FOX'S BURTON'S COMPANIES (FBC) UK LIMITED

Active
Company number 02086754Private limited companyIncorporated 1987

Key figures

£260,783,000
Net assets 2024/25

† FOX'S BURTON'S COMPANIES (FBC) UK LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 10720

Where the company stands among the 531 active companies whose first SIC code is 10720 (Manufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakes).

Net assets£260,783,000
Higher than 97% · median £3,585
Total assets£710,831,000
Higher than 99% · median £45,849
Cash£10,183,000
Higher than 97% · median £20,905
Company age39.9 years
Older than 96% · median 3.5 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. PLADIS (UK) LIMITED£2.2bn
  2. NORTHERN FOODS GROCERY GROUP LIMITED£437.1m
  3. FOX'S BURTON'S COMPANIES (FBC) UK LIMITED£260.8m
  4. FOX'S BISCUITS LIMITED£234.6m
  5. WALKER'S SHORTBREAD LTD£96.5m
  6. EGGFREE CAKE BOX LIMITED£15.3m
  7. NAIRN'S OATCAKES LTD.£15.1m
  8. ORCHARD VALLEY WOLVERHAMPTON LIMITED£14.1m
  9. HILL BISCUITS LIMITED£13.3m
  10. WHOLEBAKE LIMITED£11.2m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 531. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: FOX'S BURTON'S COMPANIES (FBC) UK LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

FOX'S BURTON'S COMPANIES (FBC) UK LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02086754. It was incorporated on 2 Jan 1987. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (EC4M). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakes (10720), manufacture of cocoa and chocolate confectionery (10821).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Aug 2025); the company files audit-exempt subsidiary. Turnover was £695,306,000. Profit for the year was £240,833,000. Net assets were £260,783,000. Cash at bank and in hand was £10,183,000. Total assets were £710,831,000 and total liabilities £376,232,000.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 531 active companies whose first SIC code is 10720: By net assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £3,585). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £45,849). By cash it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £20,905). It is older than 96% of them (median age 3.5 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as the supplier in one public contract award notice, from BEIS. 1 of the awards is shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants worth £60.3k, from Department for Work and Pensions.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 74 days to pay suppliers, and 58% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 4% lower than for men.

Who runs and controls the company?

2 persons with significant control are registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 May 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 2 May 2027.

Filed accounts2024/25
2024/25 †
Turnover695,306,000
Profit for the year240,833,000
Cash at bank and in hand10,183,000
Total assets710,831,000
Total liabilities376,232,000
Net assets / total equity260,783,000

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

1 contract

FOX'S BURTON'S COMPANIES (FBC) UK LIMITED is named as a supplier in 1 public contract award notice from BEIS. 1 award is shared with other suppliers.

Contract
  1. SBRI: Industrial Fuel Switching Phase 2: Demonstration ProjectsBEIS · shared by 12 suppliers, up to £52,491,766 in total

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Government grants

2 grants

FOX'S BURTON'S COMPANIES (FBC) UK LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants since 2021, together worth £60.3k.

Grants
  1. BURTONS FOODS LIMITEDDepartment for Work and Pensions · £4,417 · Kickstart Scheme
  2. BURTONS FOODSDepartment for Work and Pensions · £55,862 · Kickstart Scheme

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
74 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
58%
Standard payment terms
7–90 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 7%
  • 31 to 60 days 22%
  • After 60 days 71%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
28 Feb 2026
75
6%
57%
31 Aug 2025
74
7%
40%
28 Feb 2025
75
6%
52%
26 Aug 2024
76
4%
56%
26 Feb 2024
65
15%
53%
26 Aug 2023
63
17%
60%
27 Feb 2023
65
15%
77%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 4% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 1.7% higher
Median bonus pay
women 5.6% higher
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter37.6% womenLower middle33.4% womenUpper middle26.9% womenUpper pay quarter31.6% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 3.1% lower
women 2.9% higher
2023/24
women 4.5% lower
women 4.2% lower
2022/23
women 1.3% lower
women 4.3% lower
2021/22
women 9.4% lower
women 4.5% lower
2020/21
women 0.7% lower
women 4.2% lower
2019/20
women 11.1% lower
women 3.1% lower
2018/19
women 9.4% lower
women 7.1% lower
2017/18
women 4.7% lower
women 6.1% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Routes
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

9 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £695.3m, net assets £260.8m
  2. Name changed to FOX'S BURTON'S COMPANIES (FBC) UK LIMITEDPreviously BURTON'S FOODS LIMITED
  3. Fox's Burton's Company (Fbc) Holdings Uk Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Burton's Foods (Holdings) Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  5. Giovanni Ferrero registered as a person with significant control
  6. Burton's Foods (Holdings) Limited registered as a person with significant control
  7. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board ceased to be a person with significant control
  8. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (1)
  1. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.