GINGER AND PICKLES GROUP LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11947872 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-15
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 4.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£990
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56101Licenced restaurants
- 56210Event catering activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.7y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.7 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £990
Net assets shrinking
Down £19,679 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£990
↓ 95% YoY
Current Assets
£23k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £239.0k | £265.6k |
| Current assets | £23.3k | £35.8k |
| Debtors | £20.3k | £33.1k |
| Net assets | £990 | £20.7k |
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 (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-10-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2021-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-04-15🏢Company incorporatedAs GINGER AND PICKLES GROUP LTD
- 2019-04-15➕OZARD, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2019-04-15➕OZARD, Beverley appointeddirector
- 2019-04-15➕PICKEN, Harry William appointeddirector
- 2019-04-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew James Ozard Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/04/2019 |
Mrs Beverley Ozard Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/04/2019 |
Mr Harry William Picken Individual · British · DOB 04/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/04/2019 |
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
Incorporated2019-04-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Registered office
3a Mill Street
Nantwich
Cheshire
CW5 5ST
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
OZARD, Andrew James→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2019-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OZARD, Beverley→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2019-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PICKEN, Harry William→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2019-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/10/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-28