Zola's Bakery Ltd
Registered name: ZOLA'S BAKERY LTD
Zola's Bakery Ltd made £143k revenue and a £34.8k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Zola's Bakery Ltd’s revenue grew 34% to £143k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £34.8k and 2 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes” and is based in Galashiels; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active - Proposal to Strike off
- Location
- Galashiels, Scotland
- Age
- 4 yrs · since 2022
- 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 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £66.7k | £107k | £143k |
| Profit after tax | −£4.2k | −£4.1k | −£34.8k |
| Profit (best available) | −£4.2k | −£4.1k | −£34.8k |
| Staff costs | £17.9k | £13.8k | £38.6k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −6.3% | −3.8% | −24.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £66.7k | £53.6k | £71.7k |
| Profit per employee | −£4.2k | −£2k | −£17.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲60.7% | ▲33.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲100% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | £7.8k | £6.7k | £9.7k |
| Fixed assets | £5.4k | £9.7k | £9.7k |
| Current assets | £2.3k | £2.4k | £0 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −24.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £71.7k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£17.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 6.8%
- 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
- ▲45%
- Now £9.7k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £9.7k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£34.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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