WORLD OF SWEETS (DISTRIBUTION) LIMITED

Active
Company number 04431556Private limited companyIncorporated 2002

Key figures

£10,296,000+22.1%
Net assets 2025
+22.1%
Average annual growth 2024–2025
05 m10 m15 m20242025

† WORLD OF SWEETS (DISTRIBUTION) 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

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 46360

Where the company stands among the 972 active companies whose first SIC code is 46360 (Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery).

Turnover£75,184,000
Higher than 75% · median £21,127,025 among 30 that publish turnover
Net assets£10,296,000
Higher than 99% · median £7,917
Total assets£48,125,000
Higher than 99% · median £76,546
Cash£1,960,000
Higher than 95% · median £26,584
Company age24.5 years
Older than 94% · median 3.3 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. LINDT & SPRUNGLI (U.K.) LIMITED£74.7m
  2. EMPIRE BESPOKE FOODS LIMITED£39.1m
  3. AUTOMATIC RETAILING (NORTHERN) LIMITED£23m
  4. BRIDOR UK LIMITED£10.9m
  5. WORLD OF SWEETS (DISTRIBUTION) LIMITED£10.3m
  6. SNACKRUPTORS LIMITED£9.9m
  7. WESTONE WHOLESALE LIMITED£9.8m
  8. LUDWIG CHOCOLATE LIMITED£9.1m
  9. TURNER & WRIGHTS LIMITED£8.4m
  10. RAGUS SUGARS LIMITED£7.3m

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 972. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: WORLD OF SWEETS (DISTRIBUTION) LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

WORLD OF SWEETS (DISTRIBUTION) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 04431556. It was incorporated on 3 May 2002. Its status is active. The registered office is in Loughborough (LE11). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery (46360).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £75,184,000. Profit for the year was £1,861,000. Net assets were £10,296,000, up 22.1% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,960,000. Total assets were £48,125,000 and total liabilities £37,719,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 972 active companies whose first SIC code is 46360: By turnover it ranks higher than 75% of the 30 that publish turnover (median £21,127,025). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £7,917). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £76,546). By cash it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £26,584). It is older than 94% of them (median age 3.3 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 4 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 7 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 17 May 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover85,644,00075,184,000
Profit for the year3,080,0001,861,000
Cash at bank and in hand1,935,0001,960,000
Total assets44,711,00048,125,000
Total liabilities36,206,00037,719,000
Net assets / total equity8,435,00010,296,000

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.

Statutory reporting

Modern slavery statements4
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (WORLD OF SWEETS (HANCOCKS) LIMITED)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
Earlier years (1)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (WORLD OF SWEETS (HANCOCKS) LIMITED)

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.

History

7 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £75.2m, net assets £10.3m
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £85.6m, net assets £8.4m
  3. World Of Sweets Group Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Hancocks Holdings Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  5. Name changed to WORLD OF SWEETS (DISTRIBUTION) LIMITEDPreviously WORLD OF SWEETS LIMITED
  6. Hancocks Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  7. 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.