MONMOUTHSHIRE BAKERY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07593370 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-06
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
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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 75/100. 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).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
43 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees100100

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 (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-16
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  3. 2025-10-22
    DAVIES, Emma appointed
    secretary
  4. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2019-08-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2018-09-21
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2017-09-01
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-08-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2017-03-21
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  18. 2016-09-15
    HILL, Shaun Donovan resigned
    director
  19. 2013-05-31
    HAYNES, Deborah Rosemary resigned
    secretary
  20. 2011-04-06
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    Company incorporated
    As MONMOUTHSHIRE BAKERY LIMITED
  21. 2011-04-06
    GRIFFITHS, William James Caradog appointed
    director
  22. 2011-04-06
    HAYNES, Deborah Rosemary appointed
    secretary
  23. 2011-04-06
    HILL, Shaun Donovan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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

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

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Tabcell Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
MONMOUTHSHIRE BAKERY LIMITED
This company · 07593370

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
Tabcell Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr William James Caradog Griffithsceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2011-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Registered office

15 Cross Street
Abergavenny
NP7 5EN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last: 2025-10-02

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DAVIES, Emma
secretary · appointed 2025-10-22
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Active
GRIFFITHS, William James Caradog
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-04-06
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Active
HAYNES, Deborah Rosemary
secretary · appointed 2011-04-06 · resigned 2013-05-31
Resigned
HILL, Shaun Donovan
director · ~79y · appointed 2011-04-06 · resigned 2016-09-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-31