EMMI DESSERTS TAUNTON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00132872 · ltd · incorporated 1913-12-18
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£6.07M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 72/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 15 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
26 live charges · 15 lenders · oldest 93.3y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 93.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 15 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
26 charges (26/26 with lender, 26/26 with type)
90
Directors & officers
41 officers (6 active, 41 linked, 32 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
258 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £6,066,938
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,598,609 YoY
Cash YoY
+72%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2.0m
↑ 72% YoY
Net Worth
£6.1m
↓ 52% YoY
Current Assets
£10m
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £10.97M | £13.22M |
| Current assets | £10.04M | £13.47M |
| Cash | £2.04M | £1.19M |
| Debtors | £4.84M | £8.88M |
| Net assets | £6.07M | £12.67M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 change-of-name
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (143 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-08✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2026-01-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-21🔓Charge satisfied #24
- 2025-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-17📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-03-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-17📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-03-15➕MÜLLER, Reto Markus appointedsecretary
- 2025-03-15➕MÜLLER, Reto Markus appointeddirector
- 2025-03-15➖SABATIÉ-GARAT, Edouard resignedsecretary
- 2025-03-15➖SABATIÉ-GARAT, Edouard resigneddirector
- 2024-09-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-09-23🔓Charge satisfied #26
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-04-25🔓Charge satisfied #25
- 2023-09-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-06➕SUDHIR, Raadhika appointeddirector
- 2023-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-01📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-07-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-07-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-06-30➖JEANPIERRE, Hervé Marie Michel resignedsecretary
- 2021-06-30➕SABATIÉ-GARAT, Edouard appointedsecretary
- 2021-06-30➖JEANPIERRE, Hervé Marie Michel resigneddirector
- 2021-06-30➕SABATIÉ-GARAT, Edouard appointeddirector
- 2019-03-29🔒Charge registered #26Lender: Credit Industriel Et Commercial
- 2018-08-03➕TAYLOR, Nigel appointeddirector
- 2017-10-25➕JEANPIERRE, Hervé Marie Michel appointedsecretary
- 2017-10-25➖FRENCH, Jeremy David resigneddirector
- 2017-10-25➖ORMROD, Christopher resigneddirector
- 2017-10-02➖MICHELMORES SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2017-01-18🔓Charge satisfied #23
- 2016-12-23➕BOUDY, Didier appointeddirector
- 2016-12-23➕VERDINO, Henri Gerard appointeddirector
- 2016-12-23➕JEANPIERRE, Hervé Marie Michel appointeddirector
- 2014-10-28➕MICHELMORES SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-05-14➖EVANS, Michael resignedsecretary
- 2014-05-14➖EVANS, Michael resigneddirector
- 2014-05-14➕FRENCH, Jeremy David appointeddirector
- 2014-05-14➖GACQUIN, Jolene Anna, Ms. resigneddirector
- 2014-05-14➖O'LEARY, Conor resigneddirector
- 2014-05-14➖WILLIAMS, Alan Richard, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2014-05-14🔒Charge registered #25Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
Showing most recent 50 of 143 events
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
2 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-04-08: certificate-change-of-name-company
Group structure
Case Topco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Case Topco Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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EMMI DESSERTS TAUNTON LIMITED
This company · 00132872
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Case Topco Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 05/09/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- The Bakery, Gardener Roadceased 05/09/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Food & drink · SL postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANGLO FROZEN FOODS LTD→ 04001240 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| DELICACIES BY M LTD→ 13116642 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| HM BIOPHARMZ LTD→ 14705600 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| KARTAR'S KITCHEN LTD→ 14662690 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| KINETIC KITCHEN LTD→ 12441562 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| L&M BUSINESS CONSULTING INDUSTRY LIMITED→ 13401408 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| LASUCH CAKES LTD→ 11672667 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| LIVING ROOTS LTD→ 10227824 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| LONDON LIFESCIENCES LTD→ 11709724 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| MADEMOISELLE DESSERTS CORBY LIMITED→ 02664188 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | — | — |
| MAGNOLIA BAKERY LTD→ 15713264 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| MAHIIBAKES LTD→ 15014642 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1913-12-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Registered office
The Bakery
Gardner Road
Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL6 7TU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-21
Last: 2026-06-07
Officers (6 active · 35 resigned)
MÜLLER, Reto Markus→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOUDY, Didier→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2016-12-23
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MÜLLER, Reto Markus→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2025-03-15
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SUDHIR, Raadhika→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2023-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TAYLOR, Nigel→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2018-08-03
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VERDINO, Henri Gerard→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2016-12-23
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EVANS, Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-12-22 · resigned 2014-05-14
HEWSON, Brian Norman→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2001-10-16
JEANPIERRE, Hervé Marie Michel→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-10-25 · resigned 2021-06-30
MCLAUGHLIN, James, Mr.→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-09-29 · resigned 2007-06-30
QUARTLY, Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-07-01 · resigned 2010-12-22
ROBINSON, Andrew John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-10-16 · resigned 2005-09-29
SABATIÉ-GARAT, Edouard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2021-06-30 · resigned 2025-03-15
MICHELMORES SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2014-10-28 · resigned 2017-10-02
BARRATT, William Harrison→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2009-03-27 · resigned 2011-01-07
BERGIN, Caroline Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2009-03-27 · resigned 2010-06-04
BRAITHWAITE, Steven David Ernest→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2007-07-01 · resigned 2007-12-10
BUSH, Brian Frederick→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 2001-04-06
DAVIS, George→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 2001-04-09 · resigned 2004-08-30
EVANS, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2009-12-09 · resigned 2014-05-14
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Mortgages & charges
26
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:26 of 26 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Credit Industriel Et Commercial | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/03/2019 | 23/09/2024 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/05/2014 | 25/04/2024 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/05/2014 | 21/01/2026 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 14/05/2014 | 18/01/2017 | |
| satisfied | Ge Commercial Finance Ge Commercial Finance Limited | Guarantee & debenture | 1 property | 29/09/2005 | 06/09/2012 | |
| satisfied | Trivest Vct , Triven Vct and Mig Matrix Income and Growth Vct (The Stockholders) Trivest Vct PLC, Triven Vct PLC and Mig Matrix Income and Growth Vct PLC (The Stockholders) | Debenture | 1 property | 29/09/2005 | 21/12/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage deed | 2 properties | 25/10/2004 | 15/10/2005 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Charge of deposit | 1 property | 02/08/2004 | 15/10/2005 | |
| satisfied | Omega (Iom) Omega (Iom) Limited | Legal mortgage | 3 properties | 07/01/2003 | 15/10/2005 | |
| satisfied | Omega (Iom) Omega (Iom) Limited | Legal mortgage | 3 properties | 07/01/2003 | 15/10/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 11/10/2002 | 15/10/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 12/11/2001 | 15/10/2005 | |
| satisfied | Julian Hodge Bank Julian Hodge Bank Limited | Mortgage | 1 property | 27/06/2001 | 15/10/2005 | |
| satisfied | Julian Hodge Bank Julian Hodge Bank Limited | Mortgage | 1 property | 09/04/2001 | 15/10/2005 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 01/07/1996 | 16/05/2001 | |
| satisfied | Stephen Martin Scott | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/07/1991 | 09/03/1994 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 06/12/1990 | 26/07/1994 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 08/11/1990 | 16/05/2001 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 04/12/1985 | 16/05/1990 | |
| satisfied | Investors in Industry Investors in Industry PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 13/08/1984 | 09/03/1994 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 10/02/1984 | 26/07/1994 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 10/02/1984 | 26/07/1994 | |
| satisfied | Westminster Bank Westminster Bank LTD | Mortgage debenture | 3 properties | 24/07/1968 | 15/10/2005 | |
| satisfied | Mrs E.P. Bowley | Legal charge | 2 properties | 26/08/1965 | 15/10/2005 | |
| satisfied | Ruth E Willmott | Deed of variation and further security | 1 property | 23/07/1958 | 15/10/2005 | |
| satisfied | Nwe & a Maynard | Debentures | — | 22/03/1933 | 11/07/1992 |
Recent filings (258 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2026-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-08
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-04-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-17
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-04-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-11