KNEAD BAKERY LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12410453 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-17
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 4.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 4.1y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-12-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-08-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-05-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-05-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2022-05-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-01➕BIGGS, Kristopher Liam appointeddirector
- 2021-04-06➕HAWES, David Richard appointeddirector
- 2021-04-06➕HAWES, John Sidney appointeddirector
- 2021-04-06➖ORFORD, Lauren Rachael resigneddirector
- 2020-01-17🏢Company incorporatedAs KNEAD BAKERY LIMITED
- 2020-01-17➕ORFORD, Lauren Rachael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Watermoor Meat Supply Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Watermoor Meat Supply Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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KNEAD BAKERY LIMITED
This company · 12410453
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Watermoor Meat Supply Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2021 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr John Sidney Hawesceased 02/09/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr David Richard Hawesceased 02/09/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest
- Miss Lauren Rachael Orfordceased 06/04/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Registered office
Unit 2 Bellinger Close
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15 1BN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
BIGGS, Kristopher Liam→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2021-09-01
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HAWES, David Richard→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2021-04-06
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HAWES, John Sidney→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2021-04-06
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ORFORD, Lauren Rachael→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2020-01-17 · resigned 2021-04-06
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/05/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/05/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (44 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-30