LOTTIE SHAW'S LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02875578 · ltd · incorporated 1993-11-26
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 Mar 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
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: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 32.6y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 32.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
22 officers (4 active, 22 linked, 15 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
140 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-03-31
Average employees3500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
6
filings
  • • 5 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 5 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (71 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-06-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-06-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-06-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-06-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2026-06-01
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    SHIPTON, Hannah Jane appointed
    director
  7. 2026-06-01
    ➕
    TURNER, Monica appointed
    director
  8. 2026-06-01
    ➖
    CHARLESWORTH, Richard resigned
    director
  9. 2026-06-01
    ➖
    HIPKISS, Adrian James resigned
    director
  10. 2026-06-01
    ➖
    WRIGHT, Helena resigned
    director
  11. 2026-01-07
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    CHARLESWORTH, Richard appointed
    director
  12. 2026-01-07
    ➖
    CLARKE, Richard Simon resigned
    director
  13. 2026-01-07
    ➖
    COOMBES, Jo-Anne Claire resigned
    director
  14. 2026-01-07
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    ELLIOTT, Owen Alfred resigned
    director
  15. 2026-01-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2026-01-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2026-01-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2026-01-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2026-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2025-10-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2025-09-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2025-08-22
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    MASON, Stefan James resigned
    director
  23. 2025-07-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2025-06-02
    ➕
    HIPKISS, Adrian James appointed
    director
  25. 2025-04-25
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    GILBEY, Matthew Edward Oscar resigned
    director
  26. 2025-04-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  27. 2025-01-31
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    DENYER, Katie Amanda appointed
    secretary
  28. 2025-01-31
    ➖
    GREEN, Andrew John resigned
    secretary
  29. 2025-01-31
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  30. 2025-01-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  31. 2024-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  32. 2024-10-19
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  33. 2024-10-19
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  34. 2024-09-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  35. 2024-08-16
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  36. 2024-08-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  37. 2024-08-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  38. 2024-08-12
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  39. 2024-07-19
    ➖
    DENYER, Katie resigned
    secretary
  40. 2024-07-19
    ➕
    GREEN, Andrew John appointed
    secretary
  41. 2024-06-01
    ➕
    CLARKE, Richard Simon appointed
    director
  42. 2024-06-01
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Helena appointed
    director
  43. 2024-04-19
    ➕
    WJS EXECUTIVES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  44. 2024-04-19
    ➕
    DENYER, Katie appointed
    secretary
  45. 2024-04-19
    ➖
    HARRISON, Stuart resigned
    secretary
  46. 2024-04-19
    ➕
    COOMBES, Jo-Anne Claire appointed
    director
  47. 2024-04-19
    ➕
    ELLIOTT, Owen Alfred appointed
    director
  48. 2024-04-19
    ➕
    GILBEY, Matthew Edward Oscar appointed
    director
  49. 2024-04-19
    ➕
    MASON, Stefan James appointed
    director
  50. 2024-04-19
    ➖
    SHAW, Charlotte Louise resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 71 events

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

2 med ·
7 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CHARLESWORTH, Richard resigned 2026-06-01; CLARKE, Richard Simon resigned 2026-01-07; COOMBES, Jo-Anne Claire resigned 2026-01-07

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

William Jackson Food Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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William Jackson Food Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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LOTTIE SHAW'S LIMITED
This company · 02875578

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
William Jackson Food Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares19/04/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Charlotte Louise Shawceased 19/04/2024· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Ian Michael Shawceased 19/04/2024· 25-50% shares

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-11-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Registered office

The Riverside Building
Livingstone Road
Hessle
East Yorkshire
HU13 0DZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-26
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-05
Last: 2026-05-22

Officers (4 active · 18 resigned)

DENYER, Katie Amanda→
secretary · appointed 2025-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHIPTON, Hannah Jane→
director · ~49y · appointed 2026-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TURNER, Monica→
director · ~56y · appointed 2026-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WJS EXECUTIVES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2024-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DENYER, Katie→
secretary · appointed 2024-04-19 · resigned 2024-07-19
Resigned
GREEN, Andrew John→
secretary · appointed 2024-07-19 · resigned 2025-01-31
Resigned
HARRISON, Stuart→
secretary · appointed 1993-12-20 · resigned 2024-04-19
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-11-26 · resigned 1993-12-10
Resigned
BRADBURY, Stephen→
director · ~73y · appointed 1993-12-14 · resigned 1995-12-04
Resigned
CHARLESWORTH, Richard→
director · ~63y · appointed 2026-01-07 · resigned 2026-06-01
Resigned
CLARKE, Richard Simon→
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-06-01 · resigned 2026-01-07
Resigned
COOMBES, Jo-Anne Claire→
director · ~57y · appointed 2024-04-19 · resigned 2026-01-07
Resigned
DAVIES, Trevor Dave→
director · ~76y · appointed 1993-12-10 · resigned 2000-03-17
Resigned
ELLIOTT, Owen Alfred→
director · ~39y · appointed 2024-04-19 · resigned 2026-01-07
Resigned
GILBEY, Matthew Edward Oscar→
director · ~49y · appointed 2024-04-19 · resigned 2025-04-25
Resigned
HARRISON, Richard Stuart→
director · ~57y · appointed 1993-12-17 · resigned 2003-12-01
Resigned
HIPKISS, Adrian James→
director · ~44y · appointed 2025-06-02 · resigned 2026-06-01
Resigned
MASON, Stefan James→
director · ~46y · appointed 2024-04-19 · resigned 2025-08-22
Resigned
SHAW, Charlotte Louise→
director · ~52y · appointed 2019-02-20 · resigned 2024-04-19
Resigned
SHAW, Ian Michael→
director · ~52y · appointed 2003-12-01 · resigned 2024-04-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property12/08/2024—
satisfied
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge1 property10/11/201708/03/2024
satisfied
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge1 property10/11/201708/03/2024
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Single debenture1 property17/12/199330/01/2018
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Recent filings (140 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28