BARTONS BAKEHOUSE LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15307451 · ltd · incorporated 2023-11-24
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.4y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
13 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 2 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-05-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-02-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-01-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-01-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barton Fine Foods Limited
- 2024-04-12✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-03-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-24🏢Company incorporatedAs BARTONS BAKEHOUSE LIMITED
- 2023-11-24➕BARTON, Jemima appointeddirector
- 2023-11-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BARTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Jemima Barton Individual · British · DOB 01/1999 · age 27 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 24/11/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Lathams Of Broughton (Holdings) Limitedceased 24/11/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Food & drink · SK postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A&L MEAT LIMITED→ 16114503 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AAHIBBS LTD→ 16966200 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AUNTY RANNYS LTD→ 17074506 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BABY THREADZ LTD→ 13519598 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BALI BEANS LTD→ 10121246 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BANOFUL SWEET HYDE LIMITED→ 15240243 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BARTON FINE FOODS LIMITED→ 06622358 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| BASF PHARMA (CALLANISH) LIMITED→ 05507387 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| BLESSED BOTANICALS LIMITED→ 16316603 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BOLLINGTON BREWING CO. LIMITED→ 06660360 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| BRADBURY & SON (BUXTON) LIMITED→ 00363223 · est 1940 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 85y | — | — |
| BREEZE CLEANING AND CARE LTD→ 10654461 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-11-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Registered office
82 Reddish Road
Stockport
SK5 7QU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
BARTON, Jemima→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2023-11-24
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barton Fine Foods Barton Fine Foods Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/01/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (13 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-05-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-01-27
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-11-24