BAKO GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-13 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£8M
-27.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£27M
+34.3% vs 2024
Employees
371
+17.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£8M
+26.2% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BAKO GROUP LIMITED 2020-11-19 → present
- BAKO NORTH WESTERN (GROUP) LIMITED 2013-12-04 → 2020-11-19
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £195,548,000 | £234,071,000 | |
| Operating profit | £6,778,000 | £8,969,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £6,531,000 | £8,241,000 | |
| Net profit | £4,991,000 | £5,894,000 | |
| Cash | £11,435,000 | £8,334,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £34,299,000 | £44,279,000 | |
| Net assets | £20,226,000 | £27,156,000 | |
| Equity | £20,226,000 | £27,156,000 | |
| Average employees | 315 | 371 | |
| Wages | £12,245,000 | £15,095,000 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.5% | 3.8% | |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.8% | 20.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 70.6% | 68.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.31x | 1.25x | |
| Interest cover | 23.29x | 11.79x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Group has net current assets of £10,492,000 (2024: £10,692,000) and net assets of £27,156,000 (2024: £20,226,000). The Directors have prepared projections based on the outturn for the financial year and the budget for the next financial year and expect the Group and Company to remain within agreed facilities and fulfil all other liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- BAKO GROUP LIMITED · parent
- BAKO Limited 100%
- BAKO Bidco Limited 100%
- BAKO South Eastern Limited 100%
- Bakers (Area 1) Limited 100%
- Sandco 1187 Limited 100%
- BAKO Northern (Holdings) Limited 100%
- BAKO Scotland Limited 100%
- BAKO North Western Limited 100%
- Anglian Bakery and Catering Suppliers Limited 100%
- James AS Finlay (Holdings) Limited 100%
- James AS Finlay Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Acquisition of James AS Finlay Limited completed on 3 April 2024”
- “Year-on-year revenue growth of 19.7%”
- “Year-on-year adjusted profit before tax growth of 23%”
- “Shareholder rebate increased to £5.5m”
- “BRC accreditations achieved at Grade A or above for all 4 Group sites”
- “100% of our electricity supplied from renewable energy sources”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIRANI, Kirti | Secretary | 2017-10-01 | — | — |
| DOBBIE, David Ian | Director | 2022-12-13 | Aug 1963 | British |
| HINDLEY, Duncan Graham | Director | 2021-03-23 | Oct 1966 | British |
| HIRANI, Kirti Murji | Director | 2022-04-01 | Mar 1982 | British |
| MCGHEE, Gordon Douglas | Director | 2021-06-01 | Feb 1959 | British |
| MOORE, Thomas | Director | 2023-07-11 | Aug 1984 | British |
| TAYLOR, Martyn Anthony | Director | 2021-11-01 | Apr 1959 | British |
| TULLY, Michael | Director | 2022-04-01 | Apr 1968 | British |
| YATES, David James | Director | 2021-03-23 | Nov 1968 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PORTER, Richard Mark | Secretary | 2013-12-04 | 2017-09-29 |
| GHEE, Damien Patrick | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2021-03-23 |
| GREENWOOD, Marcus Stephen | Director | 2013-12-04 | 2016-10-14 |
| HALL, Joseph | Director | 2013-12-16 | 2021-06-01 |
| HILL, Janet | Director | 2016-07-26 | 2021-03-29 |
| HINDLEY, Duncan | Director | 2017-10-31 | 2021-01-29 |
| KELLETT, Peter William | Director | 2013-12-16 | 2016-05-24 |
| MARSHALL, Philip Robert | Director | 2021-11-29 | 2023-04-17 |
| MARSHALL, Philip | Director | 2013-12-16 | 2019-12-18 |
| MOORE, Alan Michael | Director | 2016-05-24 | 2020-12-15 |
| ROBINSON, David Arthur | Director | 2013-12-16 | 2018-01-22 |
| SMITH, Laurence John | Director | 2021-02-12 | 2023-01-21 |
| SUTTON, Anthony Charles | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2020-12-15 |
| TAYLOR, Martyn Anthony | Director | 2017-12-12 | 2019-03-26 |
| WALKER, Dianne Gillian Davies | Director | 2017-12-12 | 2021-03-23 |
| WATERFIELD, William John Edward | Director | 2013-12-16 | 2016-01-21 |
| YATES, David James | Director | 2018-01-23 | 2021-01-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alan Michael Moore | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-05-24 | Ceased 2018-02-13 |
| Mrs Janet Hill | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-02-13 |
| Mr David Robinson | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-02-13 |
| Mr Philip Marshall | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-02-13 |
| Mr Joseph Hall | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-02-13 |
| Mr Andrew Hodgson | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-15 |
| Mr Richard Mark Porter | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-29 |
| Mr Mark Robert Tomlinson | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-11-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-07 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-01-14 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-04-24 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-04-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-12-28 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-12-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-11-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 7
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+19.7%
£195,548,000 £234,071,000
-
Cash
-27.1%
£11,435,000 £8,334,000
-
Net assets
+34.3%
£20,226,000 £27,156,000
-
Employees
+17.8%
315 371
-
Operating profit
+32.3%
£6,778,000 £8,969,000
-
Profit before tax
+26.2%
£6,531,000 £8,241,000
-
Wages
+23.3%
£12,245,000 £15,095,000
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