BAGUETTE DE MOET LTD
🌳Matureactive
04501119 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-01
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£62.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £62,076
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,882 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£66k
Net Worth
£62k
↓ 8.7% YoY
Current Assets
£70k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £62.1k | £68.0k |
| Current assets | £69.6k | £81.5k |
| Cash | £66.4k | — |
| Debtors | £2.4k | — |
| Net assets | £62.1k | £68.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-27➕MO, Kenny Richard appointeddirector
- 2022-04-27➕MO, Lai Na appointeddirector
- 2022-02-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-02📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-02-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-23➖MO, Kenny Richard resigneddirector
- 2017-04-03➕MO, Kenny Richard appointeddirector
- 2002-08-01🏢Company incorporatedAs BAGUETTE DE MOET LTD
- 2002-08-01➕MO, Wai Bing appointedsecretary
- 2002-08-01➕MO, Koon Kwan appointeddirector
- 2002-08-01➕LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-08-01➖LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-08-01➕LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-08-01➖LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MO, Kenny Richard (same surname) appointed 2022-04-27. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kenny Richard Mo Individual · English · DOB 05/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/03/2025 |
Mrs Lai Na Mo Individual · English · DOB 10/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/03/2025 |
Mr Koon Kwan Mo Individual · British · DOB 09/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Wai Bing Mo Individual · British · DOB 08/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-08-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47240 — Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
Registered office
3a Union Street
Andover
Hampshire
SP10 1PA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
Active
MO, Kenny Richard→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2022-04-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MO, Koon Kwan→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2002-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2002-08-01
MO, Kenny Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2017-04-03 · resigned 2017-10-23
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2002-08-01
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Recent filings (69 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-02
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-02-02