THE CORNISH BAKERY LANCASTER LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15632503 · ltd · incorporated 2024-04-10
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 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 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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, 2 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
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
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 |
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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
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-22➕WILLIAMS, Jacqueline appointeddirector
- 2026-06-22➖WILLIAMS, Jacqueline resigneddirector
- 2026-06-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-06-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-10🏢Company incorporatedAs THE CORNISH BAKERY LANCASTER LTD
- 2024-04-10➕JOHN, Emma Lauren appointeddirector
- 2024-04-10➕JOHN, Stephanie appointeddirector
- 2024-04-10➕WILLIAMS, Jacqueline appointeddirector
- 2024-04-10📄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
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
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 |
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Jacqueline Williams Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 10/04/2024 |
Emma Lauren John Individual · British · DOB 10/1996 · age 30 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 10/04/2024 |
Stephanie John Individual · British · DOB 04/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 10/04/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FYLDE FRESH AND FABULOUS LIMITED→ 05525354 · est 2005 | £10.74M £7.92M–£13.57M | — | — | 82 | 20y | 85 | 72y |
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| FREDERICK'S ICE CREAM LIMITED→ 04805086 · est 2003 | — | — | £398.5k | — | 22y | 83 | 78y |
| BUTLER'S FARMHOUSE CHEESES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→ 03660807 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | 82 | 66y |
| BUTLERS FARMHOUSE CHEESES LIMITED→ 03660805 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | 82 | 66y |
| MAYSAM GROUPS LTD→ 11751342 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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| SEDDONS MEAT SPECIALISTS LTD→ 11594850 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| STEMSON MCKEOWN DISTILLERY LIMITED→ 12541077 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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| T. FORREST & SONS LIMITED→ 00331221 · est 1937 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 88y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Registered office
23-27 Bolton Street
Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 3AA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
JOHN, Emma Lauren→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2024-04-10
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JOHN, Stephanie→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2024-04-10
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WILLIAMS, Jacqueline→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2026-06-22
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WILLIAMS, Jacqueline→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2024-04-10 · resigned 2026-06-22
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Recent filings (6 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-04-10