Artisan Cakes of Bath Ltd
Registered name: ARTISAN CAKES OF BATH LTD
Artisan Cakes of Bath Ltd made £304k revenue and £15.4k profit in the year to 28 Feb 2025.
Artisan Cakes of Bath Ltd’s revenue fell 7% to £304k in the year to 28 Feb 2025, with £15.4k profit and 3 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes” and is based in Swindon; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Swindon, South West
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2020
- 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 | 28 Feb 2022 | 28 Feb 2023 | 29 Feb 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £328k | £304k |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £69k | £59.8k |
| Gross profit | £215k | £215k | £259k | £244k |
| Operating profit | £60.6k | £39.5k | £33.4k | £30k |
| Profit before tax | £49.3k | £28.2k | £23.1k | £19k |
| Profit after tax | £49.3k | £23.4k | £18.7k | £15.4k |
| Profit (best available) | £49.3k | £23.4k | £18.7k | £15.4k |
| Employees (average) | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 5.7% | 5.1% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 79% | 80.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £82.1k | £101k |
| Profit per employee | £7k | £3.9k | £4.7k | £5.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼7.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼52.6% | ▼20% | ▼17.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼14.3% | ▼33.3% | ▼25% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £53.5k | £61.4k | £41.8k | £31.3k |
| Net assets | £45.3k | £62.8k | £70.2k | £68.4k |
| Fixed assets | £108k | £93.9k | £97.5k | £88.4k |
| Current assets | £58.3k | £68.4k | £59.8k | £69.6k |
| Debtors | £1.5k | £3.7k | £5.8k | £3.9k |
| Source | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 80.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £101k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 29.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.3%
- 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
- ▼3%
- Now £68.4k
- Cash at bank
- ▼25%
- Now £31.3k
- Headcount
- ▼25%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼9%
- Now £88.4k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Feb 2025 (profit £15.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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