BAIRD FOODS LIMITED
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Cash
£2.5M
+20.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£6.5M
-0.1% vs 2024
Employees
13
-13.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.8M
+15.3% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £44,822,947 | £44,504,154 | £50,953,361 | +14.5% | |
| Operating profit | £2,878,071 | £1,536,892 | £1,834,791 | +19.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,712,231 | £1,603,784 | £1,849,628 | +15.3% | |
| Net profit | £2,057,030 | £1,294,489 | £1,395,931 | +7.8% | |
| Cash | £5,545,926 | £2,071,353 | £2,504,026 | +20.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,733,582 | £6,583,863 | £6,564,211 | -0.3% | |
| Net assets | £9,665,967 | £6,548,001 | £6,543,932 | -0.1% | |
| Equity | £9,665,967 | £6,548,001 | £6,543,932 | -0.1% | |
| Average employees | 14 | 15 | 13 | -13.3% | |
| Wages | £827,588 | £831,069 | £955,976 | +15% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £187,710 | £102,813 | £263,940 | +156.7% |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.4% | 3.5% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | 4.6% | 2.9% | 2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 29.6% | 23.3% | 28.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 35.8% | 47.6% | 47.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.78x | 2.07x | 2.08x | |
| Interest cover | — | 41.54x | — |
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
- BAIRD FOODS LIMITED 2007-01-16 → present
- HEATHFIELD INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2000-09-27 → 2007-01-16
- N.B. ENTERPRISES LIMITED 1996-06-25 → 2000-09-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BK Plus Audit Limited
- 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.”
Significant events
- “Ongoing war in Ukraine and the recent escalation of conflict in the Middle East involving Iran.”
- “Sharp rises in energy and transport costs, fertilizer shortages, and disruptions to global shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz.”
- “Risk of outbreaks of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in critical supply chain regions.”
- “Potential for escalating trade wars and new tariffs.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAIRD, Barry Gilbert | Director | 2011-08-22 | Aug 1981 | English |
| BAIRD, Nicholas Robert | Director | 1996-06-25 | Jun 1955 | British |
| BAIRD, Tony Lawrence | Director | 2011-08-22 | Aug 1981 | British |
| CLARK, Neil William | Director | 2026-01-01 | Aug 1975 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAIRD, Alison Anastasia | Secretary | 1996-06-25 | 2024-09-13 |
| BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-06-25 | 1996-06-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baird Foods Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-01-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 90 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2023-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-04-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-04-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.