DORSET PASTRY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04327357 · ltd · incorporated 2001-11-22
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 23.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£280.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.6y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 £280,120
Cash YoY
+61%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£128k
↑ 61% YoY
Net Worth
£280k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£301k
↑ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£60k£120k£180k£241k£301kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£292.1k£209.5k
Current assets£300.7k£205.6k
Cash£127.9k£79.5k
Debtors£80.0k£52.2k
Net assets£280.1k£204.1k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-11-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-11-17
    ➖
    BLAKE, Robyn resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-04-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-04-09
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2025-04-09
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    Charge satisfied #1
  8. 2024-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-06-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-06-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2024-06-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-06-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-11-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2015-06-03
    ➕
    BARENDS, Mario Alan appointed
    director
  20. 2004-03-19
    ➖
    PLUNKETT, Leonard Winston resigned
    director
  21. 2003-09-30
    ➕
    PLUNKETT, Leonard Winston appointed
    director
  22. 2003-04-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  23. 2002-12-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Moira Blake
  24. 2001-11-22
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    Company incorporated
    As DORSET PASTRY LIMITED
  25. 2001-11-22
    ➕
    BLAKE, Moira Priscilla appointed
    director
  26. 2001-11-22
    ➕
    BLAKE, Robyn appointed
    secretary
  27. 2001-11-22
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2001-11-22
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2001-11-22
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2001-11-22
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mario Alan Barends
Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control07/06/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Moira Priscilla Blakeceased 09/04/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46380 — Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs

Registered office

Unit 2a Railway Triangle Industrial Estate
Dorchester
DT1 2PJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BARENDS, Mario Alan→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-06-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLAKE, Moira Priscilla→
director · ~72y · appointed 2001-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLAKE, Robyn→
secretary · appointed 2001-11-22 · resigned 2025-11-17
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-11-22 · resigned 2001-11-22
Resigned
PLUNKETT, Leonard Winston→
director · ~83y · appointed 2003-09-30 · resigned 2004-03-19
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-11-22 · resigned 2001-11-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property02/04/2003—
satisfied
Moira Blake
Debenture1 property02/12/200209/04/2025
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Recent filings (79 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03