LIFE OF RILEY BAKERY LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13723456 · ltd · incorporated 2021-11-04
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£91.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10920
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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, 1 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, 2 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
14 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £91,458
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£91k
↑ 32% YoY
Current Assets
£63k
↑ 80% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £102.2k | £71.8k |
| Current assets | £62.7k | £34.7k |
| Net assets | £91.5k | £69.3k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-12-31📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-12-28📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-12-28📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-04🏢Company incorporatedAs LIFE OF RILEY BAKERY LTD
- 2021-11-04➕MEREDITH, Richard Steven appointeddirector
- 2021-11-04➕MEREDITH, Sarah Victoria appointeddirector
- 2021-11-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sarah Victoria Meredith Individual · British · DOB 04/1990 · age 36 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 04/11/2021 |
Mr Richard Steven Meredith Individual · British · DOB 10/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 04/11/2021 |
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
Incorporated2021-11-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10920 — SIC 10920
Registered office
Unit 50-51 Tern Valley Business Park
Market Drayton
TF9 3AG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-03
Last: 2025-11-19
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MEREDITH, Richard Steven→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2021-11-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MEREDITH, Sarah Victoria→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2021-11-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (14 total)
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-12-31
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-30
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-12-28
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-11-04