Fosters Bakery (Staincross) Limited
Registered name: FOSTERS BAKERY (STAINCROSS) LIMITED
Fosters Bakery (Staincross) Limited made £10.3m revenue and £293k profit in the year to 25 Oct 2025.
Fosters Bakery (Staincross) Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £10.3m in the year to 25 Oct 2025, with £293k profit and 137 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes” and is based in Barnsley; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Barnsley, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 67 yrs · since 1959
- 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 Oct 2022 | 28 Oct 2023 | 26 Oct 2024 | 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit & loss | Profit & loss | Profit & loss | Profit & loss |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £9.7m | £10.5m | £10.3m | £10.3m |
| Cost of sales | £6.9m | £7.4m | £7.3m | £7.4m |
| Gross profit | £2.8m | £3m | £3m | £2.9m |
| Operating profit | £444k | £410k | £192k | £180k |
| Profit before tax | £476k | £569k | £409k | £369k |
| Profit after tax | £359k | £430k | £325k | £293k |
| Profit (best available) | £359k | £430k | £325k | £293k |
| Staff costs | £3.5m | £3.7m | £4.2m | £4.2m |
| Employees (average) | 144 | 142 | 147 | 137 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 3.7% | 4.1% | 3.1% | 2.9% |
| Gross margin | 29.3% | 29% | 29.3% | 27.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £67.5k | £73.6k | £70.3k | £74.9k |
| Profit per employee | £2.5k | £3k | £2.2k | £2.1k |
| Cash conversion | −114.4% | −153.5% | −268.3% | −218.6% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲7.6% | ▼1.2% | ▼0.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲20% | ▼24.4% | ▼9.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼1.4% | ▲3.5% | ▼6.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £3.7m | £4.2m | £4.4m | £4.5m |
| Net assets | £7.1m | £7.4m | £7.6m | £7.7m |
| Fixed assets | £1.9m | £2m | £1.8m | £1.6m |
| Current assets | £6.3m | £6.9m | £7.1m | £7.3m |
| Debtors | £1.2m | £1.3m | £1m | £1.3m |
| Deferred income | £6k | £4.9k | £4k | £3.2k |
| Cash from operations | −£508k | −£630k | −£516k | −£394k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 27.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £74.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −218.6%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 15.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 12.7%
- 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
- ▲1%
- Now £7.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▲2%
- Now £4.5m
- Headcount
- ▼7%
- Now 137
- Deferred income
- ▼20%
- Now £3.2k
- Fixed assets
- ▼7%
- Now £1.6m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Wellfoods LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 25 Oct 2025 (profit £293k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.