BAKE & GO LTD
- 47240Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29➕ISMAIL, Sara appointeddirector
- 2021-10-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-22➕ISMAIL, Sara appointeddirector
- 2021-09-22➖ISMAIL, Sara resigneddirector
- 2021-09-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-02-21📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2019-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-02-09🏢Company incorporatedAs BAKE & GO LTD
- 2017-02-09➕ISMAIL, Zryan Abas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Zryan Abas Ismail Individual · British · DOB 12/1984 · age 42 | 75–100% | — | board control75-100% shares · board control | 09/02/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
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