BAKEART (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09042663 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-15
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10822
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2020-05-18
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    HEMMINGS, Malcolm James resigned
    director
  9. 2020-05-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2019-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-10-08
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-19
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  15. 2015-12-16
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-12-07
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  17. 2015-05-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2014-05-15
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    Company incorporated
    As BAKEART (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
  19. 2014-05-15
    ➕
    WADLEY, Anthony Mansfield appointed
    director
  20. 2014-05-15
    ➕
    WADLEY, Michelle Sandra appointed
    director
  21. 2014-05-15
    ➕
    HEMMINGS, Malcolm James 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

51/100
Moderate signal

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

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.
  • 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
Miss Michelle Sandra Wadley
Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Anthony Mansfield Wadley
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Malcolm James Hemmingsceased 11/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2014-05-15
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC10822 — SIC 10822

Registered office

Unit 3 Kenfig Industrial Estate, Margam
Port Talbot
SA13 2PE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last: 2025-05-15

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

WADLEY, Anthony Mansfield→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-05-15
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Active
WADLEY, Michelle Sandra→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-05-15
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Active
HEMMINGS, Malcolm James→
director · ~67y · appointed 2014-05-15 · resigned 2020-05-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-09