BATTLE BAKES AND CAKES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11368674 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-17
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£23.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £23,065
Cash YoY
+211%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£60k
↑ 211% YoY
Net Worth
£23k
↑ 2831% YoY
Current Assets
£69k
↑ 153% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £23.1k | £10.8k |
| Current assets | £68.8k | £27.2k |
| Cash | £60.1k | £19.3k |
| Net assets | £23.1k | £787 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-07➖LOFTY, Geraldine Alice resigneddirector
- 2022-05-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-17🏢Company incorporatedAs BATTLE BAKES AND CAKES LTD
- 2018-05-17➕LOFTY, John Gordon appointeddirector
- 2018-05-17➕LOFTY, Matthew appointeddirector
- 2018-05-17➕LOFTY, Geraldine Alice appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Matthew Lofty Individual · British · DOB 11/1989 · age 37 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 17/05/2018 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Geraldine Alice Loftyceased 12/08/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr John Gordon Loftyceased 12/08/2025· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Registered office
2-6 Sedlescombe Road North
St. Leonards-On-Sea
East Sussex
TN37 7DG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-25
Last: 2026-05-11
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
LOFTY, John Gordon→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2018-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LOFTY, Matthew→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2018-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LOFTY, Geraldine Alice→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2018-05-17 · resigned 2022-09-07
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Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-08