Greggs: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Greggs PLC is owned by its shareholders: as a listed company it has no single person with significant control on the register. In the year to December 2025 it reported turnover of £2,151m.
- In the year to December 2025, Greggs had turnover of £2,151m, up 6.8% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £167m, keeping £7.78 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 33,283 people, with staff costs of £756m.
- Greggs PLC is listed on the stock market, so it is owned by its shareholders.
- These figures are from Greggs PLC's group accounts for the year to December 2025, filed at Companies House on 19 May 2026.
- Registered name
- GREGGS PLC
- Company number
- 00502851
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 29 December 1951
- Registered office area
- Newcastle
- Industry code on the register
- 10710: Manufacture of food products
- Accounts
- Group accounts, covering the companies it owns
- Accounts type
- Full group accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to December 2025, filed 19 May 2026
What does Greggs do?
Greggs is a bakery chain selling sausage rolls, bakes, sandwiches and coffee to eat on the go. It makes most of its products in its own bakeries and sells them through company-run shops, franchised sites at stations and motorway services, and delivery apps. It started in Newcastle upon Tyne and keeps its prices low by controlling production from bakery to shop. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
In brief: bakery and food-to-go retailer · makes its own products · company-run and franchised shops · listed
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 24 September 2026. Official website: corporate.greggs.co.uk.
Who owns Greggs?
Greggs PLC, company number 00502851, has no person with significant control on the register. That is normal for a company whose shares trade on a regulated market: ownership sits with the shareholders who hold the shares at any given time.
The full ownership record is on the Companies House register. Control is given in the bands the register uses, not as exact shareholdings.
Who runs Greggs?
The Companies House register lists 10 current officers for Greggs PLC.
All 10 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Richard John Hutton | 13 March 2006 |
| Roisin Currie | 1 February 2022 |
| Nina Jayne Richards | 15 February 2022 |
| Lynne Marie Weedall | 17 May 2022 |
| Matthew Samuel Davies | 2 August 2022 |
| Nigel Gordon Mills | 7 March 2023 |
| Tamara Jane Rogers | 1 June 2024 |
| Sarah Dickson | 19 December 2024 |
| Richard Smothers | 1 February 2026 |
| Ikdeep Singh | 1 July 2026 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Greggs file?
Greggs PLC reported turnover of £2,151m in the year to December 2025. That was up 6.8% on £2,014m the year before.
It reported 33,283 employees. The year before it reported 32,258.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £167m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £204m the year before.
Staff costs came to £756m. That is an average of £23,000 a head. It ended the year with £71m at the bank and net assets of £625m. It paid dividends of £70m.
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,151m | £2,014m |
| Pre-tax profit | £167m (filed) | £204m (filed) |
| Employees | 33,283 | 32,258 |
| Staff costs | £756m | £687m |
| Average staff cost per head | £23,000 | £21,000 |
| Bank and cash | £71m | £125m |
| Net assets | £625m | £571m |
| Dividends paid | £70m | £107m |
| Interest paid | £18m | |
| Interest received | £1.8m | |
| Directors' pay | £2m |
Read the accounts to December 2025 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets · Group accounts
Are there any charges against Greggs?
Greggs PLC has registered 25 charges at Companies House, of which 1 is still outstanding. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets; one is satisfied when the lending behind it is repaid or released.
The outstanding charge
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Cin Industrial Investments Limited | 17 May 1980 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Greggs compares
Of the 6 high street bakeries, Greggs is 1st on turnover, 2nd on profit margin and 2nd on growth. Gail's keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £13.41.
| Rank | High street bakeries | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Greggs | £2,151m | £7.78 |
| 2nd | Gail's | £220m | £13.41 |
| + 4 more high street bakeries ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
That comparison uses Greggs' accounts to December 2024. This page shows the newer year to December 2025.
Greggs files as Greggs PLC, with turnover of £2,151m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Greggs
What does Greggs do?
Greggs is a bakery chain selling sausage rolls, bakes, sandwiches and coffee to eat on the go. It makes most of its products in its own bakeries and sells them through company-run shops, franchised sites at stations and motorway services, and delivery apps. It started in Newcastle upon Tyne and keeps its prices low by controlling production from bakery to shop. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Is Greggs bigger than Pret A Manger?
Yes, by turnover. Greggs reported £2,151m in its latest accounts, against £705m at Pret A Manger. Our Greggs v Pret A Manger page compares the two on profit, margin, growth and staff. Greggs v Pret A Manger →
Is Greggs bigger than Gail's?
Yes, by turnover. Greggs reported £2,151m in its latest accounts, against £220m at Gail's. Our Greggs v Gail's page compares the two on profit, margin, growth and staff. Greggs v Gail's →
How does Greggs compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Greggs is 1st of the 6 companies in our battle of the high street bakeries, ahead of Gail's. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of the high street bakeries →
Who owns Greggs?
Greggs PLC is owned by its shareholders. As a listed company it is exempt from the register of people with significant control, so no single owner appears at Companies House.
How much does Greggs make?
Greggs PLC reported turnover of £2,151m in the year to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax profit of £167m.
How many people work at Greggs?
Greggs PLC reported 33,283 employees in the year to December 2025.
Who runs Greggs?
The Companies House register lists 10 current officers for Greggs PLC. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Greggs PLC's filings at Companies House, company number 00502851, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are group accounts: they include the companies it owns.
- Pre-tax profit is the figure the company filed, for both years.
- A figure the filing does not disclose is shown as n/d. A zero in the filing is treated as not disclosed, never as nil.
- Rounding: below £0.1m in thousands, from £0.1m to £2m to one decimal place, from £2m to the nearest million.
- Ownership is shown in the control bands the register of people with significant control uses, not as exact shareholdings.
- Officers' names and appointment dates come from the Companies House register. Job titles come from the company's own website. The description of what the company does comes from its website, or is marked Spark Intel editorial where it is written from stable, checked facts, with the date either way.
Spark Intel, “Greggs: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/greggs/. Figures from Companies House filings for GREGGS PLC (00502851).
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