M.J. Baker Foodservice Limited
Registered name: M.J. BAKER FOODSERVICE LIMITED
Part of Kite UK Topco Limited groupM.J. Baker Foodservice Limited made £28.5m revenue and £1.8m profit in the year to 31 Oct 2024.
M.J. Baker Foodservice Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £28.5m in the year to 31 Oct 2024, with £1.8m profit and 105 employees. The company is classified under “other food services” and is based in North Shields; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- North Shields
- Age
- 27 yrs · since 1998
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £20.8m | £26.9m | £28.5m |
| Cost of sales | −£14.4m | −£18.9m | −£20.7m |
| Gross profit | £6.4m | £8m | £7.8m |
| Operating profit | £2.3m | £2.2m | £2.2m |
| Profit before tax | £2.3m | £2.2m | £2m |
| Profit after tax | £1.8m | £1.7m | £1.8m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.8m | £1.7m | £1.8m |
| Employees (average) | 81 | 89 | 105 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 8.8% | 6.2% | 6.2% |
| Gross margin | 30.8% | 29.7% | 27.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £257k | £302k | £272k |
| Profit per employee | £22.5k | £18.7k | £16.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲6.2% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲5.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲18% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 27.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £272k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £16.7k
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲18%
- Now 105
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Kite UK Topco Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Kite UK Midco Limited75–100%
- Kite UK Bidco Limited75–100%
- Kitwave Group Limited75–100%
- Kitwave Investments Limited75–100%
- Kitwave One Limited75–100%
- Kitwave Limited75–100%
- M.J. Baker Foodservice Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (11)
- Automatic Retailing (Northern) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Creed Catering Supplies LimitedFigures not disclosed
- David Miller Frozen Foods LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Eden Farm LimitedFigures not disclosed
- F.W. Bishop & Son LimitedFigures not disclosed
- H B Clark Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- M.& M.value LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Squirrels UK LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Turner & Wrights LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Westcountry Food Holdings LtdFigures not disclosed
- Westone Wholesale LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Oct 2024 (profit £1.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 20 Oct 2026
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