World Of Goodness Limited
Private Limited Company · Loughborough
ActiveUnited KingdomIncorporated 2023Private Limited Company
Financial position
Accounts to 2025-12-31 · GBP · Group accounts
Net assets
−£34,787,000
Cash
£7,370,000
Turnover
£198,966,000
Profit / loss
−£53,618,000
Current assets
£48,198,000
Creditors < 1 year
£31,474,000
Equity
−£34,787,000
Average employees
692
Balance-sheet trend
GBP · consolidatedFinancial statements
Selected figures from the best-ranked available filing for each period. Missing values remain unknown.
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| Reported figures | 2025-12-3112 months · Group · AI-read | 2024-12-31Group · AI-read |
|---|---|---|
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net assets | −£34,787,000 | £18,831,000 |
| Equity | −£34,787,000 | £18,831,000 |
| Share capital | £470,000 | £470,000 |
| Retained earnings | −£81,816,000 | −£28,198,000 |
| Assets | ||
| Fixed assets | £94,286,000 | £136,721,000 |
| Intangible assets | £82,721,000 | £124,338,000 |
| Property, plant & equipment | £11,565,000 | £12,383,000 |
| Current assets | £48,198,000 | £48,965,000 |
| Cash at bank | £7,370,000 | £5,934,000 |
| Debtors | £17,248,000 | £16,034,000 |
| Stock | £23,580,000 | £26,997,000 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Creditors within one year | £31,474,000 | £30,252,000 |
| Creditors after one year | £141,161,000 | £131,750,000 |
| Bank loans & overdrafts | £99,238,000 | — |
| Provisions | £4,636,000 | £4,853,000 |
| Capital commitments | £0 | — |
| Net current assets | £16,724,000 | £18,713,000 |
| Assets less current liabilities | £111,010,000 | £155,434,000 |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Turnover | £198,966,000 | £216,423,000 |
| Cost of sales | £131,053,000 | £142,170,000 |
| Gross profit | £67,913,000 | £74,253,000 |
| Administrative expenses | £103,771,000 | £74,725,000 |
| Operating profit | −£35,858,000 | −£472,000 |
| Interest receivable | £122,000 | £192,000 |
| Interest payable | £17,155,000 | £17,317,000 |
| Profit before tax | −£52,891,000 | −£17,597,000 |
| Tax | £727,000 | £1,959,000 |
| Profit / loss | −£53,618,000 | −£19,556,000 |
| Cash flow | ||
| Cash from operations | £12,457,000 | £20,408,000 |
| Net debt | £133,791,000 | — |
| People & pay | ||
| Average employees | 692 | 662 |
| Staff costs | £26,759,000 | £25,344,000 |
| Wages & salaries | £22,728,000 | £21,904,000 |
| Social security costs | £2,749,000 | £2,259,000 |
| Pension costs | £1,282,000 | £1,181,000 |
| Directors' remuneration | £164,000 | £205,000 |
| Highest paid director | £164,000 | £205,000 |
| Source evidence | View filing | View filing |
From the accounts
What the accounts for 2025-12-31 say about themselves, read by AI from the scanned filing.
- Principal activity
- The company is a holding company which also provides management services to its subsidiaries which in aggregate comprise a specialist confectionery wholesaler group.
- What it does
- specialist confectionery wholesaler · value-added confectionery · retailers · multi-channel network · management services (AI keywords)
- The year
- The group recorded revenue of £198,966,000 for the year ended 31 December 2025 (2024: £216,423,000), a gross profit of £67,913,000 (2024: £74,523,000) and an operating loss of £35,858,000 (2024: £472,000) after charging £41,583,000 (2024: £15,018,000) of amortization and impairment in respect of goodwill and brand related intangible assets. This year on year decline in performance reflects difficult market conditions throughout 2025 impacting on volumes, coupled with inflationary headwinds.
- Outlook
- The group is focusing on maintaining both organic growth and expanding the product range whilst also evaluating potential complementary business acquisitions.
- Audit opinion
- Clean (unmodified)
- Immediate parent
- World of Goodness UK Midco 2 Limited
- Ultimate parent
- World of Goodness Jersey Holdco Limited · Jersey
- Ultimate controlling party
- A&M Capital Advisors Europe LLP manages the interests of the investing AMCE funds, which held the majority of the beneficial equity interests in World of Goodness Jersey Holdco Limited as of 31 December 2025 and was represented on the group board.
- Accounts
- Full accounts · FRS 102
- Approved
- 2026-04-30, signed by R Norbury
Subsidiaries (19)
- IB Group Ltd · 100% · Intermediate holding company
- IB Holdco Limited · 100% · Intermediate holding company
- World of Sweets Group Limited · 100% · Intermediate holding company
- UK Sweets Limited · 100% · Confectionery, wholesale and retail
- Hancocks Holdings Limited · 100% · Property management services
- World of Sweets (Hancocks) Limited · 100% · Confectionery wholesale
- World of Sweets (Distribution) Limited · 100% · Confectionery wholesale
- Hubpix Limited · 100% · Software development
- World of Sweets Limited · 100% · Dormant
- Bobbys Foods South Wales Limited · 100% · Dormant
- Bobbys Foods North East Limited · 100% · Dormant
- Bobbys Foods North West Limited · 100% · Dormant
- Bobbys Foods South East Limited · 100% · Dormant
- Bobbys Foods North London Limited · 100% · Dormant
- Bobbys Foods South West Limited · 100% · Dormant
- World of Sweets NI Limited · 100% · Dormant
- Bonds Confectionery Limited · 100% · Dormant
- World of Sweets (Bonds) Limited · 100% · Dormant
- Bonds of London Limited · 100% · Dormant
Turnover by segment (4)
- United Kingdom: 195,360 (000s) (2025-12-31)
- Rest of the World: 3,606 (000s) (2025-12-31)
- United Kingdom: 210,647 (000s) (2024-12-31)
- Rest of the World: 5,776 (000s) (2024-12-31)
Related parties (2)
- A&M Capital Advisors LLP · funds managed by A&M Capital Advisors LLP hold the majority of ordinary shares in the group · monitoring fees charged for the year · £500,000
- A&M Capital Advisors LLP · funds managed by A&M Capital Advisors LLP hold the majority of ordinary shares in the group · monitoring fees charged for the year · £500,000
Borrowings (2)
- Bank loans · (99,238) (000s)
- Amounts owed to group undertakings · (41,923) (000s)
Share classes (1)
- 470,288 ordinary of £1
Principal risks (8)
- inflationary pressures in the economy
- continued supply chain disruption
- level of competition from local and national wholesalers
- commodity price risk
- foreign currency risk
- credit risk
- liquidity risk
- interest rate risk
Secured borrowing
Registered charges, lenders and security interests.
Charges and related records
1 outstanding chargesAll Assets · created 2023-06-07
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Outstanding