AMBASSADOR BAKERY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08113130 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-20
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-30
Average employees5500

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
4
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-03-23
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  4. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-12-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-27
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    address · AD01
  14. 2020-02-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-05-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2015-10-04
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    VASILE, Cristinel appointed
    director
  17. 2012-06-20
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    Company incorporated
    As AMBASSADOR BAKERY LIMITED
  18. 2012-06-20
    ➕
    VLAD, Laurentiu Nicolae appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Andreea Vlad
Individual · Romanian · DOB 11/1984 · age 42
25–50%
—25-50% shares20/09/2018
Mrs Claudia-Roxana Vasile
Individual · Romanian · DOB 12/1982 · age 44
25–50%
—25-50% shares20/09/2018
Mr Laurentiu Nicolae Vlad
Individual · Romanian · DOB 03/1982 · age 44
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr Cristinel Vasile
Individual · Romanian · DOB 05/1979 · age 47
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Claudia Vasileceased 20/09/2018· 25-50% 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
Incorporated2012-06-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Registered office

Grove House Third Floor
55 Lowlands Road
Harrow
HA1 3AW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

VASILE, Cristinel→
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-10-04
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Active
VLAD, Laurentiu Nicolae→
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-06-20
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Recent filings (49 total)

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accounts · AAMD
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-21