BAKER PEOPLE CIC
🏛️Establishedactive
11935853 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2019-04-09
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
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
- 56101Licenced restaurants
- 56102Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
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
- 2026-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-07➕ROWCROFT, Brian appointeddirector
- 2024-10-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-02➕JACKSON, Jill Christine appointeddirector
- 2019-12-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-04-09🏢Company incorporatedAs BAKER PEOPLE CIC
- 2019-04-09➕BOOTH, Daniel Adam appointeddirector
- 2019-04-09➕BOOTH, Stewart Alan appointeddirector
- 2019-04-09➕NOBLE, Christopher Harry appointeddirector
- 2019-04-09📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30
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| COFFEE UNITED (BINGLEY) LTD→ 14846766 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| COFFEE UNITED (SKELMERSDALE) LIMITED→ 12021131 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| COTHERSTONE CHEESE CO. LIMITED→ 01884085 · est 1985 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
| CURLEW DAIRY COMPANY LTD→ 13793647 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| D & R CHAPPELL LTD→ 13165385 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| DARK SKY BREWERY LTD→ 13620421 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| DEMONIC SPIRITS LIMITED→ 14227162 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| DRII LIMITED→ 10810848 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| DRY BEVERAGES LIMITED→ 10810949 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| DURHAM ANIMAL FEEDS LIMITED→ 09834812 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| DURHAM ANIMAL FEEDS SOUTH LIMITED→ 09834684 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ECHO 3 COFFEE LTD→ 11204158 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2019-04-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Registered office
35 The Wayside
Hurworth
Darlington
County Durham
DL2 2EE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-16
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
BOOTH, Daniel Adam→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2019-04-09
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BOOTH, Stewart Alan→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2019-04-09
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JACKSON, Jill Christine→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2019-12-02
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NOBLE, Christopher Harry→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2019-04-09
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ROWCROFT, Brian→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2024-10-07
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Recent filings (15 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-12-02
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2019-04-09