ERIKA'S CHIMNEY CAKE LTD

💤Zombieactive
11700985 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-28
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£850
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10720
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56101Licenced restaurants
  • 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
  • 56210Event catering activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
18 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £850
Cash YoY
-16%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£25k
↓ 16% YoY
Net Worth
£850
↑ 98% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£12k£18k£24k£30kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£22.5k£28.4k
Current assets£24.7k£29.8k
Cash£24.7k£29.3k
Debtors—£546
Net assets£850£429

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-25
    ➖
    SILAGHI, Flavius-Stelian resigned
    director
  4. 2025-02-25
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-07-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ERIKA'S CHIMNEY CAKE LTD
  12. 2018-11-28
    ➕
    SCORUS, Mariana appointed
    director
  13. 2018-11-28
    ➕
    SILAGHI, Flavius-Stelian appointed
    director
  14. 2018-11-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-11-28
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Mariana Scorus
Individual · Romanian · DOB 10/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares28/11/2018

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-11-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10720 — SIC 10720

Registered office

45 Gordon Road
Basildon
SS14 1PN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SCORUS, Mariana→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-11-28
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Active
SILAGHI, Flavius-Stelian→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-11-28 · resigned 2025-02-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-02