GOURMET BROWNIE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08761879 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-05

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

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 76/100 (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 (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

49 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

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

2 years 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	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	5	500

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-01-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-30
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BECKETT, Alan Martin resigned
director
2025-12-30
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HAWES, Michael George resigned
director
2025-12-30
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-18
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-04-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-11
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-13
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BECKETT, Alan Martin appointed
director
2023-03-13
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HAWES, Michael George appointed
director
2022-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2013-11-05
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Company incorporated
As GOURMET BROWNIE LIMITED
2013-11-05
➕
SAMALIONIS, Andrew appointed
director
2013-11-05
➕
SAMALIONIS, Kirstyn appointed
director

Owner dependency

74/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
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

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BECKETT, Alan Martin resigned 2025-12-30; HAWES, Michael George resigned 2025-12-30

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Kirstyn Samalionis Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Andrew Samalionis Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

The Ark Islehamceased 30/12/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

Incorporated2013-11-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Registered office

62 Nightingale Isleham Marina

Ely

CB7 5SL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-21

Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SAMALIONIS, Andrew→

director · ~59y · appointed 2013-11-05

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SAMALIONIS, Kirstyn→

director · ~54y · appointed 2013-11-05

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BECKETT, Alan Martin→

director · ~72y · appointed 2023-03-13 · resigned 2025-12-30

Resigned

HAWES, Michael George→

director · ~69y · appointed 2023-03-13 · resigned 2025-12-30

Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-01-14

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-12-30

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-12-30

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-12-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-14

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-10-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-12-20

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-19

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2023-08-18

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-04-11

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-04-11

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-04-11