40CAKES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
11762001 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-11
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
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47240Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
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. 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: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 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
3 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | — | £132.7k |
| Current assets | — | — | £151.9k |
| Net assets | — | — | £59.7k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-25➖PETRIKIENE, Renata resigneddirector
- 2025-02-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-19➕TISKEVICIUS, Gediminas appointeddirector
- 2024-03-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-16📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-01-11🏢Company incorporatedAs 40CAKES LIMITED
- 2019-01-11➕PETRIKIENE, Renata appointeddirector
- 2019-01-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
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 Gediminas Tiskevicius Individual · Lithuanian · DOB 08/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest | 19/03/2024 |
Mrs Renata Petrikiene Individual · Lithuanian · DOB 03/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest | 11/01/2019 |
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
Incorporated2019-01-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Registered office
25b Abbotsbury Road
Morden
SM4 5LJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
TISKEVICIUS, Gediminas→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2024-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PETRIKIENE, Renata→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2019-01-11 · resigned 2025-02-25
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (24 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-01-16