B & N HAMBIDGE LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
13047901 · ltd · incorporated 2020-11-27
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
£14.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47240Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
- 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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, 3 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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £14,375
Net assets shrinking
Down £19,604 YoY
Cash YoY
+5%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£23k
↑ 5.1% YoY
Net Worth
£14k
↓ 58% YoY
Current Assets
£65k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £28.7k | £44.3k |
| Current assets | £64.6k | £50.1k |
| Cash | £23.1k | £22.0k |
| Debtors | £28.5k | £18.1k |
| Net assets | £14.4k | £34.0k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-08-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-02-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-10➕HAMBIDGE, Ben Peter Phillip appointeddirector
- 2021-01-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-12-22➖HAMBIDGE, Ben Peter Phillip resigneddirector
- 2020-12-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-12-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-11-27🏢Company incorporatedAs B & N HAMBIDGE LTD
- 2020-11-27➕HAMBIDGE, Naomi Jane appointeddirector
- 2020-11-27➕HAMBIDGE, Ben Peter Phillip appointeddirector
- 2020-11-27📄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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HAMBIDGE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ben Peter Phillip Hambidge Individual · British · DOB 10/1996 · age 30 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 02/12/2020 |
Mrs Naomi Jane Hambidge Individual · British · DOB 07/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 27/11/2020 |
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
Incorporated2020-11-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Registered office
34 Boulevard
Weston-Super-Mare
Somerset
BS23 1NF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last: 2025-11-24
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HAMBIDGE, Ben Peter Phillip→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2021-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAMBIDGE, Naomi Jane→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2020-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAMBIDGE, Ben Peter Phillip→
Resigneddirector · ~30y · appointed 2020-11-27 · resigned 2020-12-22
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Recent filings (24 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-12