BADRAN BAKERY LTD

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12554753 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-14
Investment thesis
Attractive distress candidate — real problems but workable structure.
Why interesting: Falling signals but no deal-breakers yet; room for negotiation and turnaround.
Why risky: Signals worsening; needs speed and capital discipline.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2024
Net worth
£-67.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
58/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 58/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
58/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £67,523

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£68k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 71% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£68k-£48k-£28k-£8k£12k£32kApr 2023Apr 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-04-302023-04-30
Total assets£-65.4k£-65.2k
Current assets£9.2k£31.6k
Net assets£-67.5k£-67.3k

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-17
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2024-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2020-04-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BADRAN BAKERY LTD
  8. 2020-04-14
    BADRAN, Aiman Mohamed Abdelbade appointed
    director
  9. 2020-04-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BADRAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-27

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Aiman Mohamed Abdelbade Badran
Individual · Egyptian · DOB 01/1968 · age 58
75100%
75-100% shares14/04/2020

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
Incorporated2020-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890

Registered office

Unit 10 Great Russell Court
Fieldhead Business Centre
Bradford
BD7 1JZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-27OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BADRAN, Aiman Mohamed Abdelbade
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-04-14
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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-04-14