Geary's Bakeries

Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes · Loughborough, Leicestershire

Geary's Bakeries

Geary's Bakeries Limited

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Staff up 54%ActiveLatest figures: 2026Company only41 years on the register

Private limited company registered in Loughborough, classed under “Manufacture of bread” and 1 other activity.

Headline figures

FY to Jan 2026 · Company only

Turnover

For subscribers

Profit after tax

£13.2m

Net assets

For subscribers

Cash

For subscribers

Employees

For subscribers

Retained reserves

For subscribers

What the numbers say

4 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
£20212022*202320242026
Profit after tax£13.2m
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves
Dividends paid

Every figure for all 5 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate. * Restated: the next year's accounts printed different figures for this year, and those later figures are shown.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · £

Balance sheet2022202320242026
Fixed assets
Current assets
of which debtors
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Net current assets
Creditors due after a year
Net assets
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Dividends to profitDividends paid as a share of profit after tax, in a year with a profit
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year
Creditors to assetsEverything owed to creditors as a share of fixed plus current assets
Turnover per employeeTurnover divided by average staff
Debtor daysDays of turnover owed by customers at the year end

8 balance-sheet lines and 8 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Timeline

Checked 2026-10-22

  1. Accounts
    Full accounts made up to 2 January 2026
  2. Accounts
    Full accounts made up to 27 December 2024
  3. Charges
    Satisfaction of charge 018777750012 in full
  4. Charges
    Registration of charge 018777750014, created on 31 March 2025
  5. Charges
    Registration of charge 018777750013, created on 11 March 2025
  6. Accounts
    Full accounts made up to 29 December 2023
  7. Directors
    Appointment of Mr Barry Christopher Dawber as a director on 1 August 2024
  8. Directors
    Appointment of Mrs Claire Senior as a director on 1 August 2024
  9. Charges
    Satisfaction of charge 018777750011 in full
  10. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Robert Edward Burrell as a director on 30 April 2024
  11. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Robert Edward Burrell as a secretary on 30 April 2024
  12. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Stephen John Gurney as a director on 18 January 2024
  13. 26 earlier
    1. Directors
      Appointment of Mr David Anthony Drabble as a director on 24 October 2023
    2. Accounts
      Full accounts made up to 30 December 2022
    3. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Joseph Hollingsworth as a director on 30 January 2023
    4. Directors
      Director's details changed for Mr Jason Hillikere Geary on 13 October 2022
    5. Accounts
      Full accounts made up to 31 December 2021
    6. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Gary Nicholls Unsworth as a director on 12 July 2022
    7. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Robert Edward Burrell as a director on 9 February 2022
    8. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Jason Hillikere Geary as a secretary on 6 January 2022
    9. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Robert Edward Burrell as a secretary on 6 January 2022
    10. Accounts
      Full accounts made up to 1 January 2021
    11. Ownership
      Change of details for Friars 741 Limited as a person with significant control on 19 June 2020
    12. Directors
      Director's details changed for Stephen John Gurney on 6 March 2021
    13. Directors
      Secretary's details changed for Jason Hillikere Geary on 6 March 2021
    14. Directors
      Director's details changed for Mr Jason Hillikere Geary on 6 March 2021
    15. Accounts
      Full accounts made up to 31 December 2019
    16. Filing
      Statement of company's objects
    17. Filing
      Resolutions (and 4 more like it since 15 June 2012)
    18. Ownership
      Notification of Friars 741 Limited as a person with significant control on 22 October 2019
    19. Ownership
      Cessation of Lynn Geary as a person with significant control on 22 October 2019
    20. Ownership
      Cessation of Jason Hillikere Geary as a person with significant control on 22 October 2019
    21. Directors
      Director's details changed for Mr Joshua Wesson on 22 October 2019
    22. Directors
      Director's details changed for Mr John Cullen on 22 October 2019
    23. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Robert Unsworth as a director on 22 October 2019
    24. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Joshua Wesson as a director on 22 October 2019
    25. Directors
      Appointment of Mr John Cullen as a director on 22 October 2019
    26. Charges
      Registration of charge 018777750012, created on 22 October 2019

From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.

Questions people ask

›What does Geary's Bakeries do?

Private limited company registered in Loughborough, classed under “Manufacture of bread” and 1 other activity. In its own words: “Geary's: Master Bakers Since 1906 We put our heart and soul into baking the best breads. By combining old school craft methods with innovative modern techniques, we bake simply delicious bread enjoyed by everyone.”

›How much turnover does Geary's Bakeries make?

Answered in the full report

›Is Geary's Bakeries profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £13.2m in the year to 2 January 2026, its latest filed accounts.

›How many people work at Geary's Bakeries?

Answered in the full report

›Who runs and owns Geary's Bakeries?

Its directors are John Cullen, Barry Christopher Dawber, David Anthony Drabble, Jason Hillikere Geary, Joseph Hollingsworth and 4 more. Its owners are shown to subscribers.

›Where is Geary's Bakeries based?

Its registered office is Unit 25 Hayhill Industrial Estate, Barrow Upon Soar, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 8LD, in Loughborough, Leicestershire.

›When was Geary's Bakeries founded?

Geary's Bakeries Limited was incorporated on 15 January 1985.

›Is Geary's Bakeries still trading?

The register lists Geary's Bakeries Limited as active.

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