MEMORY LANE CAKES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03359828 · ltd · incorporated 1997-04-25

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

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 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 12 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

23 live charges · 12 lenders · oldest 28.9y

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 28.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 12 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

23 charges (23/23 with lender, 23/23 with type)

Directors & officers

34 officers (6 active, 34 linked, 26 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

20 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

216 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (125 events)Click to expand

2026-03-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-05
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-03
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officers · TM01
2025-11-28
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BRYAN, Frances Jane resigned
director
2025-11-26
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Charge registered #23
Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited (As Security Agent and Trustee for the Beneficiaries)
2025-11-14
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-04-29
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-04-12
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-24
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Charge registered #22
Lender: Finsbury Trustee Company LTD
2025-03-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-12
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Charge registered #21
Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited (As Security Agent for the Beneficiaries)
2024-03-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-01-16
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-12-07
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mortgage · MR04
2023-12-07
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-12-07
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Charge satisfied #20
2023-12-07
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Charge satisfied #19
2023-04-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-06-27
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Charge registered #20
Lender: Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited as Security Trustee
2022-03-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-13
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TRIST, Lawrence John Hollins resigned
director
2019-04-02
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ONE ADVISORY LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2019-03-04
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HEENEY, Caroline resigned
secretary
2018-08-07
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HILL, Steven Paul appointed
director
2018-03-02
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Charge satisfied #18
2018-03-02
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Charge satisfied #17
2018-03-02
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Charge satisfied #16
2018-03-02
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Charge satisfied #15
2018-03-02
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Charge satisfied #14
2018-03-02
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Charge satisfied #13
2018-03-02
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Charge satisfied #12
2018-03-02
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Charge satisfied #11
2018-02-22
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Charge registered #19
Lender: Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited as Security Trustee
2017-09-13
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HEENEY, Caroline appointed
secretary
2017-06-15
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COX, Melanie Rachel resigned
secretary
2015-12-31
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COX, Melanie Rachel appointed
secretary
2015-12-31
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CITY GROUP PLC resigned
corporate-secretary
2015-02-12
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TRIST, Lawrence John Hollins appointed
director
2014-10-30
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Charge registered #18
Lender: Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited
2014-06-30
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LIGHTBODY, Martin Wightman resigned
director
2014-04-07
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MURRAY, Paul Robertson resigned
director
2013-11-30
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CURRIE, David Crawford resigned
director
2013-04-08
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CHREE, Ian Charles Gordon appointed
director
2013-04-08
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JONES, Kathryn Alison appointed
director

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Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some 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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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

1 med ·

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

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

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Finsbury Food Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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MEMORY LANE CAKES LIMITED

This company · 03359828

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
Finsbury Food Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1997-04-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Registered office

Memory Lane Cakes Limited

Maes-Y-Coed Road

Cardiff

CF14 4XR

Wales

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-25

Last: 2026-04-11