The Brecks Company Limited (02465785)

Company details

Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1990-02-01
Country of origin: United Kingdom

Accounts & filings

Accounts last filed: 2025-03-30 · MEDIUM
Next accounts due: 2026-12-30 in 205 days
Confirmation statement: last made up 2026-02-28 · next due 2027-03-14

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Registered office

Breighton Airfield
Street Lane
Bubwith
East Yorkshire
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Peer comparison

Compared against 27 UK companies in the broader 10xxx sector (this company is in 10612 — Manufacture of breakfast cereals and cereals-based food; not enough peers in that exact SIC to compare) within the Large bracket (£10M–£100M net assets).

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Turnover Above typical

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Accounts

Based on this company's latest filed accounts (to Mar 2025) · Full accounts — profit & loss and balance sheet.

Year ending	Mar 2025	Mar 2024	Mar 2023	Mar 2022	Mar 2021
Profit & loss
Turnover	£10,538,290 ↓9.0%	£11,586,552 ↑3.8%	£11,162,693 ↑5.4%	£10,593,663 ↓5.4%	£11,195,381
Gross profit	£2,395,308 ↓5.0%	£2,521,863 ↑27.9%	£1,971,067 ↓10.4%	£2,199,391 ↑6.3%	£2,068,389
Operating profit	£611,630 ↓11.9%	£693,883 ↑453.8%	£125,296 ↓81.3%	£668,715 ↑54.9%	£431,795
Profit before tax	£620,394 ↓1.8%	£631,724	£-1,366,979	£750,871 ↑200.4%	£249,930
Profit / loss	£509,471 ↑2.0%	£499,403	£-1,301,054	£732,558 ↑282.3%	£191,629
Balance sheet
Fixed assets	£1,682,429 ↓6.1%	£1,791,476 ↓5.2%	£1,888,797 ↓6.4%	£2,018,127 ↓7.8%	£2,189,084
Current assets	£12,167,914 ↑2.0%	£11,929,085 ↑4.1%	£11,457,739 ↓9.0%	£12,586,846 ↑15.2%	£10,930,579
Cash	£191,472 ↑140.5%	£79,630 ↓63.4%	£217,763 ↑150.3%	£87,003 ↓87.6%	£702,189
Debtors	£11,285,681 →0.0%	£11,296,077 ↑6.8%	£10,578,228 ↓11.1%	£11,904,353 ↑22.5%	£9,721,133
Net current assets	£8,975,308 ↑6.4%	£8,435,632 ↑5.7%	£7,983,928 ↓14.0%	£9,287,385 ↑10.0%	£8,441,603
Net assets	£10,048,933 ↑4.4%	£9,626,949 ↑4.4%	£9,217,001 ↓12.9%	£10,583,758 ↑7.0%	£9,889,159
Equity	£10,048,933 ↑4.4%	£9,626,949 ↑4.4%	£9,217,001 ↓12.9%	£10,583,758 ↑7.0%	£9,889,159
Other
Average employees	43 ↓2.3%	44 ↓6.4%	47 →0.0%	47 ↓11.3%	53
Dividends paid	£87,487 ↓2.2%	£89,455 ↑36.2%	£65,703 ↑73.1%	£37,959 ↑1.5%	£37,414

Source: filed iXBRL accounts at Companies House. P&L items are only published by medium and large companies; small companies file abridged or micro-entity accounts where the P&L is not public.

Industry (SIC codes)

10612 · Manufacture of breakfast cereals and cereals-based food

Officers (4)

Hirst, James Edward · Director
Willis, Brian · Director resigned 2016-06-06
Hirst, Robert Philip · Director resigned 1991-03-14
Hirst, Charles David · Director resigned 1991-03-14

People with significant control (3)

Mr James Edward Hirst Ceased 2016-06-06

Individual Psc · British · resident in United Kingdom · born 5/1967 · notified 2016-04-06

Ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent Voting rights 25 to 50 percent
Mr Brian Willis Ceased 2016-06-06

Individual Psc · British · resident in England · born 1/1940 · notified 2016-04-06

Ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent Voting rights 25 to 50 percent
Brecks Holdings Limited Active

Corporate Entity Psc · notified 2016-06-06

Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent Voting rights 75 to 100 percent Right to appoint and remove directors

Mortgages & charges (14)

5 outstanding · 9 satisfied

A registered charge Outstanding 024657850014

Held by Hsbc UK Bank PLC

Created 2023-10-30

A legal assignment of contract monies.
A registered charge Outstanding 024657850013

Held by Hsbc UK Bank PLC

Created 2021-11-15

A legal assignment of contract monies.
A registered charge Outstanding 024657850012

Held by Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD

Created 2021-09-02
A registered charge Outstanding 024657850011

Held by Hsbc UK Bank PLC

Created 2021-08-16

The property known as breighton airfield, bubwith, selby registered at the land registry under title numbers YEA53281 and HS181439.
A registered charge Outstanding 024657850010

Held by Hsbc UK Bank PLC

Created 2021-08-16

The property known as the land on the west side of street lane, breighton, selby registered at the land registry under title number YEA53281 and the property known as breighton farm, bubwith, selby registered at the land registry under title number HS181439.
Legal mortgage Satisfied

Held by Clydesdale Bank PLC

Created 2011-03-25 · satisfied 2021-09-13

F/H property k/a industrial unit & adjacent land at breighton airfield bubwith selby north yorkshire t/nos. HSI81439 YEA53281 assigns the goodwill of all businesses, from time to time carried on at the property, with the benefit of all authorisations, permits, registration certificates or licences of any kind, also by way of fixed charge the equipment & goods (if any) & all other fixtures, fittings, plant & machinery & by way of floating charge on other moveable plant, machinery, furniture, equipment, goods & other effects which are from time to time on the property.
Debenture Satisfied

Held by Clydesdale Bank PLC

Created 2011-03-22 · satisfied 2021-09-13

Fixed and floating charge over the undertaking and all property and assets present and future, including goodwill, book debts, uncalled capital, buildings, fixtures, fixed plant & machinery see image for full details.
Chattel mortgage Satisfied

Held by Lombard North Central PLC

Created 2007-01-04 · satisfied 2011-03-24

Goods being, make:braby model:silo s/no:BRA0038939A. Make:braby model:silo s/no:BRA0038939B. Make:webster griffin model:weigher s/no:WEB00188718879. For details of further goods charged please refer to form 395. see the mortgage charge document for full details.
Chattel mortgage Satisfied

Held by Lombard North Central PLC

Created 2004-11-02 · satisfied 2011-03-24

Apv-flaking mill-s/no: 156-00628, gough & co: feeding & spreading system-s/no: 156-00630, t freemantle- packaging system- s/no: 01-102.
Legal charge Satisfied

Held by National Westminster Bank PLC

Created 2002-05-03 · satisfied 2011-04-02

Property k/a breighton farm highfields bubwith humberside t/no HS181439. By way of fixed charge the benefit of all covenants and rights concerning the property and plant machinery fixtures fittings furniture equipment implements and utensils the goodwill of any business carried on at the property and the proceeds of any insurance affecting the property or assets.
Debenture Satisfied

Held by National Westminster Bank PLC

Created 2002-04-09 · satisfied 2011-04-02

Fixed and floating charges over the undertaking and all property and assets present and future including goodwill bookdebts uncalled capital buildings fixtures fixed plant and machinery.
Debenture Satisfied

Held by Midland Bank PLC

Created 1998-02-09 · satisfied 2004-11-03

Fixed and floating charges over the undertaking and all property and assets present and future including goodwill bookdebts uncalled capital buildings fixtures fixed plant and machinery.
Legal charge Satisfied

Held by Midland Bank PLC

Created 1991-09-10 · satisfied 2004-11-03

F/Hold lands hereditaments and premises being:- breighton farm, highfields bubwith, boothferry humberside.
Fixed and floating charge Satisfied

Held by Midland Bank PLC

Created 1991-07-30 · satisfied 2004-11-03

Undertaking and all property and assets present and future including book and other debts uncalled capital.

Recent filings (15)

2026-03-30 Medium-company accounts AA Accounts
2026-03-24 Change to a person with significant control PSC05 PSC
2026-03-24 Confirmation statement (no updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2025-03-13 Confirmation statement (no updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2024-09-09 Full accounts AA Accounts
2024-03-22 Full accounts AA Accounts
2024-03-05 Confirmation statement (no updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2023-10-31 Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date MR01 Mortgage
2023-05-31 Full accounts AA Accounts
2023-03-10 Confirmation statement (no updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2022-12-20 Change account reference date company previous shortened AA01 Accounts
2022-03-08 Confirmation statement (no updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2021-12-23 Full accounts AA Accounts
2021-11-17 Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date MR01 Mortgage
2021-09-17 Change registered office address company with date old address new address AD01 Address

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