BAKER & TAYLOR (UK) LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-14 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-28
Watchouts
Cash
£6M
+9.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£10M
+3.6% vs 2024
Employees
71
-4.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£715K
-36.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £26,193,171 | £23,961,078 | |
| Operating profit | £1,059,671 | £628,394 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,129,968 | £715,263 | |
| Net profit | £847,849 | £534,615 | |
| Cash | £5,176,732 | £5,652,954 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,423,324 | £9,895,981 | |
| Net assets | £9,345,261 | £9,679,876 | |
| Equity | £9,345,261 | £9,679,876 | |
| Average employees | 74 | 71 | |
| Wages | £2,106,210 | £1,969,406 |
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 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 2.6% | |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.2% | 6.3% | |
| Current ratio | 3.58x | 3.47x | |
| Interest cover | 204.25x | — |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- BAKER & TAYLOR (UK) LTD · parent
- Lasgo Worldwide Media Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In May 2024 the company relocated its entire operation to new and larger premises. The move provides for future growth and development with a substantial increase in capacity and operating efficiencies. The move was completed successfully in May 2024 with a seamless customer experience.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURGESS, Annette | Director | 2013-07-01 | Feb 1967 | British |
| LITTLE, Jonathan James | Director | 2022-05-26 | Jan 1965 | British |
| POWELL, Gareth David | Director | 2000-08-01 | Dec 1965 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Brian Frederick, Mr. | Secretary | 2019-03-21 | 2024-06-07 |
| BEESLEY, Allan George | Secretary | — | 1996-04-30 |
| BILTCLIFFE, Stuart James | Secretary | 2015-03-30 | 2019-01-31 |
| GEOBEY, Peter Alan | Secretary | 2006-07-19 | 2010-02-26 |
| HAMILTON, Gareth Edward | Secretary | 2014-05-21 | 2014-11-14 |
| HUGHES-D'AETH, Paul Andrew | Secretary | 1996-07-15 | 2000-01-21 |
| JENNINGS, Daniel Hamilton | Secretary | 2010-02-26 | 2014-05-21 |
| LUNN, Beverly Michele | Secretary | 2024-06-07 | 2025-06-10 |
| PICKUP, Anthony John | Secretary | 2000-01-21 | 2000-08-01 |
| POWELL, Gareth David | Secretary | 2014-11-14 | 2015-03-30 |
| POWELL, Gareth David | Secretary | 2000-08-01 | 2006-07-19 |
| WHITE, Diane Brenda | Secretary | 1996-04-30 | 1996-07-15 |
| ANDERSON, Brian Frederick | Director | 2019-02-04 | 2024-06-07 |
| BAILEY, Andrew | Director | — | 1998-06-19 |
| BEESLEY, Allan George | Director | — | 1996-04-30 |
| BILTCLIFFE, Stuart James | Director | 2015-03-02 | 2019-01-31 |
| DERKASH, Bruce | Director | 2000-04-27 | 2001-08-20 |
| HUGHES-D'AETH, Paul Andrew | Director | 1996-07-15 | 2000-01-21 |
| JENNINGS, Daniel Hamilton | Director | 2010-02-28 | 2014-06-13 |
| KIDD, Michael William Weaver | Director | 2000-04-03 | 2005-09-30 |
| LEONARD, Jeffrey Scott | Director | 2008-09-03 | 2015-03-13 |
| LITTLE, Andrew Thomas | Director | 2022-05-26 | 2025-11-20 |
| LUNN, Beverly Michele | Director | 2024-06-07 | 2025-06-10 |
| MELTON, James Carroll | Director | 2007-03-21 | 2008-09-03 |
| MORGAN, Thomas Irvin | Director | 2008-09-03 | 2013-03-20 |
| NICITA, Michael M | Director | 1998-08-01 | 2004-04-12 |
| PICKUP, Anthony John | Director | 1998-07-07 | 2001-01-31 |
| SHIELDS, Alan | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| STAFFORD, Yvette Jane | Director | 2022-05-26 | 2025-11-20 |
| TILLINGHURST, Charles C | Director | 1998-08-01 | 2004-10-31 |
| WHITE, Diane Brenda | Director | — | 2017-03-01 |
| WIGHT, Marshall A | Director | 2007-03-21 | 2015-03-13 |
| WILLIS, Richards | Director | 2007-03-21 | 2008-01-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Little Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-05-26 | Active |
| Advanced Marketing (Europe) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-15 | Ceased 2022-05-26 |
| Follett Corporation | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-15 | Ceased 2021-11-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 210 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-06-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-20 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 4
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
-8.5%
£26,193,171 £23,961,078
-
Cash
+9.2%
£5,176,732 £5,652,954
-
Net assets
+3.6%
£9,345,261 £9,679,876
-
Employees
-4.1%
74 71
-
Operating profit
-40.7%
£1,059,671 £628,394
-
Profit before tax
-36.7%
£1,129,968 £715,263
-
Wages
-6.5%
£2,106,210 £1,969,406
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