DALES BAKERY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07509601 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-28
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 12.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£640.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.6y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £640,542
Cash YoY
+60%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£184k
↑ 60% YoY
Net Worth
£641k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£507k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £853.3k | £796.7k |
| Current assets | £506.9k | £427.2k |
| Cash | £184.5k | £115.6k |
| Debtors | £274.0k | £262.9k |
| Net assets | £640.5k | £554.4k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 3 officers
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 mortgage
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-07-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-07-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-07-24➕GOKANI, Bipin Mohanlal appointeddirector
- 2026-07-24➕GOKANI, Rajeshkumar Mohanlal appointeddirector
- 2026-07-24➖DALES, Jacqueline Anne resigneddirector
- 2026-05-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-05-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-05-03🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2026-05-03🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2025-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-20📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2025-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-01-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-03-24🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2023-01-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-01-21🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2023-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-10-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-10-24🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-10-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-10-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-10-20📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-02-13🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2013-12-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2011-01-28🏢Company incorporatedAs DALES BAKERY LIMITED
- 2011-01-28➕DALES, Jacqueline Anne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Newton's Corner Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Newton's Corner Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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DALES BAKERY LIMITED
This company · 07509601
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Newton's Corner Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/04/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Jacqueline Anne Dalesceased 12/04/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-01-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Registered office
49 London Road
Boston
Lincolnshire
PE21 7RB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
GOKANI, Bipin Mohanlal→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2026-07-24
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GOKANI, Rajeshkumar Mohanlal→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2026-07-24
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DALES, Jacqueline Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2011-01-28 · resigned 2026-07-24
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 3 properties | 24/03/2023 | 03/05/2026 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 21/01/2023 | 03/05/2026 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 13/02/2014 | 24/10/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/12/2013 | 24/10/2022 |
Recent filings (50 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-07-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-07-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-05-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-01-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-03-24