CLAM'S HANDMADE CAKES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09454279 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-23
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
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
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
3 officers (3 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
32 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.

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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees25002500

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-03-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-01-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-22
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2022-11-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2022-10-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-10-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-09-26
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Bryan Arthur appointed
    director
  12. 2022-09-26
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Lewis appointed
    director
  13. 2022-09-05
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2022-09-05
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2022-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-02-23
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    Company incorporated
    As CLAM'S HANDMADE CAKES LIMITED
  21. 2015-02-23
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

25/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — PHILLIPS, Lewis (same surname) appointed 2022-09-26. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Mrs Jane Phillips
Individual · British · DOB 09/1950 · age 76
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Registered office

Units 1 & 2 Gwent Court
Victoria Business Park
Ebbw Vale
Blaenau Gwent
NP23 8AN
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

PHILLIPS, Bryan Arthur→
director · ~76y · appointed 2022-09-26
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Active
PHILLIPS, Jane→
director · ~76y · appointed 2015-02-23
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Active
PHILLIPS, Lewis→
director · ~44y · appointed 2022-09-26
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Active

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-11-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-09-05