British Bakels Limited

Active00430208 Private limited company
Incorporated
25 February 1947 (79 years)
Industry
Manufacture of other food products n.e.c. (10890)
Directors
James Neil Cawthorne
Patrick Albert Gloggner
David Kinney
Owned by
Irene Siri Bakels-Noreen
Armin Ulrich
Duncan Loney
Accounts type
Full
Region
South East
Address
Granville Way
Off Launton Road
Bicester
OX26 4JT

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
9 May 2027
Last conf. stmt
25 April 2026

Charges

Total
4
Outstanding
2
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
2

Officers 4 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Cawthorne, James Neil
Director · Appointed 1 July 2026
British
Born March 1974 (52)
Gloggner, Patrick Albert
Director · Appointed 23 July 2019
Swiss
Born March 1966 (60)
Kinney, David
Director · Appointed 1 January 1997
Irish
Born February 1956 (70)
Director · Appointed 21 October 1994
British
Born April 1955 (71)
Officer history (13 former)
1 July 2026
Appointed Cawthorne, James Neil as Director
31 December 2025
Resigned Houliston, Keith as Director
23 July 2019
Appointed Gloggner, Patrick Albert as Director
23 July 2019
Resigned Ulrich, Armin as Director
25 August 2011
Resigned Abass, Aderemi Adetokunbo as Secretary
25 August 2011
Resigned Abass, Aderemi Adetokunbo as Director
1 January 2010
Appointed Abass, Aderemi Adetokunbo as Director
20 January 2009
Resigned Dobbie, Ian as Director
1 October 2008
Appointed Dobbie, Ian as Director
31 January 2007
Resigned Rusell, Mark as Director
31 March 2006
Resigned Weston, Paul as Director
1 January 2006
Appointed Rusell, Mark as Director
30 April 2002
Appointed Abass, Aderemi Adetokunbo as Secretary
30 April 2002
Resigned Wilkins, Amanda Jayne as Secretary
1 January 2000
Appointed Houliston, Keith as Director
1 January 1999
Appointed Weston, Paul as Director
18 August 1998
Resigned Pennington, John Marshall as Director
1 January 1997
Appointed Kinney, David as Director
31 December 1996
Resigned Parker, Bernard Joseph as Director
1 July 1996
Appointed Wilkins, Amanda Jayne as Secretary
30 June 1996
Resigned Duncan, Ian Martin as Director
30 June 1996
Resigned Bocking, Arlene Mary as Secretary
21 April 1995
Resigned Keir, Alexander James as Director
1 November 1994
Appointed Duncan, Ian Martin as Director
21 October 1994
Appointed Morrow, Paul Lawson Thomas as Director

Ownership 5 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Benno Eigenmann
Individual · Notified 1 June 2026
Has significant influence or control
Swiss
Born October 1961 (65)
Heinz Risi
Individual · Notified 1 June 2026
Has significant influence or control
Swiss
Born August 1955 (71)
Irene Siri Bakels-Noreen
Individual · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares (as a trust)
Holds 75–100% of voting rights (as a trust)
Dutch
Born October 1942 (84)
Armin Ulrich
Individual · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares (as a trust)
Holds 75–100% of voting rights (as a trust)
Swiss
Born May 1949 (77)
Duncan Loney
Individual · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares (as a trust)
Holds 75–100% of voting rights (as a trust)
New Zealander
Born March 1946 (80)
Former controllers (2)
31 December 2020
Ceased Jurg Waeffler — Owns 75–100% of shares (as a trust)
16 May 2020
Ceased Christoph Ebersberg — Owns 75–100% of shares (as a trust)

Financials

Net Assets
£19,748,636
Cash
£4,331,914
Profit Before Tax
£1,969,052
Debt Ratio
63%
Current Ratio
3.3x
Return on Equity
2%

Trend

Net Assets
£0 £20.0M £40.0M 2022 2023 2024 £20,183,649 £19,423,051 £19,748,636
Balance sheet detail
202420232022
Fixed Assets£22,521,314£21,079,325£17,906,700
Current Assets£30,490,019£33,180,570£21,103,705
Debtors£15,148,223£17,207,787£10,553,636
Cash£4,331,914£6,526,011£451,333
Creditors (< 1 year)£9,379,775£11,366,844£12,320,506
Creditors (> 1 year)£22,582,922£23,470,000£6,506,250
Net Current Assets£21,110,244£21,813,726£8,783,199
Net Assets£19,748,636£19,423,051£20,183,649
Shareholder Funds£19,748,636£19,423,051£20,183,649

Turnover£54,527,345
Cost of Sales£54,820,630£45,609,487
Gross Profit£8,917,858
Admin Expenses£10,392,656£10,036,751£8,579,719
Operating Profit(£2,640,157)
Profit Before Tax£1,969,052(£1,066,066)(£2,821,719)
Tax£1,643,467(£305,468)(£417,415)
Profit for Period£325,585(£760,598)(£2,404,304)

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