ALLERGY FREE CAKES FROM HEAVEN LTD

🌳Matureactive
06497049 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-07
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£53.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56290Other food services
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed food-drink with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £53,024
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,068 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£53k
↓ 3.8% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£22k£33k£44k£55kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£46.8k£45.9k
Current assets—£372
Net assets£53.0k£55.1k

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
3
filings
  • • 3 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  2. 2025-12-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-12-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-25
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  9. 2021-11-15
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    address · AD01
  10. 2021-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-04-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2021-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-06
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    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2020-12-14
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  16. 2020-12-14
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  17. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2008-02-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLERGY FREE CAKES FROM HEAVEN LTD
  19. 2008-02-07
    ➕
    ASHLEY, Patricia appointed
    secretary
  20. 2008-02-07
    ➕
    ASHLEY, Owen appointed
    director
  21. 2008-02-07
    ➕
    ASHLEY, Patricia appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

74/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-27

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Luzolo Ntima
Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Registered office

Unit 1, 139 Brookmill Road
London
SE8 4JH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-27OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-13

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

ASHLEY, Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-07
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Active
ASHLEY, Owen→
director · ~67y · appointed 2008-02-07
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ASHLEY, Patricia→
director · ~67y · appointed 2008-02-07
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Active

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Recent filings (61 total)

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2021-11-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-19