THE ORIGINAL CAKE COMPANY LIMITED

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06590295 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-12
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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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
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.1y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees40003800

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-10-31
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  3. 2024-01-16
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  4. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-27
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-07
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    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2021-03-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank Public Limited Company
  10. 2021-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-12
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  12. 2020-03-12
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  13. 2020-03-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2020-03-12
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-03-09
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    THORNE, Michael Julian Wade resigned
    director
  16. 2019-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-03-04
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  18. 2018-12-20
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  19. 2018-01-02
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-05-19
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    ROBINSON, Stuart John resigned
    director
  21. 2016-01-31
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    CAMPBELL, Graham Malcolm Mclaren resigned
    director
  22. 2016-01-31
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    CAMPBELL, Ian David Malcolm resigned
    director
  23. 2016-01-27
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    CURRIE, Allan resigned
    secretary
  24. 2016-01-27
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    CURRIE, Allan resigned
    director
  25. 2015-07-01
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    WOODIWISS, Simon Kirt appointed
    director
  26. 2014-01-09
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    CAMPBELL, Graham Malcolm Mclaren appointed
    director
  27. 2014-01-09
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    CAMPBELL, Ian David Malcolm appointed
    director
  28. 2013-06-01
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    CURRIE, Allan appointed
    director
  29. 2013-06-01
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    ROBINSON, Stuart John appointed
    director
  30. 2008-05-27
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    CURRIE, Allan appointed
    secretary
  31. 2008-05-12
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    Company incorporated
    As THE ORIGINAL CAKE COMPANY LIMITED
  32. 2008-05-12
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    THORNE, Michael Julian Wade appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

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

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Two Bald Bakers Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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THE ORIGINAL CAKE COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 06590295

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Two Bald Bakers Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/03/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Stuart John Robinsonceased 09/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Michael Julian Wade Thorneceased 09/03/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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
Incorporated2008-05-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Registered office

Unit 4 Pioneer Business Park
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN6 3DH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-26
Last: 2025-05-12

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

WOODIWISS, Simon Kirt→
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CURRIE, Allan→
secretary · appointed 2008-05-27 · resigned 2016-01-27
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Graham Malcolm Mclaren→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-01-09 · resigned 2016-01-31
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Ian David Malcolm→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-01-09 · resigned 2016-01-31
Resigned
CURRIE, Allan→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-06-01 · resigned 2016-01-27
Resigned
ROBINSON, Stuart John→
director · ~72y · appointed 2013-06-01 · resigned 2016-05-19
Resigned
THORNE, Michael Julian Wade→
director · ~62y · appointed 2008-05-12 · resigned 2020-03-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank Public Company
National Westminster Bank Public Limited Company
A registered charge—31/03/2021—
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Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-15