CHANDLER BAKERY LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12725013 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-07
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£10.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £10,336
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£10k
Current Assets
£4k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £13.2k |
| Current assets | £4.5k |
| Net assets | £10.3k |
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.
See pricing →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 (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-03-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-04📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2024-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-11-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-11-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-11-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-07-18➕CHANDLER, Andrea Jane appointeddirector
- 2020-07-18➕CHANDLER, Elizabeth Jane appointeddirector
- 2020-07-18➕CHANDLER, Lee Edward appointeddirector
- 2020-07-07🏢Company incorporatedAs CHANDLER BAKERY LTD
- 2020-07-07➕CHANDLER, Shaun Allan appointeddirector
- 2020-07-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CHANDLER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Shaun Allan Chandler Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 04/03/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-07-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47240 — Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
Registered office
8 High Street
Pateley Bridge
Harrogate
HG3 5AW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-20
Last: 2025-07-06
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
CHANDLER, Andrea Jane→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2020-07-18
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CHANDLER, Elizabeth Jane→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2020-07-18
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CHANDLER, Lee Edward→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2020-07-18
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CHANDLER, Shaun Allan→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2020-07-07
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Recent filings (18 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-04
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-11-05