001-07-10 | Apr 1974 | British |
| SHELDON, Sarah Lynsey | Director | 2016-07-20 | Apr 1977 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHELDON, Graham Harold | Secretary | — | 2011-11-09 |
| SHELDON, Graham Harold | Director | — | 2024-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Barbara Anne Sheldon | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-02-21 |
| Mr Graham Harold Sheldon | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-19 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-03-19 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-02-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-02-28 vs 2024-02-29
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Turnover
-5.2%
£39,063,300 £37,031,841
-
Cash
+34.8%
£2,759,719 £3,721,478
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+17.1%
£7,548,586 £8,842,043
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-4.9%
429 408
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+1.4%
£1,708,078 £1,732,746
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Wages
+4.6%
£13,124,646 £13,723,266
highest in 3 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