C&J CAKES LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13794049 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-10
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10821
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 10822SIC 10822
- 47240Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 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
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-13📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-01-01➕MCMANUS, Claire Louise appointedsecretary
- 2021-12-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-10🏢Company incorporatedAs C&J CAKES LTD
- 2021-12-10➕JACOBS, Joelle appointeddirector
- 2021-12-10➕MCMANUS, Claire Louise appointeddirector
- 2021-12-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Joelle Jacobs Individual · British · DOB 06/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/12/2021 |
Ms Claire Louise Mcmanus Individual · Irish · DOB 02/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/12/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BEER FARM LTD→ 15035146 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| BREAD HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 07570780 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| BUCOVINA BAKERY LIMITED→ 08481188 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BY RUBY LIMITED→ 10767605 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-12-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10821 — SIC 10821
Registered office
A55, Alpha Business Centre
7-11 Minerva Road
London
NW10 6HJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: 2025-12-09
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
MCMANUS, Claire Louise→
Activesecretary · appointed 2022-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JACOBS, Joelle→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2021-12-10
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MCMANUS, Claire Louise→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2021-12-10
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Recent filings (17 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-22
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-01-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-16