WILD THISTLE CAKE DESIGN LTD

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SC584823 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-04
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£700
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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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
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £700
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,494 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£700
↓ 68% YoY
Current Assets
£200
↓ 82% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£439£878£1k£2k£2kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£2.7k£4.2k
Current assets£200£1.1k
Net assets£700£2.2k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-01-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-13
    ➖
    ST LEGER-HONEYBONE, Sophie Miranda resigned
    director
  4. 2025-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2018-01-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As WILD THISTLE CAKE DESIGN LTD
  14. 2018-01-04
    ➕
    THISTLETHWAITE, Christopher James, Dr appointed
    director
  15. 2018-01-04
    ➕
    ST LEGER-HONEYBONE, Sophie Miranda appointed
    director
  16. 2018-01-04
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Christopher James Thistlethwaite
Individual · British · DOB 03/1987 · age 39
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/01/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Sophie Miranda St Leger-Honeyboneceased 13/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2018-01-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Registered office

Parkview Inverurie Street
Auchenblae
Laurencekirk
AB30 1XS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

THISTLETHWAITE, Christopher James, Dr→
director · ~39y · appointed 2018-01-04
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Active
ST LEGER-HONEYBONE, Sophie Miranda→
director · ~35y · appointed 2018-01-04 · resigned 2026-01-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-29