BECWS ISLYN BAKERY LTD

🌳Matureactive
08287527 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-09
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
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£233.9k
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
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
35 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £233,878
Cash YoY
+26%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£211k
↑ 26% YoY
Net Worth
£234k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£257k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£51k£103k£154k£206k£257kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£307.0k£287.0k
Current assets£257.3k£224.6k
Cash£210.7k£166.8k
Debtors£42.6k£53.7k
Net assets£233.9k£206.1k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-12-08
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  3. 2025-07-08
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  4. 2024-12-01
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    JONES, Gareth Ieuan resigned
    director
  5. 2024-12-01
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    JONES, Ifan Emyr resigned
    director
  6. 2024-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2023-08-03
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  8. 2022-08-02
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  9. 2021-11-23
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-11-23
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-01
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    JONES, Fflur Parry appointed
    director
  13. 2020-12-01
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    JONES, Gwion Parry appointed
    director
  14. 2020-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  15. 2019-08-23
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  16. 2018-03-20
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  17. 2017-08-31
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  18. 2016-08-31
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  19. 2015-11-18
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  20. 2014-09-01
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    JONES, Gareth Ieuan appointed
    director
  21. 2014-09-01
    ➖
    JONES, William John resigned
    director
  22. 2014-07-28
    ➕
    JONES, Ifan Emyr appointed
    director
  23. 2014-07-28
    ➕
    JONES, William John appointed
    director
  24. 2012-11-09
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    Company incorporated
    As BECWS ISLYN BAKERY LTD
  25. 2012-11-09
    ➕
    JONES, Geraint appointed
    director
  26. 2012-11-09
    ➕
    JONES, Gillian Parry appointed
    director

Owner dependency

56/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Geraint Jones
Individual · Welsh · DOB 01/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Gillian Parry Jones
Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-11-09
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Registered office

Becws Islyn Bakery Ltd
Aberdaron
Pwllheli
Gwynedd
LL53 8BE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

JONES, Fflur Parry→
director · ~27y · appointed 2020-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Geraint→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Gillian Parry→
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Gwion Parry→
director · ~29y · appointed 2020-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Gareth Ieuan→
director · ~35y · appointed 2014-09-01 · resigned 2024-12-01
Resigned
JONES, Ifan Emyr→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-07-28 · resigned 2024-12-01
Resigned
JONES, William John→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-07-28 · resigned 2014-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-10