CHAUCER FOODS BAKED LIMITED
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Cash
£583K
+45% vs 2024
Net assets
£17M
+48.1% vs 2024
Employees
97
+3.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5.6M
+42.2% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,251,000 | £13,799,000 | +12.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,000 | £434,000 | +21,800% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,941,000 | £5,604,000 | +42.2% | |
| Net profit | £3,897,000 | £5,479,000 | +40.6% | |
| Cash | £402,000 | £583,000 | +45% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,846,000 | £17,336,000 | +46.3% | |
| Net assets | £11,386,000 | £16,865,000 | +48.1% | |
| Equity | £11,386,000 | £16,865,000 | +48.1% | |
| Average employees | 94 | 97 | +3.2% | |
| Wages | £3,111,000 | £3,481,000 | +11.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.0% | 3.1% | |
| Net margin | 31.8% | 39.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.0% | 2.5% | |
| Current ratio | 12.54x | 14.03x |
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 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2026-04-10
- CHAUCER FOODS BAKED LIMITED 2026-04-10 → present
- CHAUCER FOODS HOLDINGS LIMITED 2026-04-01 → 2026-04-10
- CHAUCER FOODS UK LIMITED 2013-06-20 → 2026-04-01
- CHAUCER FOODS LIMITED 1982-03-05 → 2013-06-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars 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.”
Group structure
- CHAUCER FOODS BAKED LIMITED · parent
- Chaucer Foods Hong Kong Ltd 100%
- Chaucer Foods (Qingdao) Company Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The Profit for the Financial year included a dividend payment of £5.2M (2024: £3.9M) from its subsidiary.”
- “The Company actively manages its supply chain risks and in particular those that have been highlighted by the conflict in the Middle East, Ukraine and sanctions against Russia, the Israel-Hamas war with the subsequent shipping disruption in the Persian Gulf and Red Sea and more recently the Tariffs that are in place on goods imported in to the USA. These risks impact global supply chain operations with our third-party logistic providers, and we continue to monitor these risks and manage the impact on our business.”
- “On 10 April 2026 the company changed its name to Chaucer Foods Baked Limited.”
- “On 16 February 2026 the company incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary, Chaucer Foods Baked Limited (Company number 17035256).”
- “On 31 March 2026 the company's trade and assets were hived down into Chaucer Foods Baked Limited.”
- “On 1 April 2026 the Company was renamed Chaucer Foods Holdings Limited.”
- “Subsequently on 10 April 2026 the company was renamed Chaucer Foods Baked Limited.”
- “On 10 April 2026 the newly incorporated subsidiary Chaucer Foods Baked Limited was renamed Chaucer Foods UK Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PURCELL, Robert Michael | Director | 2019-02-14 | Aug 1965 | English |
| SHIMIZU, Hiroshi | Director | 2021-12-01 | May 1973 | Japanese |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Sara Gillian | Secretary | — | 1992-11-16 |
| CARTWRIGHT, Cielo Bicol | Secretary | 2007-10-17 | 2011-10-03 |
| DUCKER, Andrew James | Secretary | 2011-10-04 | 2017-11-01 |
| TOWNEND, Philip | Secretary | 1992-11-30 | 2007-10-17 |
| BOXALL, Lawrence Harold | Director | — | 1995-01-27 |
| BOYD, Stephen David | Director | 2008-01-15 | 2011-07-21 |
| BRANNIGAN, Peter | Director | 1997-07-01 | 1999-08-20 |
| BROWN, Sara Gillian | Director | — | 1992-11-16 |
| CARTWRIGHT, Cielo Bicol | Director | 2008-01-15 | 2011-10-03 |
| COSBY, Robert Aubrey | Director | — | 1992-07-22 |
| DUCKER, Andrew James | Director | 2011-09-08 | 2017-11-01 |
| FRAMPTON, Paul | Director | 2017-11-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| HUNTER, Colin Murray | Director | — | 1994-07-21 |
| KIPLING, Jeffrey Robert | Director | 2013-04-24 | 2015-05-29 |
| KORAL, Gregory David | Director | 2015-06-30 | 2017-11-01 |
| LOVETT, Kevin | Director | 2002-09-06 | 2012-04-30 |
| LOVETT, Kevin | Director | 1997-07-01 | 2001-04-26 |
| MALKOSKI, Tom | Director | 2017-11-01 | 2021-08-01 |
| MANNING, David Brown | Director | 2011-09-08 | 2016-12-09 |
| MAPSTONE, William James | Director | 1994-01-14 | 2004-10-08 |
| MUMBY, Angela | Director | 1994-01-14 | 1995-08-31 |
| REMI, Brasseur | Director | 1999-02-25 | 2003-09-18 |
| SIBBALD, Peter Jonathan | Director | 1999-02-01 | 2012-04-30 |
| SMITH, Iain Campbell | Director | 1995-10-16 | 1997-06-30 |
| SMITH, Ken | Director | 2004-10-08 | 2012-05-19 |
| SMITH, Paul Neilson Gordon | Director | 1994-01-14 | 2012-04-30 |
| TAWTON, Gerald John | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| TOWNEND, Philip | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| TOWNEND, Philip | Director | 1993-08-26 | 2004-10-08 |
| WATANABE, Yasuro | Director | 2021-08-02 | 2021-12-01 |
| WILLCOCK, Eric | Director | 1994-01-25 | 1995-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilgrim Food Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 203 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-10 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2026-04-10 CONNOT Change of name notice
- 2026-04-01 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-10 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2026-04-10 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2026-04-01 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-08-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.