BAKEPLAN SOFTWARE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04078533 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-26

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 2025

Net worth

£102

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Business and domestic software development

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 11.8y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 11.8 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 (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

110 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £102

Net assets shrinking

Down £31,484 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£102

↓ 100% YoY

Current Assets

£102

↓ 100% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£102	£32.6k
Current assets	£102	£568.4k
Cash	—	£87.2k
Debtors	£102	£481.2k
Net assets	£102	£31.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2025-12-23
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accounts · AA
2024-12-06
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accounts · AA
2024-10-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-10-01
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-01
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-29
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-09-29
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-01
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-01
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capital · SH08
2024-02-01
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confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-02-01
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confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-10-16
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accounts · AA
2023-03-24
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accounts · AA
2022-01-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-24
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accounts · AA
2019-12-17
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accounts · AA
2019-11-06
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-11-05
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2019-10-11
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officers · AP03
2019-10-09
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JAMES, Mark Christopher appointed
secretary
2019-10-09
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JAMES, Mark Christopher appointed
director
2019-10-09
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SCOTT, Alexander Wright appointed
director
2019-10-09
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COYLE, Martin resigned
secretary
2018-02-06
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Alexander Wright Scott
2018-02-06
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Felicia Jane Tyler
2014-10-17
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2012-10-22
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COYLE, Martin appointed
director
2012-10-22
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COYLE, Martin appointed
secretary
2012-10-22
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OLLIVIER, Stephen Michael John, Dr resigned
secretary
2003-08-27
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DOYLE, Terence Anthony resigned
director
2003-03-24
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DOYLE, Terence Anthony appointed
director
2002-12-19
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OLLIVIER, Stephen Michael John, Dr appointed
secretary
2002-12-19
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PAWSON, Elizabeth Ann resigned
secretary
2002-06-01
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PAWSON, Elizabeth Ann appointed
secretary
2000-10-01
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OLLIVIER, Stephen Michael John, Dr resigned
secretary
2000-09-26
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Company incorporated
As BAKEPLAN SOFTWARE LIMITED
2000-09-26
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TYLER, Felicia Jane appointed
director
2000-09-26
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OLLIVIER, Stephen Michael John, Dr appointed
secretary

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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.)

Group structure

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

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Cybake Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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BAKEPLAN SOFTWARE LIMITED

This company · 04078533

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
Cybake Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	18/09/2024

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Alexander Wright Scottceased 18/09/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mrs Felicia Jane Tylerceased 18/09/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-09-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

King's House

12 King Street

York

North Yorkshire

YO1 9WP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-10

Last: 2025-09-26