Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/01/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 30/04/2025Due 31/01/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/04/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/04/2025
THE LOAF LTD
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Holmfield Over Croft Lane, Crich, Matlock DE4 5PA
- Classification (4 SIC codes)
- Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes (10.71 - SIC 2007)Wholesale of other food including fish crustaceans and molluscs (46.38 - SIC 2007)Retail sale of bread cakes flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores (47.24 - SIC 2007)Other retail sale of food in specialised stores (47.29 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 27/01/2026View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-04-30
- 08/05/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-05-08 with no updates
- 26/11/2024View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-04-30
- 08/05/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-05-08 with no updates
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- Whether the filed accounts are strengthening or weakening year on year.
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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
22/05/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 08/05/2026Due 22/05/2027
- Next statement date
- 08/05/2027
- Last statement dated
- 08/05/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures THE LOAF LTD filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£-49.22K2025
8.07%vs 20242024: £-53.54K
Total Assets
£105.51K2025
-12.43%vs 20242024: £120.49K
Cash in Bank
£3.59K2025
-63.04%vs 20242024: £9.72K
Total Liabilities
£119.15K2025
-11.09%vs 20242024: £134.01K
Employees
242025
+7vs 20242024: 17
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 12.43% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for THE LOAF LTD.
The full financial record
Four ways through THE LOAF LTD's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Cash in Bank · -31.6% 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 moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 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 | 24 | +7 |
| 2024 | 17 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17 | -4 |
| 2022 | 21 | +7 |
| 2021 | 14 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 14 in 2021 to 24 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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.
- Company potential
- Risk indicators
- Past performance
- Future prospects
Officers
7Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 28/04/2008–10/04/2019 | 0 | |
| Director | 10/04/2019–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 10/04/2019–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 28/04/2008–10/04/2019 | 3 | |
| Director | 10/04/2019–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 28/04/2008–10/04/2019 | 0 | |
| Corporate Secretary | 28/04/2008–28/04/2008 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
5Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 28/04/2016–10/04/2019 | 0 | |
| 10/04/2019–Present | 2 | |
| 10/04/2019–Present | 1 | |
| 28/04/2016–10/04/2019 | 3 | |
| 10/04/2019–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 55
- Since 28/04/2008
- Last 12 months
- 1
- -1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 27/01/2026
- 8 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 27/01/2026
Filing timeline
- 27/01/2026View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-04-30
- 08/05/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-05-08 with no updates
- 26/11/2024View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-04-30
- 08/05/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-05-08 with no updates
- 23/01/2024View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-04-30
- 12/05/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-05-12 with no updates
- 15/11/2022View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-04-30
- 17/05/2022View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2022-05-17 with no updates
- 17/09/2021View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Timothy Melbourne on 2021-09-15
- 17/09/2021View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Timothy Melbourne as a person with significant control on 2021-09-15
- 25/06/2021View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2021-05-21 with no updates
- 26/05/2021View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2021-04-30
Showing 12 of 55 filings
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About THE LOAF LTD
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
THE LOAF LTD is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Holmfield Over Croft Lane, Crich, Matlock DE4 5PA. Companies House classifies its business as Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes, one of 4 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 18 years 5 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £-49.22K and 24 employees.
THE LOAF LTD: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records THE LOAF LTD under 4 registered business activities: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes (10.71 - SIC 2007), Wholesale of other food including fish crustaceans and molluscs (46.38 - SIC 2007), Retail sale of bread cakes flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores (47.24 - SIC 2007) and Other retail sale of food in specialised stores (47.29 - SIC 2007).
THE LOAF LTD is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 28/04/2008.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £-49.22K, total assets of £105.51K, cash in bank of £3.59K and total liabilities of £119.15K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 27/01/2026: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-04-30, 8 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/01/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 22/05/2027.
Companies House lists 7 officers (3 currently in post) and 5 people with significant control (3 current).