CLAYTON PARK BAKERY LIMITED
📉Decliningactive
04017274 · ltd · incorporated 2000-06-19
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
- · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
- · Currently "declining"
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueConservative operator with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 84). 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: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 25.1y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £1,341,952
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-24 | 2024-03-24 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £1.34M | £1.80M |
| Average employees | 224 | 23000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-17📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2026-03-17📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-03-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-05➖THOMAS, Barry resigneddirector
- 2025-03-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-10-23📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-10-23📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-10-18➕BLOW, Patricia Nicola appointedsecretary
- 2023-10-18➖COLLINS, Christopher James resignedsecretary
- 2023-03-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-02-15🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC (As Security Agent)
- 2017-02-09🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2017-02-09🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2011-01-21➕HALL, Andrew Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2011-01-21➕HALL, Ian Stuart Whittaker appointeddirector
- 2011-01-21➕HALL, Michael Dominic Wells appointeddirector
- 2011-01-21➕COLLINS, Christopher James appointedsecretary
- 2011-01-21➖WALTON, Ian Crawford resignedsecretary
- 2011-01-21➖WALTON, Ian Crawford resigneddirector
- 2011-01-21➖WHALLEY, Stephen Melvin resigneddirector
- 2010-02-08➕WALTON, Ian Crawford appointeddirector
- 2005-07-02🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2005-06-29🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2005-05-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2001-06-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2000-08-31➕WHALLEY, Stephen Melvin appointeddirector
- 2000-07-21➕WALTON, Ian Crawford appointedsecretary
- 2000-07-21➖MIDLANDS SECRETARIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-07-21➖ALLSOPP, Nicholas James resignednominee-director
- 2000-07-21➕THOMAS, Barry appointeddirector
- 2000-06-19🏢Company incorporatedAs CLAYTON PARK BAKERY LIMITED
- 2000-06-19➕MIDLANDS SECRETARIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-06-19➕ALLSOPP, Nicholas James appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- 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
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
James Hall And Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
James Hall And Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CLAYTON PARK BAKERY LIMITED
This company · 04017274
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
James Hall And Company 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.
🔒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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FYLDE FRESH AND FABULOUS LIMITED→ 05525354 · est 2005 | £10.74M £7.92M–£13.57M | — | — | 82 | 20y | 85 | 72y |
| FREDERICK'S ICE CREAM LIMITED→ 04805086 · est 2003 | — | — | £398.5k | — | 22y | 83 | 78y |
| BUTLER'S FARMHOUSE CHEESES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→ 03660807 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | 82 | 66y |
| BUTLERS FARMHOUSE CHEESES LIMITED→ 03660805 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | 82 | 66y |
| HOGARTHS LTD.→ 03610520 · est 1998 | — | — | £113.8k | — | 27y | 82 | 63y |
| J & M STUART & SON LTD→ 04746948 · est 2003 | — | — | £377.4k | — | 23y | 82 | 64y |
| MOST WANTED BRIGS LTD→ 14499902 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| SEDDONS MEAT SPECIALISTS LTD→ 11594850 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| STEMSON MCKEOWN DISTILLERY LIMITED→ 12541077 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| SUPPLEMENTS SHACK LTD→ 12929169 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| T. FORREST & SONS LIMITED→ 00331221 · est 1937 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 88y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890
Registered office
Spar Distribution Centre
Bowland View
Preston
PR2 5QT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last made up to: 2025-03-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-03
Last: 2026-06-19
Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)
BLOW, Patricia Nicola→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HALL, Andrew Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2011-01-21
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HALL, Ian Stuart Whittaker→
Activedirector · ~84y · appointed 2011-01-21
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HALL, Michael Dominic Wells→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2011-01-21
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COLLINS, Christopher James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-01-21 · resigned 2023-10-18
WALTON, Ian Crawford→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-07-21 · resigned 2011-01-21
MIDLANDS SECRETARIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-06-19 · resigned 2000-07-21
ALLSOPP, Nicholas James→
Resignednominee-director · ~68y · appointed 2000-06-19 · resigned 2000-07-21
THOMAS, Barry→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2000-07-21 · resigned 2025-08-05
WALTON, Ian Crawford→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2010-02-08 · resigned 2011-01-21
WHALLEY, Stephen Melvin→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2000-08-31 · resigned 2011-01-21
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC (As Security Agent) | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/02/2017 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 29/06/2005 | 09/02/2017 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 27/05/2005 | 09/02/2017 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 21/06/2001 | 02/07/2005 |
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Recent filings (106 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-26
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-03-17
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-03-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-10-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-10-23
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-10-23