GLUTEN FREE BAKERS LTD
- 47240Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £67.5k | £50.6k |
| Net assets | £-271.7k | £-210.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals 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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Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-31📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-07-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-29📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-09-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-10-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-04-09📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-04-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-09-17🏢Company incorporatedAs GLUTEN FREE BAKERS LTD
- 2021-09-17➕BRYON-EDMOND, Suzanne Jane appointedsecretary
- 2021-09-17➕BRYON-EDMOND, Simon Antony appointeddirector
- 2021-09-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Chunk Of Devon Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chunk Of Devon Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/10/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Simon Antony Bryon-Edmondceased 01/10/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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