BUCOVINA BAKERY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08481188 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-09
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
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 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
34 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
50
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
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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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2020-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-06
    ➕
    VASILACHE, Gabriela appointed
    secretary
  10. 2020-01-06
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    CALOTA, Irina resigned
    secretary
  11. 2020-01-06
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2020-01-06
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    officers · TM02
  13. 2019-12-11
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-20
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    VASILACHE, Gabriela appointed
    director
  17. 2016-07-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2016-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-10-10
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    CALOTA, Irina appointed
    secretary
  20. 2014-10-10
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    NICULAIE, Cosmin Mihai resigned
    secretary
  21. 2013-04-09
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    Company incorporated
    As BUCOVINA BAKERY LIMITED
  22. 2013-04-09
    ➕
    HRISCA, Costica appointed
    director
  23. 2013-04-09
    ➕
    NICULAIE, Cosmin Mihai appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

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 13 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Costica Hrisca
Individual · Romanian · DOB 05/1984 · age 42
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2013-04-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Registered office

57 Burnt Oak Broadway
Edgware
HA8 5EP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

VASILACHE, Gabriela→
secretary · appointed 2020-01-06
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Active
HRISCA, Costica→
director · ~42y · appointed 2013-04-09
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Active
VASILACHE, Gabriela→
director · ~38y · appointed 2016-07-20
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Active
CALOTA, Irina→
secretary · appointed 2014-10-10 · resigned 2020-01-06
Resigned
NICULAIE, Cosmin Mihai→
secretary · appointed 2013-04-09 · resigned 2014-10-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-06