Website & contact details
- Website
Bells Food Group Limited
- Incorporated
- 29 March 1968 (58 years)
- Previously known as
- Bell Bakers Limited (until 15 May 2008)This list may be incomplete. See all names on Companies House
- Industry
- Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes (10710)
- Directors
- David Malcolm BellSamantha Clair Murray
- Owned by
- David Malcolm BellSamantha Clair Murray
- Accounts type
- Medium
- Region
- Scotland
- Address
- Hawthorn Bakery181 Torbothie RoadShottsML7 5BD
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 31 December 2026
- Last accounts
- 31 March 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 16 June 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 2 June 2026
Charges
- Total
- 9
- Outstanding
- 4
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 5
Officers 5 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Director · Appointed 1 July 2016
British
Born December 1958 (67)
Murray, Samantha Clair
Secretary · Appointed 21 March 2013
Bell, David Malcolm
Director · Appointed 21 March 2013
British
Born July 1965 (61)
Murray, Samantha Clair
Director · Appointed 21 March 2013
British
Born January 1984 (42)
Director · Appointed 2 June 2006
British
Born January 1964 (62)
Officer history (15 former)
14 November 2025
Resigned Smith, Gordon as Director
10 December 2023
Resigned Marr, Alison as Director
28 December 2020
Resigned Bell, John Baird as Director
16 September 2018
Resigned Bell, David, Dr as Director
1 April 2018
Appointed Smith, Gordon as Director
1 July 2016
28 September 2015
Resigned Bell, David Topping as Director
21 March 2013
Appointed Murray, Samantha Clair as Director
21 March 2013
Appointed Bell, David Malcolm as Director
21 March 2013
Appointed Marr, Alison as Director
21 March 2013
Appointed Murray, Samantha Clair as Secretary
21 March 2013
2 June 2006
7 April 2006
Resigned Hubble, Mark as Director
27 January 2006
31 August 2004
Resigned Brunton, John William Morley as Director
31 December 2002
Resigned Campbell, John Ross as Director
31 March 2000
Resigned Mclellan, William Lawrence as Director
1 January 2000
26 October 1998
Appointed Campbell, John Ross as Director
14 September 1998
Appointed Hubble, Mark as Director
22 April 1997
Resigned Bell, Andrew as Director
7 December 1996
Resigned Bell, John Baird as Director
19 March 1996
Appointed Brunton, John William Morley as Director
11 December 1995
11 December 1995
Resigned Bell(jnr), John Baird as Secretary
1 July 1991
Appointed Mclellan, William Lawrence as Director
15 November 1990
Resigned Bell, John Baird as Secretary
15 November 1990
Appointed Bell(jnr), John Baird as Secretary
Ownership 2 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
David Malcolm Bell
Individual · Notified 1 April 2023
Owns 25–50% of shares
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
British
Born July 1965 (61)
Samantha Clair Murray
Individual · Notified 1 March 2023
Owns 25–50% of shares
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
British
Born January 1984 (42)
Financials
Figures from 2022 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 31 March 2025, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House
- Net Assets
- £8,220,699
- down £251,202 (3%)
- Cash
- £688,455
- down £142,946 (17%)
- Turnover
- £20,810,171
- down £1,163,771 (5%)
- Profit Before Tax
- £430,338
- down £1,083,567 (72%)
- Employees
- 194
- up 2 (1%)
- Debt Ratio
- 38%
- Current Ratio
- 1.6x
- Profit Margin
- 2%
- Return on Equity
- 1%
Trend
Turnover
Balance sheet detail
| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £8,802,894 | £7,539,880 | £7,852,317 |
| Current Assets | £4,433,071 | £4,883,917 | £3,979,663 |
| Debtors | £2,656,495 | £2,942,496 | £2,551,632 |
| Cash | £688,455 | £831,401 | £509,238 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £2,775,513 | £2,828,152 | £2,959,697 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £780,305 | £138,997 | £202,590 |
| Net Current Assets | £1,657,558 | £2,055,765 | £1,019,966 |
| Net Assets | £8,220,699 | £8,471,901 | £7,746,648 |
| Shareholder Funds | £8,220,699 | £8,471,901 | £7,746,648 |
| Turnover | £20,810,171 | £21,973,942 | £19,702,698 |
| Cost of Sales | £17,287,805 | £17,423,241 | £15,838,687 |
| Gross Profit | £3,522,366 | £4,550,701 | £3,864,011 |
| Admin Expenses | £966,760 | £988,428 | £928,061 |
| Staff Costs | £5,464,210 | £5,592,777 | £4,932,766 |
| Operating Profit | £451,353 | £1,538,601 | £969,139 |
| Profit Before Tax | £430,338 | £1,513,905 | £939,504 |
| Tax | £381,540 | £338,652 | £294,065 |
| Profit for Period | £48,798 | £1,175,253 | £645,439 |
Filings 208
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 June 2026 | Confirmation statement with updates | 2 June 2026 | ||
| 15 December 2025 | Termination of appointment of a director | |||
| 13 November 2025 | Accounts for a medium company | 31 March 2025 | ||
| 2 June 2025 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 2 June 2025 | ||
| 18 December 2024 | Accounts for a medium company | 31 March 2024 |
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