AULDS BAKERIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC193178 · ltd · incorporated 1999-02-04
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 6.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.0y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 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
14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 12 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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  2. 2025-02-13
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  3. 2025-02-13
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  4. 2025-01-14
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  5. 2024-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  6. 2023-01-06
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  7. 2022-04-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-03-31
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    CRAWFORD, Duncan Gilfillan resigned
    director
  9. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-12
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2020-05-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  13. 2020-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-08
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-01-07
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    CRAWFORD, Duncan Gilfillan appointed
    director
  16. 2019-01-03
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    ANDERSON, Craig John appointed
    director
  17. 2019-01-03
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    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-05-24
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    DRUMMOND, Bruce Duprose resigned
    director
  20. 2018-05-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2018-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-01-19
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    LACKIE, Alan James resigned
    director
  23. 2015-09-01
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    PHILLIPS, Fiona Janet resigned
    director
  24. 2013-11-21
    ➖
    MARR, Ian Robert resigned
    director
  25. 2009-10-30
    ➖
    PILKINGTON, Douglas Charles Arthur resigned
    secretary
  26. 2009-07-17
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    WOODHOUSE, John Edward resigned
    director
  27. 2007-10-01
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    WOODHOUSE, John Edward appointed
    director
  28. 2006-04-28
    ➖
    BRADFORD, Mark resigned
    director
  29. 2005-10-01
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    LACKIE, Alan James appointed
    director
  30. 2004-09-01
    ➕
    BRADFORD, Mark appointed
    director
  31. 2004-09-01
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    WALLACE, George Hutton resigned
    director
  32. 1999-03-31
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    MARR, Alan James appointed
    director
  33. 1999-03-31
    ➕
    PILKINGTON, Douglas Charles Arthur appointed
    secretary
  34. 1999-03-31
    ➖
    MACROBERTS - (FIRM) resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1999-03-31
    ➖
    CUNNINGHAM, Neil Gillies resigned
    director
  36. 1999-03-31
    ➕
    DRUMMOND, Bruce Duprose appointed
    director
  37. 1999-03-31
    ➕
    MARR, Ian Robert appointed
    director
  38. 1999-03-31
    ➖
    MCGINN, James Waugh resigned
    director
  39. 1999-03-31
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Fiona Janet appointed
    director
  40. 1999-03-31
    ➕
    WALLACE, George Hutton appointed
    director
  41. 1999-02-04
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    Company incorporated
    As AULDS BAKERIES LIMITED
  42. 1999-02-04
    ➕
    MACROBERTS - (FIRM) appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 1999-02-04
    ➕
    CUNNINGHAM, Neil Gillies appointed
    director
  44. 1999-02-04
    ➕
    MCGINN, James Waugh appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Aulds Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Aulds Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AULDS BAKERIES LIMITED
This company · SC193178

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Aulds Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/01/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alan James Marrceased 01/01/2025· 50-75% shares

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
Incorporated1999-02-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Registered office

5/9 Brisbane Street
Greenock
Renfrewshire
PA16 8LS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04

Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)

ANDERSON, Craig John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-01-03
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Active
MARR, Alan James→
director · ~67y · appointed 1999-03-31
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Active
PILKINGTON, Douglas Charles Arthur→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-31 · resigned 2009-10-30
Resigned
MACROBERTS - (FIRM)→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-02-04 · resigned 1999-03-31
Resigned
BRADFORD, Mark→
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-09-01 · resigned 2006-04-28
Resigned
CRAWFORD, Duncan Gilfillan→
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-01-07 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned
CUNNINGHAM, Neil Gillies→
director · ~62y · appointed 1999-02-04 · resigned 1999-03-31
Resigned
DRUMMOND, Bruce Duprose→
director · ~78y · appointed 1999-03-31 · resigned 2018-05-24
Resigned
LACKIE, Alan James→
director · ~65y · appointed 2005-10-01 · resigned 2017-01-19
Resigned
MARR, Ian Robert→
director · ~101y · appointed 1999-03-31 · resigned 2013-11-21
Resigned
MCGINN, James Waugh→
director · ~64y · appointed 1999-02-04 · resigned 1999-03-31
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Fiona Janet→
director · ~70y · appointed 1999-03-31 · resigned 2015-09-01
Resigned
WALLACE, George Hutton→
director · ~86y · appointed 1999-03-31 · resigned 2004-09-01
Resigned
WOODHOUSE, John Edward→
director · ~70y · appointed 2007-10-01 · resigned 2009-07-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—07/05/2020—
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Recent filings (94 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22