CG (WHOLESALE) LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12632728 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-29
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 May 2024
Net worth
£40.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £40,426
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£40k
↑ 84% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↑ 75% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-05-31 | 2023-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £40.4k | £22.0k |
| Current assets | £40.1k | £22.9k |
| Net assets | £40.4k | £22.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-11➕HAWORTH, Julie appointedsecretary
- 2020-06-11➕HAWORTH, Julie appointeddirector
- 2020-06-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-06-11📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-06-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-05-29🏢Company incorporatedAs CG (WHOLESALE) LIMITED
- 2020-05-29➕HAWORTH, Barry appointeddirector
- 2020-05-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Barry Haworth Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 29/05/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BACK ECKE LTD.→ 11150887 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BB18 BREWING CO LTD→ 12305369 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BD WHALLEY LTD→ 15526994 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BE CHOCOLATE AND PATISSERIE LTD→ 11938990 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BENTLEY'S YORKSHIRE BREWERIES (1828) LIMITED→ 08914145 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| BERTWISTLES (BAKERS) LIMITED→ 00859279 · est 1965 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 60y | — | — |
| BLUE CHERRY COFFEE COMPANY LTD→ 15262359 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| C&G MEAT PRODUCTS LTD→ 11974093 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| CALYX DRINKS LTD→ 09633888 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| CEREAL BAKERY LTD→ 13313180 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| CHOCLEYS LIMITED→ 10735793 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| CISSY GREEN LIMITED→ 04948511 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-05-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Registered office
Unit 2 Old Town Yard
Hud Hey Road
Haslingden
Rossendale
BB4 5JH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
HAWORTH, Barry→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2020-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAWORTH, Julie→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2020-06-11
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Recent filings (15 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-06-11
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-06-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-06-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-05-29