GB CHOCOLATE MAKERS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12290619 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-30
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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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£18.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10520
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 10710Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
- 10821SIC 10821
- 56101Licenced restaurants
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 1.6y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £18,236
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£276k
Net Worth
£18k
Current Assets
£621k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £183.4k |
| Current assets | £621.1k |
| Cash | £275.7k |
| Debtors | £180.1k |
| Net assets | £18.2k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-11-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bibby Financial Services Limited
- 2024-10-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-01-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-04➕ALDRED, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2024-01-04➕HARRIS-GODFREY, Alexander James appointeddirector
- 2024-01-04➕STEVENS, Alexander appointeddirector
- 2024-01-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-30🏢Company incorporatedAs GB CHOCOLATE MAKERS LIMITED
- 2019-10-30➕GODFREY, Richard James Harris appointeddirector
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
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 68. 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard James Harris Godfrey Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 30/10/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alexander James Godfreyceased 22/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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
Incorporated2019-10-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10520 — SIC 10520
Registered office
Unit 1 Common Lane North
George Westwood Way
Beccles
NR34 9BN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
ALDRED, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2024-01-04
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GODFREY, Richard James Harris→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2019-10-30
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HARRIS-GODFREY, Alexander James→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2024-01-04
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STEVENS, Alexander→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2024-01-04
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services Limited | A registered charge | — | 29/11/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (29 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-02