WELLBREAD BAKERY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC252291 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-04

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

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 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 84). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

53 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-04-23
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2025-04-25
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2024-03-06
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2023-04-19
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2022-04-28
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2021-04-23
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2019-12-17
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2019-07-09
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2019-04-30
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2018-04-13
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2017-03-21
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2016-04-29
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2015-07-20
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2015-03-31
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2014-07-18
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2003-07-07
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CAMPBELL, Margaret appointed
secretary
2003-07-07
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CAMPBELL, Alexander Dalry appointed
director
2003-07-07
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HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
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2003-07-07
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HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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2003-07-04
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Company incorporated
As WELLBREAD BAKERY LIMITED
2003-07-04
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HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-07-04
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HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
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Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alexander Dalry Campbell Individual · British · DOB 10/1942 · age 84	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/06/2016
Mrs Margaret Campbell Individual · British · DOB 06/1946 · age 80	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/04/2018

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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AULDS BAKERIES LIMITED→ SC193178 · est 1999 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	27y	82	67y
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AULDS DELICIOUS DESSERTS LIMITED→ SC044454 · est 1967 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	59y	80	67y
AULDS THE BAKERS LTD→ SC440756 · est 2013 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	13y	80	67y
C PARDUCCI WHOLESALE LIMITED→ SC293509 · est 2005	—	—	—	3	20y	80	60y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-07-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Registered office

73 India Drive

Inchinnan

Renfrewshire

PA4 9LF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-18

Last: 2025-07-04

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Margaret→

secretary · appointed 2003-07-07

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Active

CAMPBELL, Alexander Dalry→

director · ~84y · appointed 2003-07-07

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Active

HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-04 · resigned 2003-07-07

Resigned

HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-07-04 · resigned 2003-07-07

Resigned

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