CAKES-N-CRAFTS LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC434781 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-15
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-27➕HENDERSON, Adam William Keith appointeddirector
- 2017-01-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-01-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-02-06➕MILNE, June Lorraine appointeddirector
- 2013-02-06➖MILNE, Brian Gordon resigneddirector
- 2012-10-15🏢Company incorporatedAs CAKES-N-CRAFTS LTD
- 2012-10-15➕MILNE, Alison appointeddirector
- 2012-10-15➕MILNE, Brian Gordon appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 |
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Miss June Lorraine Milne Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/04/2025 |
Mrs Alison Milne Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-10-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services
Registered office
6 Dunphail Drive
2/1
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G34 0BU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
HENDERSON, Adam William Keith→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2017-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILNE, Alison→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2012-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILNE, June Lorraine→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2013-02-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILNE, Brian Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2012-10-15 · resigned 2013-02-06
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Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-07-24