How much does Danish Bake UK Limited make?

Danish Bake UK Limited reported revenue of £40.5m and a loss of £851k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Danish Bake UK Limited have?

Danish Bake UK Limited reported an average of 506 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Danish Bake UK Limited profitable?

No — Danish Bake UK Limited reported a loss of £851k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 09587881 · Incorporated 13 May 2015

Danish Bake UK Limited

Registered name: DANISH BAKE UK LIMITED

Danish Bake UK Limited made £40.5m revenue and a £851k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Danish Bake UK Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £40.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £851k and 506 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47240Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 11 yrs · since 2015
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The company's immediate parent undertaking is Danish Bake A/S, which is incorporated and registered in Denmark. The ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party is Cidron Garonne Limited which is”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£40.5m

Growth ▲10.4%

Profit

−£851k

Growth —

Profit margin

−2.1%

Gross 72.8%

Employees

506

Change ▲81.4%

Profit / employee

−£1.7k

Revenue/employee £80.1k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£27.8m	£34.8m	£36.7m	£40.5m
Cost of sales	£7.2m	£9.1m	£9.3m	£11m
Gross profit	£20.5m	£25.7m	£27.4m	£29.5m
Operating profit	£879k	£489k	£1.2m	£1.2m
Profit before tax	£42.7k	−£1.5m	−£227k	−£122k
Profit after tax	£115k	−£1.5m	−£881k	−£851k
Profit (best available)	£115k	−£1.5m	−£881k	−£851k
Staff costs	£9.8m	£11.9m	£11.7m	£12.8m
Employees (average)	181	221	279	506
Ratios
Profit margin	0.4%	−4.4%	−2.4%	−2.1%
Gross margin	73.9%	73.7%	74.7%	72.8%
Revenue per employee	£153k	£158k	£131k	£80.1k
Profit per employee	£635	−£7k	−£3.2k	−£1.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲25.4%	▲5.3%	▲10.4%
Profit growth	—	▼1444%	—	—
Headcount growth	—	▲22.1%	▲26.2%	▲81.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1m	£1.6m	£1.8m	£1.9m
Net assets	−£1.3m	−£2.9m	−£3.7m	−£4.6m
Fixed assets	£22.8m	£23.1m	£17.3k	£16.8m
Current assets	£4.3m	£5.5m	£5.8m	£5.9m
Debtors	£1.4m	£1.2m	£983k	£1.3m
Deferred income	£4.6m	£4.9m	£4.4m	£4m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −2.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 72.8%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £80.1k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£1.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 41.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 9.8%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 3.1%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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 −£4.6m
Cash at bank: ▲7%; Now £1.9m
Headcount: ▲81%; Now 506
Deferred income: ▼10%; Now £4m
Fixed assets: ▲97319%; Now £16.8m

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

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£851k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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