BABYCAKES LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC698196 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-10
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,586
Cash YoY
+3474%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£7k
↑ 3474% YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 325% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 412% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.6k | £373 |
| Current assets | £8.7k | £1.7k |
| Cash | £7.0k | £195 |
| Net assets | £1.6k | £373 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-26📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-07-25📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-01➕MACDONALD, Kimberley Rebecca appointeddirector
- 2022-03-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-10🏢Company incorporatedAs BABYCAKES LTD
- 2021-05-10➕MCAVOY, Paige Lyndey appointeddirector
- 2021-05-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Paige Lyndey Mcavoy Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1999 · age 27 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/05/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-05-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services
Registered office
142 Saracen Street
Babycakes
Glasgow
G22 5AR
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-23
Last: 2025-05-09
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MACDONALD, Kimberley Rebecca→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2022-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCAVOY, Paige Lyndey→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2021-05-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (15 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-05-10