Thura Bread Bakeries Limited
Registered name: THURA BREAD BAKERIES LIMITED
Thura Bread Bakeries Limited made £1.1m revenue and £13.5k profit in the year to 27 Sep 2025.
Thura Bread Bakeries Limited’s revenue fell 7% to £1.1m in the year to 27 Sep 2025, with £13.5k profit and 29 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes” and is based in Coleford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Coleford, South West
- Age
- 86 yrs · since 1940
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 1 Oct 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 28 Sep 2024 | 27 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £1.3m | £1.2m | £1.1m |
| Cost of sales | — | £891k | £874k | £806k |
| Gross profit | — | £381k | £329k | £315k |
| Operating profit | — | £187k | £122k | £17.6k |
| Profit before tax | — | £189k | £123k | £17.8k |
| Profit after tax | — | £146k | £94.4k | £13.5k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £146k | £94.4k | £13.5k |
| Employees (average) | 32 | 35 | 30 | 29 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 11.4% | 7.8% | 1.2% |
| Gross margin | — | 30% | 27.3% | 28.1% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £36.4k | £40.1k | £38.7k |
| Profit per employee | — | £4.2k | £3.1k | £466 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼5.5% | ▼6.8% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼35.1% | ▼85.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲9.4% | ▼14.3% | ▼3.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £215k | £255k | £167k | £133k |
| Net assets | £97.6k | £161k | £153k | £126k |
| Fixed assets | £27.3k | £25.6k | £16.5k | £19.2k |
| Current assets | £239k | £289k | £196k | £165k |
| Debtors | £6.9k | £10.1k | £9.3k | £9.6k |
| Deferred income | — | £1.9k | £1.4k | £1.8k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 28.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £38.7k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £466
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.2%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.9%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▼18%
- Now £126k
- Cash at bank
- ▼20%
- Now £133k
- Headcount
- ▼3%
- Now 29
- Deferred income
- ▲27%
- Now £1.8k
- Fixed assets
- ▲16%
- Now £19.2k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 27 Sep 2025 (profit £13.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026
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