BELMA’S BAKES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13423628 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-27
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
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
  • 96020Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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. 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 (76/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 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.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-03-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2026-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-01-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-03-01
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-01-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-05-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BELMA’S BAKES LIMITED
  12. 2021-05-27
    CAMARA, Mabel appointed
    secretary
  13. 2021-05-27
    CAMARA, Mabel appointed
    director
  14. 2021-05-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Mabel Camara
Individual · Belgian · DOB 02/1995 · age 31
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/05/2021

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
Incorporated2021-05-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Registered office

27a Montagu Street
Kettering
NN16 8XG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-25
Last: 2025-10-11

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CAMARA, Mabel
secretary · appointed 2021-05-27
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Active
CAMARA, Mabel
director · ~31y · appointed 2021-05-27
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Recent filings (16 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11