BIG BEAR CONFECTIONERY LIMITED

38 BARNARD ROAD,, BOWTHORPE,, NORWICH, NR5 9JP

Previous name: FOX'S CONFECTIONERY LIMITED (changed on 20-Nov-2014)
Previous name: BIG BEAR LIMITED (changed on 01-Sep-2008)
Previous name: SPEED 9696 LIMITED (changed on 07-Aug-2003)

Company Number: 04849228
Incorporation date: 29-Jul-2003
Status: Active - Proposal to Strike off
Company type: Private Limited Company

SIC codes:
10821 Manufacture of cocoa and chocolate confectionery
10822 Manufacture of sugar confectionery

SUMMARY

This company is 19.8 years old and is currently active - proposal to strike off. It is controlled by multiple entities. The company has positive equity (net assets) of GBP 24.9 million which has decreased from the previous year's figure of GBP 32.4 million. The latest reported revenue figure is GBP 43.2 million which is down -20% on the previous year. Retained earnings is negative (GBP -6.6 million), which means the company has aggregate losses since it's inception or it has paid more dividends than it can afford; given the company's age, this is a sign of serious financial problems. The company has 4 active officers (directors or partners) who are or were officers of 24 other companies, 2 (8.3%) of which have since been dissolved or are proposed for strike off. The company has no public disputes filed on the Business Disputes Register. There are no court cases involving the company that we are aware of.

FINANCIALS (BETA)

Next accounts due: 31-Dec-2023
Accounts Filed: FULL (31-Mar-2022)

P&L Financials:

Year end	Currency	Revenue	Operating profit	Interest Received	Interest Paid	Tax	Net Profit GBP
31-Mar-2019	GBP	43,155,000	-7,512,000		611,000		-8,041,000
31-Mar-2018	GBP	52,724,000	-2,188,000	10,000			-2,542,000
31-Dec-2016	GBP	45,267,000	2,133,000			458,000	1,561,000
31-Dec-2015	GBP	3,957,500	240,300	1,000		58,200	182,100
31-Dec-2014	GBP	18,069,000	2,526,000			472,000	2,054,000
31-Dec-2013	GBP	17,067,000	3,199,000			768,000	2,431,000

Balance Sheet Financials:

Year end	Currency	Cash	Current Liabilities	Share Capital	Premium Reserve	Retained Earnings	Net Assets
31-Mar-2019	GBP			18,171,000	13,136,000	-6,572,000	24,861,000
31-Mar-2018	GBP			17,703,000	13,136,000	1,469,000	32,434,000
31-Dec-2016	GBP			703,000	13,136,000	4,011,000	17,976,000
31-Dec-2015	GBP			70,300	1,800	1,800	1,641,500
31-Dec-2014	GBP	2,575,000	5,501,000	703,000	13,136,000	11,463,000	25,428,000
31-Dec-2013	GBP	1,561,000	4,715,000	703,000	13,136,000	9,409,000	23,374,000

DISPUTES

No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.org

COMPANY SECRETARY

Status	Name	Appointed on	Resigned on	All apointments (active/resigned)
Active	Katherine Susan ATKINSON	06 Dec 2021	28 May 2023	1 - 0
Resigned	Robert Andrew DAVIES	04 Feb 2011	31 Oct 2013	0 - 1
Resigned	Keith Michael BUCHANAN	19 Dec 2008	04 Feb 2011	0 - 10
Resigned	Peter ROBERTS	03 Mar 2004	19 Dec 2008	0 - 5
Resigned	Paul Nigel WILKINSON	04 Aug 2003	03 Mar 2004	3 - 38

DIRECTORS

Status	Name	Appointed on	Resigned on	Occupation	Nationality	All appointments (active/resigned)	Dissolved companies (rate)
Active	Thibaut Guy EISSAUTIER	21 Dec 2022		Director	French,British	7 - 0	1 (14.3%)
Resigned	Andrew David DRISCOLL	06 Dec 2021	31 Dec 2022	Director	British	2 - 31	2 (6.1%)
Active	Ashley James HICKS	06 Dec 2021		Director	British	1 - 1	1 (50.0%)
Active	Ashley James HICKS	06 Dec 2021		Director	British	1 - 14	3 (20.0%)
Resigned	Brendan FEENEY	29 Dec 2017	06 Dec 2021	Director	Irish	5 - 16	8 (38.1%)
Resigned	Jason Simon RODRIGUES	29 Dec 2017	30 Sep 2021	Director	British	16 - 15	3 (9.7%)
Resigned	Seamus KEARNEY	29 Dec 2017	06 Dec 2021	Director	Irish	5 - 7	1 (8.3%)
Resigned	Othmane KHELLADI	29 Dec 2017	30 Sep 2021	Director	French,Algerian	6 - 9	1 (6.7%)
Resigned	Declan MURPHY	29 Dec 2017	06 Dec 2021	Director	Irish	0 - 5	2 (40.0%)
Active	Seamus KEARNEY	29 Dec 2017		Director	Irish	6 - 1	1 (14.3%)
Resigned	Jarmo Kalervo PUPUTTI	24 May 2017	31 Oct 2017	Chief Executive Officer	Finnish	0 - 4	1 (25.0%)
Resigned	Jukka Samuli HEINÄNEN	24 May 2017	29 Dec 2017	Vice President, Operations	Finnish	0 - 3	1 (33.3%)
Resigned	Sakari Kalervo KOTKA	21 Nov 2016	15 May 2017	Executive Chairman, Confectionary	Finnish	0 - 4	1 (25.0%)
Resigned	Olli Ensio MUSTONEN	02 Mar 2015	21 Nov 2016	Financial Director	Finnish	0 - 27	14 (51.9%)
Resigned	Vincent Marie Alberic Francois POUJARDIEU	08 Nov 2013	21 Nov 2016	Vice President	French	0 - 5	1 (20.0%)
Resigned	Antti Juhani ELEVUORI	08 Nov 2013	29 Dec 2017	Finance Director	Finnish	0 - 27	14 (51.9%)
Resigned	Robert Andrew DAVIES	04 Feb 2011	31 Oct 2013	Director	British	11 - 53	30 (46.9%)
Resigned	Paul Stuart SIMMONDS	04 Feb 2011	24 Apr 2013	Company Director	British	0 - 27	15 (55.6%)
Resigned	Jane Louise JAMES	07 Sep 2009	04 Feb 2011	Marketing Director	British	0 - 3	1 (33.3%)
Resigned	Keith Michael BUCHANAN	19 Dec 2008	04 Feb 2011	Accountant	British	0 - 10	4 (40.0%)
Resigned	Mark Garland GRAHAME	06 Sep 2006	04 Feb 2011	Sales Director	British	3 - 5	1 (12.5%)
Resigned	David James MARTIN	06 Sep 2006	04 Feb 2011	Operations Director	British	1 - 5	1 (16.7%)
Resigned	Andrew James RICHMAN	21 Jul 2004	30 Jun 2006	Sales Director	British	0 - 1	1 (100.0%)
Resigned	Peter ROBERTS	03 Mar 2004	19 Dec 2008	Director	British	0 - 5	2 (40.0%)
Resigned	Paul Nigel WILKINSON	04 Aug 2003	04 Feb 2011	Company Director	British	3 - 38	20 (48.8%)
Resigned	John Andrew JACKSON	04 Aug 2003	04 Feb 2011	Company Director	British	2 - 25	9 (33.3%)
Resigned	Mario GIANNOTTA	04 Aug 2003	04 Feb 2011	Managing Director	British	3 - 7	3 (30.0%)
Resigned	ATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED	29 Jul 2003	04 Aug 2003			0 - 9710	3381 (34.8%)
Resigned	ATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED	29 Jul 2003	04 Aug 2003			0 - 14220	4941 (34.7%)

Number of active directors: 4
Average tenure of active directors: 2.2 years
Average tenure of resigned directors: 3.1 years
Average active director Dissolution Rate: 24.6%

DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES

Name	Thibaut Guy EISSAUTIER	Ashley James HICKS	Ashley James HICKS	Seamus KEARNEY
VALEO CONFECTIONERY LIMITED (02025064) - Active	✔
FOX'S CONFECTIONERY LIMITED (02046914) - Active		✔	✔	✔
FRESHERS FOODS LIMITED (02168745) - Active			✔
KETTLE FOODS LTD. (02238320) - Active	✔		✔
THE LINDUM SNACK COMPANY LIMITED (02636769) - Active				✔
CRUGA LIMITED (03821376) - Active			✔
THE JERKY GROUP LIMITED (04055183) - Active			✔
BIG BEAR CONFECTIONERY LIMITED (04849228) - Active - Proposal to Strike off	✔	✔	✔	✔
TANGERINE CONFECTIONERY GROUP LIMITED (05660094) - Active	✔
DFKA INTERMEDIATE LIMITED (05916904) - Active			✔
MEATSNACKS GROUP LTD. (06242292) - Active			✔
DFKA LTD (07133630) - Liquidation			✔
DFKA UK HOLDINGS LIMITED (07235294) - Active			✔
TAURUS 3 LIMITED (07645590) - Active	✔
TAURUS BIDCO LIMITED (07645635) - Active	✔
IT'S ALL GOOD LIMITED (07742475) - Active - Proposal to Strike off			✔
NEW WORLD FOODS (EUROPE) LIMITED (07843083) - Active			✔
KETTLE GROWER SERVICES LIMITED (10767968) - Active			✔
VALEO FOODS UK FINANCING LIMITED (13955129) - Active	✔
ROBERT ROBERTS (NI) LIMITED (NI044270) - Active				✔
LISNEVAN LIMITED (NI046194) - Active				✔
KINTYRE ENTERPRISES LIMITED (NI046384) - Active				✔
KELKIN (UK) LIMITED (NI047506) - Active				✔
WILD WEST FOODS (UK) LIMITED (SC214660) - Active			✔
THE REAL MEAT SNACKS COMPANY LTD (SC423068) - Active			✔

SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)

Shareholder name	Share class	Shares at confirmation date
Shareholder name	Share class	2020-07-29	2019-07-29	2018-07-29	2016-07-29	2015-07-29
ROWSE HONEY LIMITED	ORDINARY	167,630,579 100%	18,170,834 100%	17,703,144 100%	0 0%	0 0%
RAISIO UK LIMITED	C ORDINARY	0 0%	0 0%	0 0%	329,957 46.9%	0 0%
RAISIO UK LIMITED	ORDINARY A	0 0%	0 0%	0 0%	256,708 36.5%	0 0%
RAISIO UK LIMITED	ORDINARY B	0 0%	0 0%	0 0%	116,479 16.6%	0 0%
BIG BEAR GROUP LIMITED	C ORDINARY	0 0%	0 0%	0 0%	0 0%	329,957 46.9%
BIG BEAR GROUP LIMITED	ORDINARY A	0 0%	0 0%	0 0%	0 0%	256,708 36.5%
BIG BEAR GROUP LIMITED	ORDINARY B	0 0%	0 0%	0 0%	0 0%	116,479 16.6%

SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)

Company name	Share class	Shares at confimation date
Company name	Share class	2017-04-03
BIG BEAR CONFECTIONERY LIMITED	ORDINARY	150,040 100%

CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES

- >75%:Raisio Oyj (0664032-4 - Finland) active
>75%:Raisio Uk Limited (07130170 - England & Wales) ceased
- >75%:Valeo Foods Uk Limited (8894039 - United Kingdom) active
>75%:Rowse Honey Limited (01024018 - United Kingdom) active

Controlling entities above

BIG BEAR CONFECTIONERY LIMITED

Controlled companies below

>75%:FOX'S CONFECTIONERY LIMITED (02046914 - UK) active
>75%:NIMBUS FOODS LIMITED (03043114 - UK) ceased

LATE PAYMENTS REPORT

Start date	End date	Average days to pay	% invoices paid over 60 days	% invoices not paid within agreed terms	Gov.uk report
2018-04-01	2018-09-30	39	10%	52%	8643

COURT CASES

No Court Cases found

PATENTS

No Patents found

COMPETITORS

(Based on Sic code: 10821 Manufacture of cocoa and chocolate confectionery)

Company	Registered Address	Company Number	YE Date	Revenue GBP	Net Profit GBP	Other SIC codes
MARS WRIGLEY CONFECTIONERY UK LIMITED	3D DUNDEE ROAD, SLOUGH, BERKSHIRE, SL1 4LG	06649982	2017-12-30	842,067,000	68,057,000
FERRERO UK LIMITED	889 GREENFORD ROAD, GREENFORD, ENGLAND, UB6 0HE	00876127	2017-08-31	383,537,000	500,000
THORNTONS LIMITED	889 GREENFORD ROAD, GREENFORD, MIDDLESEX, UB6 0HE	00174706	2017-08-26	139,794,000	-31,060,000
MONDELEZ UK CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTION LIMITED	PO BOX 12 BOURNVILLE LANE, BOURNVILLE, BIRMINGHAM, B30 2LU	00474310	2017-12-31	136,483,000	17,898,000	10890-Manufacture of other food products not elsewhere classified
CADBURY UK LIMITED	PO BOX 12, BOURNVILLE LANE, BOURNVILLE, BIRMINGHAM, B30 2LU	00155256	2017-12-31	121,731,000	24,465,000
KINNERTON (CONFECTIONERY) CO. LIMITED	UNITS 1+2, OXBOROUGH LANE, FAKENHAM, ENGLAND, NR21 8AF	01401107	2017-12-31	80,655,159	-495,010
MAGNA SPECIALIST CONFECTIONERS LIMITED	MAGNA HOUSE, STAFFORD PARK 3, TELFORD, SHROPSHIRE, TF3 3BH	01050340	2018-04-28	66,708,840	5,129,083
BIG BEAR CONFECTIONERY LIMITED	38 BARNARD ROAD,, BOWTHORPE,, NORWICH, ENGLAND, NR5 9JP	04849228	2018-03-31	52,724,000	-2,542,000	10822-Manufacture of sugar confectionery
MONDELEZ UK HOLDINGS & SERVICES LIMITED	CADBURY HOUSE, SANDERSON ROAD, UXBRIDGE, MIDDLESEX, UB8 1DH	00052457	2017-12-31	43,000,000	-10,000,000	70100-Activities of head offices
BARONIE UK LIMITED	OFFICE 4, CORBY ENTERPRISE CENTRE LONDON ROAD, PRIORS HALL, CORBY, ENGLAND, NN17 5EU	09426120	2018-04-30	27,701,041	0
HOTEL CHOCOLAT LIMITED	MINT HOUSE, NEWARK CLOSE, ROYSTON, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG8 5HL	02805730	2018-07-01	27,669,418	3,136,642
SOFT N SWEET LTD	HENLEAZE HOUSE, 13 HARBURY ROAD, BRISTOL, ENGLAND, BS9 4PN	09820740	2017-10-31	1,865,786	0	11070-Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters 46390-Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
PANA CHOCOLATE EMEA LIMITED	UNIT 5, 8 AIRFIELD ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, DORSET, BH23 3TG	09424232	2017-06-30	750,119	0
COCO CHOCOLATIER LIMITED	PORT EDGAR MARINA, SHORE ROAD, SOUTH QUEENSFERRY, SCOTLAND, EH30 9SQ	SC324196	2018-05-31	678,737	0	46360-Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery 47240-Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
RAWR FOODS LIMITED	UNIT 39 CORRINGHAM ROAD IND EST, CORRINGHAM ROAD, GAINSBOROUGH, LINCOLNSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, DN21 1QB	06760714	2018-12-31	253,134	0
BLOWING DANDELION LIMITED	3 BELVEDERE ROAD, LONDON, ENGLAND, SE19 2HJ	10425185	2018-10-31	73,133	0
SAINT AYMES LTD	59 CONNAUGHT STREET, SAINT AYMES, 59 CONNAUGHT STREET, LONDON, ENGLAND, W2 2BB	09722042	2018-08-31	30,742	0
ESSY AND BELLA LTD	SUITE 3 THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY GREEN LANE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, PELAW, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, ENGLAND, NE10 0UW	09557917	2018-04-30	27,159	0
AFAN VALE CHOCOLATES LTD	CROESERW COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE CENTRE BRYN SIRIOL, CYMMER, PORT TALBOT, WALES, SA13 3PL	09746012	2018-08-31	10,372	0
CORBY CONSULTING LIMITED	FIRWOOD COTTAGE MOTTRAM ROAD, ALDERLEY EDGE, CHESHIRE, SK9 7DW	03416754	2018-08-31	6,900	0	62020-Information technology consultancy activities
RAW NIBBLES LIMITED	18 18 LANCASTER AVENUE, MALDON, ESSEX, ENGLAND, CM9 6FY	08792536	2018-03-31	5,739	0	47240-Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
TRUFFLE WITCH LIMITED	29 ANNWEIR AVENUE, LANCING, ENGLAND, BN15 9NF	10530595	2018-12-31	3,179	0
FLAVOUR CHOCOLATE COMPANY UK LIMITED	HANOVER HOUSE 385 EDGWARE ROAD, FLAT 421, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, NW2 6LD	10492643	2017-11-30	403	0
LOVE SCARLETT COCOA LIMITED	FLAT 8 BLOCK B PEABODY SQUARE, BLACKFRIARS ROAD, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, SE1 8HX	10196962	2018-05-31	300	0
ZOLTAN'S CHOCOLATE LTD	C/O EVLA, 30, WORTHING ROAD, HORSHAM, ENGLAND, RH12 1SL	08194422	2018-08-31	30	0	90030-Artistic creation

LIQUIDATION RISK (BETA)

This company is Active - Proposal to Strike off. Statistically, such companies have a VERY HIGH probability of being liquidated within a year.
Here are our probability predictions:

Basis	Liquidation within 3 months	Liquidation within 6 months	Liquidation within 12 months	Prediction confidence
Company status	71.1%	73.9%	76.8%	High
Other companies Active in the same sector	Too few competitors


Age	0.4%	1.7%	3.3%	Medium
Company Type	0.7%	3.7%	7.4%	Medium
Accounts category	0.7%	2.2%	3.8%	Medium
Accounting Month	0.5%	1.8%	3.9%	Medium
Sic code count	0.8%	3.8%	7.5%	Medium