MY CUPCAKE HEAVEN LTD.

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SC435702 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-29
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£504
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £504
Net assets shrinking
Down £32,495 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£504
↓ 98% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↓ 73% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£14k£27k£41k£55k£68kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£22.0k£72.8k
Current assets£18.6k£68.3k
Net assets£504£33.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-04-09
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  3. 2024-01-18
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  4. 2023-02-24
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  5. 2022-11-11
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  6. 2022-09-16
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  7. 2021-06-24
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  8. 2020-06-30
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  9. 2019-03-20
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  10. 2018-11-08
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  11. 2018-03-15
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  12. 2017-11-08
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    DOWNS, Ruth Margaret resigned
    director
  13. 2017-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  14. 2015-12-01
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  15. 2015-11-03
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  16. 2015-11-02
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  17. 2015-10-01
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    DOWNS, Ruth Margaret appointed
    director
  18. 2012-10-29
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    Company incorporated
    As MY CUPCAKE HEAVEN LTD.
  19. 2012-10-29
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    KENNEDY, Anna appointed
    director
  20. 2012-10-29
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    secretary
  21. 2012-10-29
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    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    secretary
  22. 2012-10-29
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    MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
    director
  23. 2012-10-29
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    MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
    director
  24. 2012-10-29
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    director
  25. 2012-10-29
    ➖
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

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
Mrs Anna Kennedy
Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/10/2016

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
Incorporated2012-10-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47240 — Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores

Registered office

33 Tennant Wynd
Bellshill
Lanarkshire
ML4 3GE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

KENNEDY, Anna→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-10-29
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Active
TRAINER, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2012-10-29 · resigned 2012-10-29
Resigned
DOWNS, Ruth Margaret→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2017-11-08
Resigned
MCINTOSH, Susan→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-10-29 · resigned 2012-10-29
Resigned
TRAINER, Peter→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-10-29 · resigned 2012-10-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-05