JACKSON'S BAKERY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03974455 · ltd · incorporated 2000-04-12

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

78/100

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

Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

12 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 17.0y

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 17.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 53/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)

Directors & officers

48 officers (7 active, 48 linked, 40 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

196 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (135 events)Click to expand

2026-06-17
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officers · AP01
2026-06-01
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HIPKISS, Adrian James appointed
director
2026-04-15
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officers · AP01
2026-04-14
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officers · TM01
2026-03-31
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COOMBES, Jo-Anne Claire resigned
director
2026-03-20
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WATSON, Philip appointed
director
2026-01-19
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officers · TM01
2026-01-12
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ELLIOTT, Owen Alfred resigned
director
2026-01-08
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accounts · AA
2025-11-28
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officers · AP01
2025-11-03
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CHARLESWORTH, Richard appointed
director
2025-09-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-22
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MASON, Stefan James resigned
director
2025-04-25
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GILBEY, Matthew Edward Oscar resigned
director
2025-04-25
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officers · TM01
2025-01-31
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DENYER, Katie Amanda appointed
secretary
2025-01-31
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GREEN, Andrew John resigned
secretary
2025-01-31
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officers · AP03
2025-01-31
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
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officers · AP03
2024-07-19
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DENYER, Katie Amanda resigned
secretary
2024-07-19
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GREEN, Andrew John appointed
secretary
2024-07-19
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-06-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-11
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officers · AP01
2024-06-01
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CLARKE, Richard Simon appointed
director
2024-06-01
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WRIGHT, Helena appointed
director
2024-05-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-09
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officers · AP01
2024-04-08
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MASON, Stefan James appointed
director
2024-03-22
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CLARKE, Matthew Paul resigned
director
2024-03-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-05-02
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-01-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-03
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CLARKE, Matthew Paul appointed
director
2022-12-21
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READ, Lea resigned
director
2022-12-09
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RUSSELL, Richard Arthur resigned
director
2022-09-28
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COOMBES, Jo-Anne Claire appointed
director
2022-09-17
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GRAHAM, Sarah Victoria resigned
director
2022-05-01
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RUSSELL, Richard Arthur appointed
director
2021-05-04
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BYRNE, Liam resigned
director
2021-01-31
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HILES, Dorian Major resigned
director
2020-11-09
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Charge satisfied #11
2020-11-09
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Charge satisfied #10
2020-11-09
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Charge satisfied #9
2020-11-09
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Charge satisfied #8
2020-11-09
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Charge satisfied #7

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

2 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: COOMBES, Jo-Anne Claire resigned 2026-03-31; ELLIOTT, Owen Alfred resigned 2026-01-12; MASON, Stefan James resigned 2025-08-22

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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JACKSON'S BAKERY LIMITED

This company · 03974455

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
William Jackson Food Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	10/10/2016

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

Incorporated2000-04-12

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

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-26

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-16

Last: 2025-10-02