CAKE VILLAGE LTD

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17043377 · ltd · incorporated 2026-02-19
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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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
  • 56290Other food services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (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 (44/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
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
67/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-02-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CAKE VILLAGE LTD
  3. 2026-02-19
    QURESHI, Ishaq Ahmed appointed
    director
  4. 2026-02-19
    CARTER, John appointed
    director
  5. 2026-02-19
    CARTER, John resigned
    director
  6. 2026-02-19
    CHAPMAN & CARTER NOMINEES LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  7. 2026-02-19
    CHAPMAN & CARTER NOMINEES LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  8. 2026-02-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2026-02-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2026-02-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2026-02-19
    📄
    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 0.4 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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CARTER, John resigned 2026-02-19; CHAPMAN & CARTER NOMINEES LTD resigned 2026-02-19

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2026-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Registered office

Pure Offices Brooks Drive
Cheadle Royal Business Park
Cheadle
SK8 3TD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-19
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

QURESHI, Ishaq Ahmed
director · ~19y · appointed 2026-02-19
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Active
CARTER, John
director · ~73y · appointed 2026-02-19 · resigned 2026-02-19
Resigned
CHAPMAN & CARTER NOMINEES LTD
corporate-director · appointed 2026-02-19 · resigned 2026-02-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (6 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2026-02-19