BAKER TOM LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08774972 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-14
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-16.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.4y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £16,946
Net assets shrinking
Down £167,519 YoY
Cash YoY
-11%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£14k
↓ 11% YoY
Net Worth
-£17k
↓ 111% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £14.2k | £15.9k |
| Net assets | £-16.9k | £150.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-30➖HOWARD, Trevor Edward resigneddirector
- 2025-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-02-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-02-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Investment LP, Acting by Its General Partner Ciosf General Partner Limited
- 2019-12-30➖GORDON, Luis Richard Alun James resigneddirector
- 2019-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-04-01➕HOWARD, Trevor Edward appointeddirector
- 2019-03-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-12-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-11-05➕GORDON, Luis Richard Alun James appointeddirector
- 2014-12-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2013-11-14🏢Company incorporatedAs BAKER TOM LIMITED
- 2013-11-14➕HAZZLEDINE, Thomas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Thomas Hazzledine Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43 | 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-11-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Registered office
Unit 8 Carn Brea Business Park
Redruth
Cornwall
TR15 3RR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
HAZZLEDINE, Thomas→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2013-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GORDON, Luis Richard Alun James→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2018-11-05 · resigned 2019-12-30
HOWARD, Trevor Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2026-04-30
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Investment LP, Acting by Its General Partner Ciosf General Partner Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Investment LP, Acting by Its General Partner Ciosf General Partner Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/02/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/12/2014 | — |
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Recent filings (35 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-13