HAPPY CINNAMON ARTISAN BAKERY LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15099054 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-28
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
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£-12.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 10720SIC 10720
- 10890SIC 10890
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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, 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £11,997
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£40k
Net Worth
-£12k
Current Assets
£43k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-12.0k | — |
| Current assets | £43.1k | — |
| Cash | £40.5k | — |
| Debtors | £2.7k | — |
| Net assets | £-12.0k | — |
| Average employees | — | -200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-14➖HARTLEY, Nicola Antonia resigneddirector
- 2025-05-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-01➕HLOPKANE SZIJGYARTO, Anita Katalin appointeddirector
- 2024-09-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-07-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-17➕EKLI, Flora Sara appointeddirector
- 2024-06-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-28➕HARTLEY, Nicola Antonia appointeddirector
- 2023-11-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-28🏢Company incorporatedAs HAPPY CINNAMON ARTISAN BAKERY LTD
- 2023-08-28➕HARTLEY, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2023-08-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Tamas Hlopka Individual · Hungarian · DOB 09/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/09/2024 |
Mrs Anita Katalin Hlopkane Szijgyarto Individual · Hungarian · DOB 07/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/09/2024 |
Miss Flora Sara Ekli Individual · Hungarian · DOB 02/1997 · age 29 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/08/2023 |
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
Incorporated2023-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Registered office
15 Palazzo Amalfi Market Street
Nailsworth
Stroud
GL6 0BX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
EKLI, Flora Sara→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2024-06-17
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HARTLEY, Thomas→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2023-08-28
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HLOPKANE SZIJGYARTO, Anita Katalin→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2025-05-01
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HARTLEY, Nicola Antonia→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-11-28 · resigned 2025-05-14
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Recent filings (14 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-08-28