CAMBRIDGE BAKERS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11770048 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-16
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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, 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 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
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2024-11-05
    MARQUES, Hugo, Dr appointed
    director
  4. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-07-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-07-18
    SOUSA, Natalina appointed
    director
  9. 2023-07-18
    MARQUES, Hugo, Dr resigned
    director
  10. 2022-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-07-04
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  12. 2022-06-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-02-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-10-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2021-10-12
    FRAZAO, Adilia resigned
    director
  17. 2021-10-12
    MARQUES, Hugo, Dr appointed
    director
  18. 2021-10-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2021-10-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2021-10-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2021-03-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2021-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-04-21
    MARQUES, Hugo, Dr resigned
    director
  24. 2020-04-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2020-04-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  26. 2019-01-16
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    Company incorporated
    As CAMBRIDGE BAKERS LTD
  27. 2019-01-16
    FRAZAO, Adilia appointed
    director
  28. 2019-01-16
    MARQUES, Hugo, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

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
Dr Hugo Marques
Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/01/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Adilia Frazaoceased 12/10/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Dr Hugo Marquesceased 21/04/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Registered office

9 Robert Davies Court
Nuffield Road
Cambridge
CB4 1TP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last: 2026-01-15

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MARQUES, Hugo, Dr
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-11-05
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Active
SOUSA, Natalina
director · ~48y · appointed 2023-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRAZAO, Adilia
director · ~54y · appointed 2019-01-16 · resigned 2021-10-12
Resigned
MARQUES, Hugo, Dr
director · ~47y · appointed 2021-10-12 · resigned 2023-07-18
Resigned
MARQUES, Hugo, Dr
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-01-16 · resigned 2020-04-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-07-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-25