ALL ABOUT DESSERTS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10451314 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-28
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£14.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 9.0y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £14,814
Net assets shrinking
Down £20,556 YoY
Cash YoY
+16%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£9k
↑ 16% YoY
Net Worth
£15k
↓ 58% YoY
Current Assets
£407k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £38.9k | £71.1k |
| Current assets | £407.4k | £368.1k |
| Cash | £9.4k | £8.1k |
| Debtors | £314.7k | £274.4k |
| Net assets | £14.8k | £35.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 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
2
filings
- • 2 mortgage
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 mortgage
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-04-02🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2026-04-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-04-01🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Ecapital Commercial Finance Limited
- 2025-09-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-09-17🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Seneca Trade Finance LTD
- 2025-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-07-22🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Apollo Business Finance LTD
- 2020-10-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-10-12🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee
- 2020-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-08-28🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-05-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-05-02🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-04-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Optimum Sme Finance Limited
- 2018-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Apollo Business Finance LTD
- 2016-10-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ALL ABOUT DESSERTS LTD
- 2016-10-28➕BARTON, Clare appointedsecretary
- 2016-10-28➕BARTON, Clare appointeddirector
- 2016-10-28➕BARTON, Craig appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Clare Barton Individual · British · DOB 02/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/10/2016 |
Mr Craig Barton Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/10/2016 |
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
Incorporated2016-10-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890
Registered office
Unit 34 Hayhill Industrial Estate
Barrow Upon Soar
Loughborough
LE12 8LD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
BARTON, Clare→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2016-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARTON, Craig→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2016-10-28
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ecapital Commercial Finance Ecapital Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 01/04/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Seneca Trade Finance Seneca Trade Finance LTD | A registered charge | 9 properties | 17/09/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Apollo Business Finance Apollo Business Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 22/07/2021 | 02/04/2026 | |
| outstanding | Santander Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/10/2020 | — | |
| satisfied | Optimum Sme Finance Optimum Sme Finance Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 24/04/2019 | 28/08/2020 | |
| satisfied | Apollo Business Finance Apollo Business Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 18/04/2017 | 02/05/2019 |
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Recent filings (28 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-03