BAGLAN BAKERY LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11218129 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-21
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47240Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
- 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
- 56210Event catering activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
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 | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1100 | 1200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-06-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-06-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-02-21🏢Company incorporatedAs BAGLAN BAKERY LIMITED
- 2018-02-21➕EVANS, Darren Keith appointeddirector
- 2018-02-21➕EVANS, Lisa appointeddirector
- 2018-02-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kieth Darren Evans Individual · British · DOB 11/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/07/2021 |
Mrs Lisa Evans Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 21/02/2018 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Lisa Evansceased 01/07/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Darren Keith Evansceased 04/06/2018· 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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Active · Food & drink · SA postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A FORCE OF NURTURE LIMITED→ 13861503 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ADAM YN YR ARDD CYF.→ 12549559 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ALBERT REES LTD→ 04858794 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ARTHUR'S STONE BREWERY LTD→ 13080516 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BAKED BY JONES LTD→ 16734371 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BARA MENYN CYF→ 16674907 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BARTI RUM LTD→ 11287078 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BIOVIT LTD→ 14578617 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BLASUS WELSHCAKES LTD→ 15168099 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BLEWIN TRUST LIMITED→ 00390829 · est 1944 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 81y | — | — |
| BLUESTONE BREWING COMPANY LIMITED→ 08450939 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BRECON CARREG LTD→ 12212678 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-02-21
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Registered office
119 Pentwyn Baglan Road
Baglan
Port Talbot
SA12 8EB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-18
Last: 2025-07-04
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
EVANS, Darren Keith→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2018-02-21
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Recent filings (22 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-03