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Company description
BAKKAVOR FOODS LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 7 July 1972; registered for 54 years; registered office reported in LONDON, ENGLAND. Its primary declared activity is 10850 · Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 1 PSC record, 12 trade marks, 2 other public-register records. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.
Web facts are never added from a name match alone. Internet enrichment requires the exact Companies House ID in Wikidata, and ambiguous results are excluded.
01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- BAKKAVOR FOODS LIMITED
- Company number
- 01060806
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Mortgage charges
- 17 total · 5 outstanding · 12 satisfied
- Limited partnership members
- 0 general · 0 limited
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
28 December 2024Next accounts due
30 September 2026Last statement made up to
24 May 2026Next statement due
7 June 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- 12.6%
- Mean bonus gap
- 25.1%
- Women receiving bonus
- 8.8%
- Men receiving bonus
- 9.5%
- Women in top quartile
- 33.0%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 34.7%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 43.9%
- Women in lower quartile
- 48.6%
Earlier reporting years (7)
- 5000 to 19,9994.9% median hourly gap
- 5000 to 19,9996.4% median hourly gap
- 5000 to 19,9999.3% median hourly gap
- 5000 to 19,9997.3% median hourly gap
- Not Provided8.5% median hourly gap
- 5000 to 19,9998.4% median hourly gap
- 5000 to 19,9997.8% median hourly gap
Positive gaps mean men were paid more; negative gaps mean women were paid more. These figures are employer-reported and describe the workforce distribution, not equal pay for the same job. The company link uses the exact Companies House number supplied by the service.
04 Supplier payments
Payment practices and performance
- Reporting period
- 28 December 2025 – 27 June 2026
- Filed
- 27 July 2026
- Shortest standard term
- 1 days
- Longest standard term
- 120 days
- E-invoicing offered
- No
- Supply-chain finance
- Offered
- Payment codes
- No
- Construction retentions
- No retention clauses reported
Complete reported payment fields
- Policy regime
- Regime-3
- Financial period started
- 28 December 2025
- Qualifying contracts
- Yes
- Payments made
- Yes
- Invoice value paid within 30 days
- £584,953,270
- Invoice value paid in 31–60 days
- £956,874,677
- Invoice value paid after 60 days
- £308,974,117
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £687,929,047
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 32.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 21.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 120 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Payment terms changed
New payment terms have been agreed with suppliers, within the range of 1 day to 120 days, in line with norms for certain sectors.
How suppliers were notified
All changes to payment terms are agreed with the relevant supplier.
- Retention in all contracts
- No
- Retention in standard terms
- No
- Retention threshold
- Not supplied
- Standard retention rate
- Not supplied
- Retention compared with client
- Not supplied
- Retention compared with payments
- Not supplied
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
There are no standard payment terms as payment terms are agreed individually with suppliers, within the range stated above
- Dispute resolution process
Invoices are processed on receipt and matched with purchase orders. Where there are invoice or payment queries our Accounts Payable team will notify the supplier and efforts will be made to resolve any dispute promptly.
Earlier payment reports (11 shown)
- 68.0 average days to pay44.0% outside terms
- 70.0 average days to pay65.0% outside terms
- 68.0 average days to pay51.0% outside terms
- 67.0 average days to pay50.0% outside terms
- 68.0 average days to pay52.0% outside terms
- 70.0 average days to pay65.0% outside terms
- 74.0 average days to pay66.0% outside terms
- 75.0 average days to pay61.0% outside terms
- 70.0 average days to pay58.0% outside terms
- 69.0 average days to pay60.0% outside terms
- 63.0 average days to pay61.0% outside terms
This is a company-submitted statutory disclosure, not a credit rating. BritDB preserves the reporting period and links the report only through the Companies House number supplied by the official service. Percentages describe payments made during that period and may change in later reports.
05 Supply-chain transparency
Modern slavery statement
- Organisation
- BAKKAVOR FOODS LIMITED
- Group submission
- Yes
- Parent organisation
- BAKKAVOR GROUP LIMITED
- Statement period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Approved
- 6 May 2026
- Sectors
- Food and beverages, agriculture and fishing
Organisation structure
Covered in the statement
Policies
Covered in the statement
Risk assessment
Covered in the statement
Due diligence
Covered in the statement
Training
Covered in the statement
Goals and KPIs
Covered in the statement
Full statement information supplied to the registry
- Reported turnover band
- Over £500 million
- Years producing statements
- More than 5 years
- ILO indicators included
- Not answered
- Registry record updated
- 20 May 2026
Policies described
Freedom of workers to terminate employment Freedom of movement Freedom of association Prohibits any threat of violence, harassment and intimidation Prohibits the use of worker-paid recruitment fees Prohibits compulsory overtime Prohibits child labour Prohibits discrimination Prohibits confiscation of workers' original identification documents Provides access to remedy, compensation and justice for victims of modern slavery
Training described
Your front line staff Human resources Executive-level staff Procurement staff Your suppliers
Worker engagement and working conditions
Your suppliers Trade unions or worker representative groups Professional auditors Workers within your organisation Workers within your supply chain Law enforcement, such as police, GLAA and other local labour market inspectorates Businesses in your industry or sector
Social audits
Audit conducted by your staff Third party audit arranged by your organisation Audit conducted by your supplier’s staff Third party audit arranged by your supplier Announced audit Unannounced audit
Grievance mechanisms
Using anonymous whistleblowing services, such as a helpline or mobile phone app Through trade unions or other worker representative groups
Other monitoring
Independent third party labour provider audits Human Rights Risk Assessment questionnaire completed by suppliers
Demonstrated progress
We have a range of KPIs that are reported on in the Annual Modern Slavery Statement
Reported risks and mitigations
- Risk: Labour providers supply workers to Bakkavor sites
- Area: Within your own operations
- Group: Women Migrants
- Location: United Kingdom
- Mitigation: Independent third party labour provider audit programme. All large labour providers were compliant or leading in 2025.
- Risk: High risk suppliers down the supply chain
- Area: Within your supply chains
- Tier: Tier 1 suppliers Tier 2 suppliers
- Group: Migrants
- Location: China Italy
- Mitigation: Human Rights Questionnaire completed by suppliers. High risk suppliers identified and action plans agreed to address risks.
- Risk: Imposter switching
- Mitigation: Increased vigilance in right to work checks. Training for relevant staff. Capability building with labour providers.
A registry entry records what the organisation declared in its statement. It is not an independent audit. Group statements can cover several companies; BritDB preserves each exact source-supplied company-number link and excludes approver names and email addresses.
UK Additional public registers
Schools, childcare, care and HSE records
Bakkavor Foods Limited
7 April 2016 · Manufacturing
Bakkavor Foods Limited
13 April 2015 · Manufacturing
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06 Data protection
ICO fee-payer registration
Bakkavor Foods Limited
Registration Z7914691
- Registered from
- 23 May 2003
- Current end date
- 22 May 2027
- Trading names
- BAKKAVOR BREAD, BAKKAVOR DESSERTS HIGHBRIDGE, BAKKAVOR DESSERTS NEWARK, BAKKAVOR MEALS LONDON, CALEDONIA PRODUCE, MELROW, HITCHEN FOODS, KENT SALADS, CUCINA SANO, BAKKAVOR MEALS, BAKKAVOR SPALDING, BAKKAVOR PIZZA, YORKSHIRE FRESH FRUIT, EXOTIC FARM PRODUCE, EXOTIC FARM PREPARED, BOURNE PREPARED PRODUCE, BOURNE STIR FRY, WINGLAND FOODS, TILMANSTONE SALADS, ALRESFORD SALADS, WELCOME FOODS
This is a candidate association, not an official Companies House link. The ICO file supplies no company number. The organisation name and postcode uniquely matched this company in the current snapshot. BritDB excludes all DPO contact fields and does not publish unmatched personal entries.
TM UK trade marks
Exact owner-name matches
The Choux Shop
Owner Bakkavor Foods Limited · classes 29,30,31,35,43
- Filed / designated
- 14 February 2014
- Valid until / renewal due
- 14 February 2024
The Choux Shop
Owner Bakkavor Foods Limited · classes 29,30,31,35,43
- Filed / designated
- 24 December 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- 24 December 2023
Bowl
Owner Bakkavor Foods Limited · classes 29,30
- Filed / designated
- 28 August 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 August 2023
Ruby Flash Rocket
Owner Bakkavor Foods Limited · classes 31
- Filed / designated
- 7 August 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- 7 August 2023
Eastern Inspirations
Owner Bakkavor Foods Limited · classes 29,30
- Filed / designated
- 25 July 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- 25 July 2023
Red Lightning Rocket
Owner Bakkavor Foods Limited · classes 31
- Filed / designated
- 6 December 2012
- Valid until / renewal due
- 6 December 2022
Butterfly Sorrel
Owner Bakkavor Foods Limited · classes 31
- Filed / designated
- 17 February 2014
- Valid until / renewal due
- Not supplied
Tiddly Toms
Owner Bakkavor Foods Limited · classes 31
- Filed / designated
- 21 November 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- Not supplied
Nourish Easy Healthy Lifestyle
Owner Bakkavor Foods Limited · classes 29,30,31
- Filed / designated
- 19 November 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- Not supplied
The Choux Box
Owner Bakkavor Foods Limited · classes 29,30,31,35,43
- Filed / designated
- 14 November 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- Not supplied
The Choux Shop
Owner Bakkavor Foods Limited · classes 29,30,31,35,43
- Filed / designated
- 13 November 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- Not supplied
Incendio
Owner Bakkavor Foods Limited · classes 29,30,31
- Filed / designated
- 20 September 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- Not supplied
This is an exact normalised company-name match, not a registrar-confirmed ownership link. Another legal entity can have the same or a very similar name. UKIPO data is a historical 2018 snapshot; verify the owner and current status before relying on it.
07 Ownership and control
People with significant control
Bakkavor Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- England
- Legal authority
- Companies Act 2006
- Legal form
- Limited Company
- Place registered
- Register Of Companies
- Registration number
- 02017961
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
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08 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
The Charity Commission extract did not explicitly associate this Companies House number with a charity. BritDB does not use a name-only match to fill the gap.
This company-level check covers the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Links are accepted only when the official extract supplies this exact company registration number. Scottish charities now have separate OSCR profiles, but OSCR’s bulk fields do not provide a Companies House number, so BritDB does not infer a company link.
09 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.
CCNI publishes company numbers without a jurisdiction prefix. BritDB links only when the plausible padded UK and NI candidates resolve to exactly one Companies House company.
10 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
No exact link is not sanctions clearance. UK restrictions can apply through ownership or control even where an entity is not separately named. Always use the current official list and obtain appropriate advice for a legally significant decision.
11 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
No exact GB-COH link in this snapshot
Find a Tender did not explicitly identify this Companies House number in a procurement party. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
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12 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
This is a privacy-reduced, exact-company subset. The full official register also includes sole traders and applicants without a matching Companies House number. Check the current Environment Agency register before relying on registration status.
13 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
14 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
0 exact company-number links.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
0 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
15 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Company name
Previous name: GEEST FOODS LIMITED
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
16 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Annual employer reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Statutory supplier-payment reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Annual statement summaries linked by exact source company number.
Organisation enforcement records linked by one unique exact company name.
Privacy-reduced candidate associations based on a unique exact name-and-postcode match.
Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
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