Warrens Bakery: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Warrens Bakery Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Provenance Brands Limited. In the year to June 2025 Warrens Bakery Limited reported turnover of £15m.
- In the year to June 2025, Warrens Bakery had turnover of £15m, down 0.4% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax loss of £0.6m, losing £3.96 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 253 people, with staff costs of £5m.
- Warrens Bakery Limited is controlled by Provenance Brands Limited, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from Warrens Bakery Limited's accounts for the year to June 2025, filed at Companies House on 31 March 2026.
- Registered name
- WARRENS BAKERY LIMITED
- Company number
- 01451668
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 2 October 1979
- Registered office area
- Truro
- Industry code on the register
- 47290: Retail trade
- Accounts
- Single company accounts, this company only
- Accounts type
- Full accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to June 2025, filed 31 March 2026
What does Warrens Bakery do?
Warrens Bakery is a Cornish bakery chain that makes and sells Cornish pasties, bread, saffron cake, scones and other baked goods from its own bakeries. It was founded in St Just, Cornwall, in 1860 and still bakes to recipes handed down through the business. Its pasties are hand-crimped and include vegetarian and vegan versions. Its bakeries are mainly in Cornwall and the wider West Country.
In brief: Cornish bakery chain · pasties, bread and saffron cake · West Country · founded 1860
Source: Warrens Bakery's own website, retrieved 25 September 2026.
Who owns Warrens Bakery?
The Companies House register records Provenance Brands Limited as the person with significant control of Warrens Bakery Limited, company number 01451668. Provenance Brands Limited is itself company number 08140845.
That places Warrens Bakery Limited inside a larger group. The accounts on this page are the company's own, not the wider group's.
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 Warrens Bakery?
The Companies House register lists 5 current officers for Warrens Bakery Limited.
All 5 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Simon David Toft | 19 November 2012 |
| Mark Sullivan | 19 November 2012 |
| Alexandra Lucy Martin | 19 November 2012 |
| Nicholas Bryan Straw | 19 November 2012 |
| Paul David Denham | 1 January 2022 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Warrens Bakery file?
Warrens Bakery Limited reported turnover of £15m in the year to June 2025. That was down 0.4% on £15m the year before.
It reported 253 employees. The year before it reported 257.
It filed a pre-tax loss of £0.6m for the year, against a pre-tax loss of £11k the year before.
Staff costs came to £5m. That is an average of £18,000 a head. It ended the year with £0.2m at the bank and net liabilities of £1.3m.
| Measure | Jun 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15m | £15m |
| Pre-tax profit | -£0.6m (filed) | -£11k (filed) |
| Employees | 253 | 257 |
| Staff costs | £5m | £4m |
| Average staff cost per head | £18,000 | £16,000 |
| Bank and cash | £0.2m | £0.2m |
| Net assets | -£1.3m | -£0.9m |
| Interest paid | £0.3m | |
| Directors' pay | £0.1m |
Read the accounts to June 2025 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets
Are there any charges against Warrens Bakery?
Warrens Bakery Limited has registered 15 charges at Companies House, of which 12 are 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.
All 12 outstanding charges
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Santander UK PLC | 5 January 2015 |
| Santander UK PLC | 30 December 2014 |
| The Cornwall Council | 25 April 2014 |
| Tesco Stores Limited (The Landlord) | 29 January 2010 |
| Barclays Bank PLC | 22 February 1983 |
| Barclays Bank PLC | 22 February 1983 |
| Barclays Bank PLC | 22 February 1983 |
| Barclays Bank PLC | 22 February 1983 |
| Barclays Bank PLC | 22 February 1983 |
| Barclays Bank PLC | 22 February 1983 |
| Barclays Bank PLC | 22 February 1983 |
| Barclays Bank PLC | 7 March 1980 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Warrens Bakery compares
Of the 6 high street bakeries, Warrens Bakery is 6th on turnover, 6th on profit margin and 4th 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 |
| 6th | Warrens Bakery | £15m | −£3.96 |
| + 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.
Warrens Bakery files as Warrens Bakery Limited, whose person with significant control is Provenance Brands Limited, with turnover of £15m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Warrens Bakery
What does Warrens Bakery do?
Warrens Bakery is a Cornish bakery chain that makes and sells Cornish pasties, bread, saffron cake, scones and other baked goods from its own bakeries. It was founded in St Just, Cornwall, in 1860 and still bakes to recipes handed down through the business. Its pasties are hand-crimped and include vegetarian and vegan versions. Its bakeries are mainly in Cornwall and the wider West Country.
How does Warrens Bakery compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Warrens Bakery is 6th of the 6 companies in our battle of the high street bakeries, behind Greggs. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of the high street bakeries →
Who owns Warrens Bakery?
The Companies House register records Provenance Brands Limited as the person with significant control of Warrens Bakery Limited.
How much does Warrens Bakery make?
Warrens Bakery Limited reported turnover of £15m in the year to June 2025. It filed a pre-tax loss of £0.6m.
How many people work at Warrens Bakery?
Warrens Bakery Limited reported 253 employees in the year to June 2025.
Who runs Warrens Bakery?
The Companies House register lists 5 current officers for Warrens Bakery Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Warrens Bakery Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 01451668, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are single company accounts: they cover this company alone, not any wider group.
- 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, “Warrens Bakery: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/warrens-bakery/. Figures from Companies House filings for WARRENS BAKERY LIMITED (01451668).
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