British Bakels Limited
Active00430208ManufacturingIncorporated 25 Feb 1947 · Bicester
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of the manufacturing and supply of food ingredients, primarily to the bakery sector. The customer base consists of industrial bread and confectionary bakeries, wholesalers, artisan bakeries, supermarkets and food service companies.
Revenue
£54.5m
▲ +14.3% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
-£2.4m
Margin -4.8%
Employees
427
▲ +4.9% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£19.7m
Total assets £53.0m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
4 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Dec 2021
£47.7m
Dec 2022
£54.5m▲ +14.3%
Dec 2023Not available
Dec 2024Not available
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2024 | — | — | £2.0m | 427 | £19.7m |
| 31 Dec 2023 | — | — | -£1.1m | 407 | £19.4m |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £54.5m | ▲ +14.3% | -£2.8m | 221 | £20.2m |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £47.7m | — | £1.1m | 205 | £22.6m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 31 Dec 2022. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £54.5m
- Gross profit
- £8.9m
- Operating profit
- -£2.6m
- Profit before tax
- -£2.8m
- Profit after tax
- -£2.4m
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £53.0m
- Cash
- £4.3m
- Total liabilities
- £33.3m
- Net assets
- £19.7m
- Revenue per employee
- Not available
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