ARCHERS (BAKERS & CONFECTIONERS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01228295 · ltd · incorporated 1975-10-01
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£201.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £201,890

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£202k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£40k£81k£121k£162k£202kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£201.9k£23.7k
Current assets£10.8k£12.2k
Net assets£201.9k£170.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-06-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-06-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-10-16
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    ARCHER, Marshall John resigned
    director
  8. 2023-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-03-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-09-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2021-05-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2021-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-05-12
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    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  17. 2021-04-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2019-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-02-03
    ➕
    ARCHER, James appointed
    director
  20. 2011-11-02
    ➖
    ARCHER, Marshall John resigned
    secretary
  21. 2005-02-24
    ➕
    ARCHER, Natalie Jessica appointed
    director
  22. 2005-02-24
    ➖
    ARCHER, Linda resigned
    director
  23. 1975-10-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARCHERS (BAKERS & CONFECTIONERS) LIMITED

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ARCHER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 51 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Natalie Archer
Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares16/10/2024
Mr James Archer
Individual · British · DOB 04/1988 · age 38
25–50%
—25-50% shares16/10/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Marshall John Archerceased 16/10/2024· 50-75% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1975-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Registered office

11 Hollins Lane
Marple
Cheshire
SK6 6AW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ARCHER, James→
director · ~38y · appointed 2016-02-03
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Active
ARCHER, Natalie Jessica→
director · ~43y · appointed 2005-02-24
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Active
ARCHER, Marshall John→
secretary · resigned 2011-11-02
Resigned
ARCHER, Linda→
director · ~77y · resigned 2005-02-24
Resigned
ARCHER, Marshall John→
director · ~76y · resigned 2024-10-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (101 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13