Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
28/02/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/05/2025Due 28/02/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/05/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/05/2025
JAMES MCLAREN & SON (BAKERS) LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 22-26 Market Street, Forfar, Angus DD8 3EW
- Classification (2 SIC codes)
- Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes (10.71 - SIC 2007)Retail sale of bread cakes flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores (47.24 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 03/10/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-05-31
- 07/07/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Register(s) moved to registered office address 22-26 Market Street Forfar Angus DD8 3EW
- 24/06/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Second filing for the appointment of Mrs Sarah Allison Campbell Symns as a director
- 19/05/2025View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-04-30 with updates
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
14/05/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 30/04/2026Due 14/05/2027
- Next statement date
- 30/04/2027
- Last statement dated
- 30/04/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures JAMES MCLAREN & SON (BAKERS) LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£21.41K2025
-21.47%vs 20242024: £27.27K
Total Assets
£24.23K2025
35.38%vs 20242024: £17.90K
Cash in Bank
£30.86K2025
40.73%vs 20242024: £21.93K
Employees
252025
0vs 20242024: 25
Of the 3 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 1 fell. Cash in bank moved furthest, up 40.73% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for JAMES MCLAREN & SON (BAKERS) LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through JAMES MCLAREN & SON (BAKERS) LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -8.5% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved4 chartsCharts by indicator4 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures2 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | 0 |
| 2024 | 25 | 0 |
| 2023 | 25 | 0 |
| 2022 | 25 | +2 |
| 2021 | 23 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 23 in 2021 to 25 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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It is a professional assessment of the company 's performance, revealing company's potential and risks, showing it's past experiences and revealing future prospects.
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Officers
5Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 28/12/2000–22/10/2022 | 1 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 28/12/2000–28/12/2000 | 8306 | |
| Director | 28/12/2000–Present | 1 | |
| Secretary | 28/12/2000–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 10/04/2023–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
3Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 1 | |
| 06/04/2016–06/04/2016 | 1 | |
| 10/02/2025–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 16
- Since 14/12/2022
- Last 12 months
- 0
- -7 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 03/10/2025
- 1 year ago
Filing timeline
- 03/10/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-05-31
- 07/07/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Register(s) moved to registered office address 22-26 Market Street Forfar Angus DD8 3EW
- 24/06/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Second filing for the appointment of Mrs Sarah Allison Campbell Symns as a director
- 19/05/2025View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-04-30 with updates
- 23/02/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Sarah Allison Campbell Symns as a person with significant control on 2025-02-10
- 23/02/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Karen Frances Murray as a person with significant control on 2025-02-10
- 19/02/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-05-31
- 21/09/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 1 in full
- 30/04/2024View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-04-30 with updates
- 30/04/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Karen Frances Murray as a person with significant control on 2024-04-02
- 08/04/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Karen Frances Murray on 2024-04-02
- 28/02/2024View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-01-31 with updates
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About JAMES MCLAREN & SON (BAKERS) LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
JAMES MCLAREN & SON (BAKERS) LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 22-26 Market Street, Forfar, Angus DD8 3EW. Companies House classifies its business as Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes, one of 2 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 25 years 9 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £21.41K and 25 employees.
JAMES MCLAREN & SON (BAKERS) LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records JAMES MCLAREN & SON (BAKERS) LIMITED under 2 registered business activities: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes (10.71 - SIC 2007) and Retail sale of bread cakes flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores (47.24 - SIC 2007).
JAMES MCLAREN & SON (BAKERS) LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 28/12/2000.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £21.41K, total assets of £24.23K and cash in bank of £30.86K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 03/10/2025: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-05-31, 1 year ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 28/02/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 14/05/2027.
Companies House lists 5 officers (3 currently in post) and 3 people with significant control (2 current).