ERDIL PATISSERIE LIMITED

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13342992 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-19
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56102Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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, 2 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
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees200400

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-06-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-09-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-09-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-07-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-02-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2022-01-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2022-01-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-01-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-04-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ERDIL PATISSERIE LIMITED
  16. 2021-04-19
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    ERDIL, Ahmet appointed
    director
  17. 2021-04-19
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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 "ERDIL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ahmet Erdil
Individual · Turkish · DOB 08/1984 · age 42
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/04/2021

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
Incorporated2021-04-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Registered office

4 Central Parade
Green Street
Enfield
EN3 7HG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-02
Last: 2026-04-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ERDIL, Ahmet→
director · ~42y · appointed 2021-04-19
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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-09