404WAFFLES LIMITED

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13670207 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-08
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56102Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-02
Total assets£0
Net assets£0

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-03
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2023-11-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-11-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-10-16
    ➕
    SIU, Lai Yu appointed
    director
  9. 2023-10-16
    ➖
    CHU, Kuong Man resigned
    director
  10. 2023-10-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-10-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-06-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-10-08
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    Company incorporated
    As 404WAFFLES LIMITED
  15. 2021-10-08
    ➕
    CHU, Kuong Man appointed
    director
  16. 2021-10-08
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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

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
Mrs Lai Yu Siu
Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/10/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Kuong Man Chuceased 01/11/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2021-10-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47240 — Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores

Registered office

5 Hatters Row
Horsemarket Street
Warrington
WA1 1XP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-09
Last made up to: 2025-04-02
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SIU, Lai Yu→
director · ~63y · appointed 2023-10-16
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Active
CHU, Kuong Man→
director · ~69y · appointed 2021-10-08 · resigned 2023-10-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-06