LBP (UK) LTD

Company number 07292813 ·

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Executive summary

LBP (UK) Limited has transformed from a loss-making entity into a financially robust £15.6M revenue business with strong parent group backing, improving margins, and significant liquidity reserves. The strategic opportunity lies in leveraging La Lorraine's product portfolio and brand equity to capture further UK frozen bakery market share, particularly through retail channel expansion and product range extension. However, sustained success depends on managing EUR/GBP currency exposure, maintaining margin discipline against commodity volatility, and ensuring the parent-subsidiary relationship continues to generate genuine UK value creation rather than merely serving as a distribution conduit.

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Shareholders' funds

£2,279,931

Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31

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What it does

The principal activity of the company continued to be that of retailing frozen pastries

The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.

Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
2010-06-23
Employees
68 (2025 accounts · was 64 in 2024)
Registered office
Unit 14 Thurrock Trade Park, Oliver Road, Grays, Essex, England, RM20 3AL
Postcode
RM20 3AL
Capital
135 GBP
Accounts category
Full
Charges
1 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-12-31
Next due by
2027-09-29
Financial year end
29 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2025-09-30
Next due by
2026-10-14
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 46390 Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco

Officers 3 current · 1 resigned

Luc VERHASSELT Director
Appointed 2024-10-30
Appointed 2019-04-23
MR Mark WRIGHT Director
Appointed 2010-06-23

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Group structure

Controlled by CAPVEST INVESTMENTS LTD — since 2025-09-30

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA309542 (Tier 2), registered since 2018.

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Previous company names

NameDate changed
LA BOITE A PAIN LTD2013-05-07
LA BOIT A PAIN LTD2010-08-23

Previous registered addresses 2

AddressChanged on
UNIT 4 THURROCK TRADE PARK, OLIVER ROAD, GRAYS, ESSEX, RM20 3ED2017-07-26
12E MANOR ROAD, LONDON, N16 5SA, ENGLAND2012-04-16

Among its peers

Top 10%

by shareholders' funds, of 35 similar companies in RM

The largest employer among its local peers (68 staff).

Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2010.

No.2 of the largest non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco companies in Romford →

Competitors Romford

This company ranks 2 among non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco in Romford.

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The class of 2010

21%

of the 376,891 companies incorporated in 2010 are still active today; 77% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

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Property in England & Wales 1 title

Leasehold
1
Most recent registration
2018-12-11
Where
Thurrock
Title numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice paid
EX981827 Thurrock Leasehold 2018-12-11

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