BAYLEY & SAGE LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-17 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£636K
-38.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
+23.3% vs 2023
Employees
233
+9.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
+143% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BAYLEY & SAGE LTD 2018-03-21 → present
- GOLDCREST CATERING LIMITED 1988-08-03 → 2018-03-21
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-10-31 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £27,478,424 | £28,896,086 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £699,865 | £1,223,657 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £534,877 | £1,299,993 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £249,864 | £934,302 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,035,633 | £636,263 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £4,414,204 | £5,307,309 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £4,011,204 | £4,945,506 | |
| Equity | £680,434 | £1,236,001 | £3,227,237 | £4,909,044 | £4,346,340 | £4,011,204 | £4,945,506 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 213 | 233 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £5,934,470 | £6,576,729 |
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 | 2018-10-31 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5% | 4.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9% | 3.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 15.9% | 23.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 45.2% | 39.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.90x | 2.29x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 2.39x | — |
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
- Thornton Springer LLP
- 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.”
Significant events
- “2024 turnover increased by 5%, profit after tax 3.2% compared to 0.9% for 2023. The net assets of the company at the year-end were £4,945,506.”
- “Donations totalling £52,600 declared in the financial statements were made to registered charities.”
- “We have expanded\replaced our fleet of vehicles during the year with several new commercial vans being added and continue to remain committed to the upkeep of the estate with decorations, plant and machinery upgrades\maintenance.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Frances Daphne | Director | 2021-05-17 | Jan 1958 | British |
| ALLEN, Jennifer Mary | Director | — | Mar 1962 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOND, Julia | Secretary | 2000-07-21 | 2003-07-31 |
| O'CONNELL, Daniel Gerard | Secretary | 1997-10-04 | 1998-09-30 |
| STANLEY, Amanda Jane | Secretary | — | 2000-10-01 |
| TAN, Miin Li | Secretary | 2003-07-31 | 2010-04-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Jennifer Mary Allen | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 111 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2018-03-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-15 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-05-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2020-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2018-08-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-05-01 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2018-03-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-07-31 vs 2023-07-31
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Turnover
+5.2%
£27,478,424 £28,896,086
-
Cash
-38.6%
£1,035,633 £636,263
-
Net assets
+23.3%
£4,011,204 £4,945,506
-
Employees
+9.4%
213 233
-
Operating profit
+74.8%
£699,865 £1,223,657
-
Profit before tax
+143%
£534,877 £1,299,993
-
Wages
+10.8%
£5,934,470 £6,576,729
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