CURTIS OF LINCOLN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08046640 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-26
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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
  • 47110Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-162024-09-16
Average employees91009500

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2025-03-18
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  5. 2024-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-21
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    CURTIS, Neil Arthur appointed
    director
  7. 2024-06-21
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    CURTIS, Neil Arthur resigned
    director
  8. 2024-06-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-06-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-06-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2023-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-07-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-04-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-07-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-06-28
    ➖
    CURTIS, Sheila Mary resigned
    director
  19. 2019-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2013-09-03
    ➖
    CURTIS, Raymond Frank resigned
    director
  22. 2012-04-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CURTIS OF LINCOLN LIMITED
  23. 2012-04-26
    ➕
    WAITE, Susan Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  24. 2012-04-26
    ➕
    WAITE, Susan Elizabeth appointed
    director
  25. 2012-04-26
    ➕
    CURTIS, Neil Arthur appointed
    director
  26. 2012-04-26
    ➕
    CURTIS, Raymond Frank appointed
    director
  27. 2012-04-26
    ➕
    CURTIS, Sheila Mary appointed
    director
  28. 2012-04-26
    ➕
    STEPHENS, Graham Robertson appointed
    director
  29. 2012-04-26
    ➖
    STEPHENS, Graham Robertson resigned
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CURTIS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. 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 14 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

A W Curtis & Sons Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
A W Curtis & Sons Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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CURTIS OF LINCOLN LIMITED
This company · 08046640

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
A W Curtis & Sons Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares27/04/2017

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
Incorporated2012-04-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Registered office

164 High Street
Lincoln
LN5 7AF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-15
Last made up to: 2025-09-16
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-05
Last: 2025-06-21

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

WAITE, Susan Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2012-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CURTIS, Neil Arthur→
director · ~67y · appointed 2024-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WAITE, Susan Elizabeth→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CURTIS, Neil Arthur→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-04-26 · resigned 2024-06-21
Resigned
CURTIS, Raymond Frank→
director · ~97y · appointed 2012-04-26 · resigned 2013-09-03
Resigned
CURTIS, Sheila Mary→
director · ~101y · appointed 2012-04-26 · resigned 2019-06-28
Resigned
STEPHENS, Graham Robertson→
director · ~76y · appointed 2012-04-26 · resigned 2012-04-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-03-18
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-09