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.
🔒Estimated value
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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
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2500 | 2500 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-11-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-10-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-26➕PHILLIPS, Bryan Arthur appointeddirector
- 2022-09-26➕PHILLIPS, Lewis appointeddirector
- 2022-09-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-09-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-23🏢Company incorporatedAs CLAM'S HANDMADE CAKES LIMITED
- 2015-02-23➕PHILLIPS, Jane appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalLimited 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Jane Phillips Individual · British · DOB 09/1950 · age 76 | 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
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→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2022-09-26
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PHILLIPS, Jane→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2015-02-23
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PHILLIPS, Lewis→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2022-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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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