BERNARD HUGHES BAKERY LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
NI661419 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-15
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
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
PursueActive trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-15🏢Company incorporatedAs BERNARD HUGHES BAKERY LIMITED
- 2019-05-15➕MCCONKEY, Annette Teresa appointeddirector
- 2019-05-15➕MCCONKEY, Samuel appointeddirector
- 2019-05-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Samuel Mcconkey Individual · British · DOB 02/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/05/2019 |
Mrs Annette Teresa Mcconkey Individual · British · DOB 06/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/05/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BALLYHILL TRADING LIMITED→ NI677811 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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| BOYD FEEDS LTD→ NI669938 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BREXIT OILS LIMITED→ NI670051 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BULLHOUSE BREWING COMPANY LIMITED→ NI649422 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| CAROL'S STOCK MARKET LIMITED→ NI654854 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| CHOICE PIZZA LIMITED→ NI607765 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| CK WAIMAI LIMITED→ NI687003 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| CLANDEBOYE YOGHURT LTD→ NI658716 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| CLOONEY DISTILLERY LIMITED→ NI717573 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-05-15
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Registered office
6 Doagh Road
Ballyclare
BT39 9BG
Northern Ireland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-28
Last: 2025-05-14
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MCCONKEY, Annette Teresa→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2019-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCCONKEY, Samuel→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2019-05-15
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Recent filings (15 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-05-15