J.G. FLETCHER & SON (BAKERS) LTD

🌳Matureactive
05902467 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-10
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£3.29M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,285,271
Cash YoY
-23%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.5m
↓ 23% YoY
Net Worth
£3.3m
↑ 6.9% YoY
Current Assets
£3.4m
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£683k£1.4m£2.0m£2.7m£3.4mAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£3.48M£3.27M
Current assets£3.41M£3.06M
Cash£1.45M£1.89M
Debtors£1.83M£1.11M
Net assets£3.29M£3.07M

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2024-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-15
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  13. 2018-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-08-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2017-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2006-08-10
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    Company incorporated
    As J.G. FLETCHER & SON (BAKERS) LTD
  18. 2006-08-10
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Carol Anne appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-08-10
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Glyn James appointed
    director
  20. 2006-08-10
    ➕
    FLETCHER, James Gaskell appointed
    director
  21. 2006-08-10
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Tracey Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FLETCHER" — 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Tracey Jane Fletcher
Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/08/2025
Glyn James Fletcher
Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr James Gaskell Fletcher
Individual · British · DOB 07/1952 · age 74
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-08-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Registered office

4d Cricket Street Business Centre
Cricket Street
Wigan
Lancashire
WN6 7TP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

FLETCHER, Carol Anne→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-10
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Active
FLETCHER, Glyn James→
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-08-10
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Active
FLETCHER, James Gaskell→
director · ~74y · appointed 2006-08-10
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Active
FLETCHER, Tracey Jane→
director · ~50y · appointed 2006-08-10
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Active

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-12