The Cottage Bakery Thame Ltd
Registered name: THE COTTAGE BAKERY THAME LTD
The Cottage Bakery Thame Ltd made £86.2k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2026 (revenue not disclosed).
The Cottage Bakery Thame Ltd reported £86.2k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2026, down 12% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 27 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes” and is based in Thame; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Thame, South East
- Age
- 14 yrs · since 2012
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 | 30 Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | £71.3k | £41.2k | £97.5k | £86.2k |
| Profit (best available) | £71.3k | £41.2k | £97.5k | £86.2k |
| Employees (average) | 20 | 24 | 25 | 27 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £3.6k | £1.7k | £3.9k | £3.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | ▼42.1% | ▲136.5% | ▼11.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲20% | ▲4.2% | ▲8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £306k | £267k | £385k | £307k |
| Net assets | £202k | £243k | £323k | £370k |
| Fixed assets | £96.6k | £163k | £130k | £147k |
| Current assets | £339k | £302k | £423k | £344k |
| Debtors | £14.6k | £14.7k | £15.8k | £17.3k |
| Source | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▲15%
- Now £370k
- Cash at bank
- ▼20%
- Now £307k
- Headcount
- ▲8%
- Now 27
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲13%
- Now £147k
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Sources
Latest figures from AbridgedAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2026 (profit £86.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026
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