DAVID WOOD BAKING UK LIMITED
Company number 06665444 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
David Wood Baking UK Limited has staged a strong recovery from the inflationary pressures and operating losses of 2022, returning to profitability in the current period. While the headline revenue drop appears alarming, it is purely a result of a shortened 6-month reporting period; on a like-for-like basis, sales grew by a healthy 9.6%. With the heavy capital investment phase now concluded and net assets growing to £11.2M for the group, the business is in a robust financial position, focused on consolidating efficiencies and retaining cash rather than expanding further.
Shareholders' funds
£4,858,405
Balance sheet as at 2023-05-31
What it does
The group's principal activities are the manufacture and sale of breads, confectionery items and savoury products such as frozen pies and readymade meals to the retail and food service industry in the UK and Ireland. There have not been any significant changes in the group's principal activities in the year under review. The directors are not aware, at the date of this report, of any likely major changes in the group's activities in the next year.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2008-08-06
- Employees
- 0 (2023 accounts)
- Registered office
- 1 Calverley Road, Oulton, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS26 8JD
- Postcode
- LS26 8JD
- Capital
- 4,550,004 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-11-30
- Next due by
- 2026-08-31
- Financial year end
- 30 November
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-06
- Next due by
- 2027-08-20
Nature of business (SIC)
- 10710 Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Officers 4 current · 1 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by DAVID WOOD BAKING (HOLDINGS) LIMITED — since 2024-04-22
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-11-30) — 2 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 46 similar companies in LS
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2008.
Competitors Leeds
This company ranks 1 among manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes in Leeds.
The class of 2008
24%
of the 245,266 companies incorporated in 2008 are still active today; 74% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.