TOAST (MAIL ORDER) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-19 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+19.2% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£11M
+8.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
387
+8.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
-1.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £28,694,132 | — | — | £46,543,840 | £52,815,749 | |
| Operating profit | £2,511,432 | — | — | £1,260,314 | £1,443,005 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,512,896 | — | — | £1,534,968 | £1,505,787 | |
| Net profit | £1,991,616 | — | — | £885,018 | £749,026 | |
| Cash | £1,789,776 | £1,987,125 | — | £1,945,284 | £2,318,995 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,384,655 | — | — | £10,341,233 | £11,421,510 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £10,315,952 | £11,152,292 | |
| Equity | £8,384,655 | £5,127,565 | £11,430,934 | £10,315,952 | £11,152,292 | |
| Average employees | 266 | — | — | 358 | 387 | |
| Wages | £6,398,598 | — | — | £9,870,825 | £11,514,209 |
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 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.8% | — | — | 2.7% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | 6.9% | — | — | 1.9% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 30.0% | — | — | 12.2% | 12.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.15x | 1.83x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 70.83x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Krogh & Partners Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 group's and the parent 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
- TOAST (MAIL ORDER) LIMITED · parent
- Toast US Inc 100%
- Toast US Retail LLC 100%
Significant events
- “The Group are looking to expand their US store presence, with plans to open additional stores in North America in the next financial year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAAE, Lise | Director | 2025-08-31 | Jul 1969 | Danish |
| POVLSEN, Anders Holch | Director | 2018-04-30 | Nov 1972 | Danish |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAZARUS, Heather Ann | Nominee Secretary | 1997-07-07 | 1997-07-07 |
| SEATON, Jessica Ruth | Secretary | 1997-07-07 | 2000-09-08 |
| SHAH, Dinesh Raichand | Secretary | 2000-09-08 | 2018-01-26 |
| CASTLETON, Adam | Director | 2013-08-12 | 2015-10-30 |
| DE ROHAN WILNER, Suzanne | Director | 2015-04-16 | 2018-04-30 |
| JENSEN, Thomas Børglum | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2025-08-31 |
| LAZARUS, Harry Pierre | Nominee Director | 1997-07-07 | 1997-07-07 |
| MARKS, Stephen Anthony Solomon | Director | 2000-09-08 | 2018-04-30 |
| MATHER, Nicholas Charles Holt | Director | 2000-09-08 | 2000-12-15 |
| NAISMITH, Roy Cameron | Director | 2000-12-15 | 2013-04-26 |
| SEATON, James Ronald, Mr. | Director | 1997-07-07 | 2018-04-30 |
| SEATON, Jessica Ruth | Director | 1997-07-07 | 2018-04-30 |
| WILLIAMS, Lee James | Director | 2016-04-04 | 2018-04-30 |
| WILLIAMS, Neil Pryce | Director | 2000-09-08 | 2018-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bestseller A/S | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-04-30 | Active |
| French Connection Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-04-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 123 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2020-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
-
Turnover
+13.5%
£46,543,840 £52,815,749
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+19.2%
£1,945,284 £2,318,995
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+8.1%
£10,315,952 £11,152,292
-
Employees
+8.1%
358 387
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+14.5%
£1,260,314 £1,443,005
-
Profit before tax
-1.9%
£1,534,968 £1,505,787
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+16.6%
£9,870,825 £11,514,209
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