LOLA'S CUPCAKES (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08486847 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-12

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46170

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (6 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

29 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31
Average employees	200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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3 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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2025-12-18
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officers · CH01
2025-08-18
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accounts · AA01
2025-08-18
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officers · AP04
2025-08-18
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officers · AP01
2025-08-18
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officers · AP01
2025-08-18
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officers · AP01
2025-08-18
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officers · TM02
2025-08-15
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ONE ADVISORY LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2025-08-15
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DUFFY, John Gerald appointed
director
2025-08-15
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HILL, Steven Paul appointed
director
2025-08-15
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STADDON, Simon Charles appointed
director
2025-08-15
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BUDWIG, Debra Ruth resigned
secretary
2025-06-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-07-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-24
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accounts · AA
2022-10-24
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accounts · PARENT_ACC
2022-10-24
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other · GUARANTEE2
2022-10-24
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other · AGREEMENT2
2022-01-13
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accounts · AA
2022-01-13
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accounts · PARENT_ACC
2022-01-13
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other · GUARANTEE2
2022-01-13
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2021-07-30
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address · AD02
2015-05-13
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BUDWIG, Mario Kurt appointed
director
2013-04-12
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Company incorporated
As LOLA'S CUPCAKES (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED
2013-04-12
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BUDWIG, Asher Scott Jose appointed
director
2013-04-12
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BUDWIG, Debra Ruth appointed
secretary

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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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.)

Group structure

Lola's Cupcakes (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Lola's Cupcakes (Holdings) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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LOLA'S CUPCAKES (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED

This company · 08486847

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Lola's Cupcakes (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2013-04-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46170 — SIC 46170

Registered office

Hillsdown House 1st Floor

32 Hampstead High Street

London

NW3 1QD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-26

Last: 2026-04-12