Cake Box Holdings PLC
Registered name: CAKE BOX HOLDINGS PLC
Cake Box Holdings PLC made £4.8m revenue and £3.3m profit in the year to 26 Jul 2026.
Cake Box Holdings PLC’s revenue was £4.8m in the year to 26 Jul 2026, with £3.3m profit. The company is classified under “manufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakes” and is based in Enfield; we hold 7 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Enfield, East of England
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2013
- Type
- Public Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Mar 2024 | 29 Mar 2025 | 30 Mar 2025 | 30 Jun 2025 | 25 Nov 2025 | 29 Mar 2026 | 26 Jul 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £37.8m | £42.8m | £42.8m | £5m | £8.9m | £59.7m | £4.8m |
| Cost of sales | −£17.9m | −£20.3m | −£20.3m | — | — | −£25.4m | — |
| Gross profit | £19.9m | £22.5m | £22.5m | — | — | £34.3m | — |
| Operating profit | £6.4m | £6.2m | £6.4m | — | — | £8.3m | £3.2m |
| Profit before tax | £6.3m | £5.9m | £6.2m | £4.3m | £6.8m | £6.9m | £3.2m |
| Profit after tax | £4.7m | £4.1m | £4.4m | £4.3m | £6.6m | £5.2m | £3.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £4.7m | £4.1m | £4.4m | £4.3m | £6.6m | £5.2m | £3.3m |
| Employees (average) | — | 185 | — | — | — | 377 | — |
| Ratios | |||||||
| Profit margin | 12.3% | 9.6% | 10.2% | 85.7% | 74.2% | 8.7% | 68.6% |
| Gross margin | 52.7% | 52.5% | 52.5% | — | — | 57.4% | — |
| Revenue per employee | — | £231k | — | — | — | £158k | — |
| Profit per employee | — | £22.2k | — | — | — | £13.8k | — |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲13% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit growth | — | ▼11.9% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||||
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 68.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- Ambala Foods LimitedRev. £14m · Profit £1.3m
- Chaz LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Eggfree Cake Box LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 26 Jul 2026 (profit £3.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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