SIMMONS (BAKERS) LIMITED
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Cash
£1.8M
-49.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£13M
+16.6% vs 2024
Employees
712
-0.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5.2M
+28.4% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-04-03 | 2023-04-02 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £31,053,518 | £33,285,834 | +7.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £4,031,157 | £5,166,554 | +28.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,519,037 | £2,951,131 | £4,071,192 | £5,228,030 | +28.4% | |
| Net profit | £3,749,834 | £2,363,738 | £3,245,164 | £4,990,782 | +53.8% | |
| Cash | £9,094,851 | £3,334,590 | £3,638,913 | £1,842,867 | -49.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,332,083 | £10,213,996 | £12,115,178 | £14,013,746 | +15.7% | |
| Net assets | £13,547,841 | £9,011,079 | £10,801,933 | £12,593,448 | +16.6% | |
| Equity | £13,547,841 | £9,011,079 | £10,801,933 | £12,593,448 | +16.6% | |
| Average employees | 604 | 619 | 718 | 712 | -0.8% | |
| Wages | £9,624,021 | £9,861,035 | £11,191,914 | £12,209,395 | +9.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,257,205 | £819,166 | £735,137 | £778,506 | +5.9% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-04-03 | 2023-04-02 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 13.0% | 15.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 10.5% | 15.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 33.3% | 36.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.47x | 3.31x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- SIMMONS (BAKERS) LIMITED 1999-04-15 → present
- SIMMONS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1989-05-12 → 1999-04-15
- SIMMONS (BAKERS) LIMITED 1946-10-10 → 1989-05-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BHP LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and therefore the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “At the year end the group was in a good position with a strong balance sheet. During the year we invested over £2.2m in new bakery equipment, vehicles and the fitting out of our shops.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWING, Gillian Mary | Director | 2002-04-25 | Nov 1965 | British |
| MATTHEWS, Rupert John | Director | 2010-07-15 | Dec 1980 | British |
| ROADS, Tim | Director | 2026-02-28 | Nov 1976 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Peter John | Director | 2002-04-25 | Jan 1964 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKER, Cathryn Anne | Secretary | 1998-10-09 | 2000-01-18 |
| BROOKS, Michael Charles | Secretary | — | 1998-10-09 |
| TUSON, Neal Richard | Secretary | 2000-01-18 | 2022-06-28 |
| BROOKS, Michael Charles | Director | — | 1998-10-09 |
| CLEGG, William Henry | Director | — | 2003-03-29 |
| COLES, Christopher Vernon | Director | — | 1997-03-30 |
| COLES, Ruth Pauline | Director | — | 1998-03-30 |
| MATTHEWS, Ian Dennis | Director | — | 2025-03-31 |
| MATTHEWS, Penelope Anne | Director | — | 2025-03-31 |
| SIMMONS, Pauline | Director | — | 2000-11-05 |
| TUSON, Neal Richard | Director | 2005-09-22 | 2022-06-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatfield Trading Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence (as firm) | 2018-05-15 | Ceased 2023-10-23 |
| Mr Rupert John Matthews | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-11-01 | Ceased 2016-11-01 |
| Mr Rupert John Matthews | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-10-23 |
| Mr Peter John Williams | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-16 |
| Mr Neal Richard Tuson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-16 |
| Mrs Gillian Mary Ewing | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-16 |
| Mr Ian Dennis Matthews | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-05-15 |
| Mrs Penelope Anne Matthews | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-05-15 |
| Hatfield Trading Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.