AK BAKERY & CAFE LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15174748 · ltd · incorporated 2023-09-29
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£9.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £9,074
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£9k
Current Assets
£10k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £28.9k |
| Current assets | £10.0k |
| Net assets | £9.1k |
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
4
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-01-14📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-12-16📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29🏢Company incorporatedAs AK BAKERY & CAFE LIMITED
- 2023-09-29➕MANIVANNAN, Atsuko appointeddirector
- 2023-09-29➕MANIVANNAN, Suntharalingam appointeddirector
- 2023-09-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Suntharalingam Manivannan Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 29/09/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Registered office
G 23 China Works
100 Black Prince Road
London
SE1 7SJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MANIVANNAN, Atsuko→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2023-09-29
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MANIVANNAN, Suntharalingam→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2023-09-29
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Recent filings (7 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-01-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-09-29