CAKE & EAT IT! LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC382648 · ltd · incorporated 2010-07-27
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
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-10
    ➕
    GRAND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  6. 2023-02-10
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  7. 2021-09-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-18
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  10. 2020-11-18
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2020-11-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-11-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-11-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-11-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-11-18
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2020-11-18
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2020-11-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2020-11-13
    ➕
    CHURCH, Michael Andrew appointed
    director
  19. 2020-11-13
    ➖
    MACASKILL, Claire resigned
    secretary
  20. 2020-11-13
    ➖
    MACASKILL, Claire resigned
    director
  21. 2020-11-13
    ➖
    MACASKILL, John resigned
    director
  22. 2020-04-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2010-07-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CAKE & EAT IT! LTD.
  24. 2010-07-27
    ➕
    MACASKILL, Claire appointed
    secretary
  25. 2010-07-27
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2010-07-27
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2010-07-27
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  28. 2010-07-27
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director
  29. 2010-07-27
    ➕
    MACASKILL, Claire appointed
    director
  30. 2010-07-27
    ➕
    MACASKILL, John 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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Andrew Church
Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares13/11/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr John Macaskillceased 13/11/2020· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Claire Macaskillceased 13/11/2020· 25-50% 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
Incorporated2010-07-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

3 Robert Drive
Glasgow
G51 3HE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

GRAND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHURCH, Michael Andrew→
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-11-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACASKILL, Claire→
secretary · appointed 2010-07-27 · resigned 2020-11-13
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-07-27 · resigned 2010-07-27
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-07-27 · resigned 2010-07-27
Resigned
MACASKILL, Claire→
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-07-27 · resigned 2020-11-13
Resigned
MACASKILL, John→
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-07-27 · resigned 2020-11-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2023-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-18
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2020-11-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-11-18