BAKERY BACKUP LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14789912 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-10
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 Apr 2024
Net worth
£-5.6k
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
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
11 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)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £5,582

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£6k
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-04-30
Total assets£-5.6k
Net assets£-5.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 capital
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 capital
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  2. 2026-01-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-04-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-02-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-02-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-02-05
    SINGH, Avtar, Mr. resigned
    director
  9. 2023-04-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BAKERY BACKUP LIMITED
  10. 2023-04-10
    POWAR, Jaswinder Kaur Shailesh appointed
    director
  11. 2023-04-10
    SINGH, Avtar, Mr. appointed
    director
  12. 2023-04-10
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jaswinder Kaur Shailesh Powar
Individual · Indian · DOB 06/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control10/04/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr. Avtar Singhceased 09/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2023-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Registered office

28 High Street 28 High Street
Syston
Leicester
LE7 1GP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

POWAR, Jaswinder Kaur Shailesh
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-04-10
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Active
SINGH, Avtar, Mr.
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-04-10 · resigned 2024-02-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-10