BIG BACK COOKIES LTD

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16243090 · ltd · incorporated 2025-02-11
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · high confidence
Mixed signals — 3 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Deal-killer verdict: clean → workable
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 85
  • · Filings: 4 → 5
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 2 improved, 1 worsened.

  • Deal-killer verdict: cleanworkable
  • Hygiene score: 9085
  • Filings: 45
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10720
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 10821SIC 10821
  • 47240Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
  • 56102Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
5 filings
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-06-06
    TAYLOR-PINNOCK, Shaneaka Kerry resigned
    director
  3. 2025-03-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-03-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-02-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BIG BACK COOKIES LTD
  6. 2025-02-11
    PALMER, Sian Samuel Alfred appointed
    director
  7. 2025-02-11
    TAYLOR-PINNOCK, Shaneaka Kerry appointed
    director
  8. 2025-02-11
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Young company: Only 1.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Shaneaka Kerry Taylor-Pinnock
Individual · British · DOB 06/1995 · age 31
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control11/02/2025
Mr Sian Samuel Alfred Palmer
Individual · British · DOB 12/1989 · age 37
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control11/02/2025

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
Incorporated2025-02-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10720 — SIC 10720

Registered office

2 Trent Bridge Buildings
West Bridgford
Nottingham
NG2 5FB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PALMER, Sian Samuel Alfred
director · ~37y · appointed 2025-02-11
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Active
TAYLOR-PINNOCK, Shaneaka Kerry
director · ~31y · appointed 2025-02-11 · resigned 2026-06-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (5 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-02-11