WALKERS BONBON 1 LTD

🌿Early-stageactive

SC777473 · ltd · incorporated 2023-07-31

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 Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

70/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

10890SIC 10890
47240Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

7 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

70/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Average employees	1200	700

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand

2026-04-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-07-31
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Company incorporated
As WALKERS BONBON 1 LTD
2023-07-31
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WALKER, Anthony appointed
director
2023-07-31
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WALKER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Anthony Walker Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1982 · age 44	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	31/07/2023

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Similar companies

Active · Food & drink · ML postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
DAVIDSON BROTHERS (SHOTTS) LIMITED→ SC025270 · est 1947	£13.67M £10.07M–£17.27M	—	—	69	79y	84	79y
BLAIRMHOR DISTILLERS LIMITED→ SC140080 · est 1992	—	—	£0	—	33y	83	77y
LAZY DAY FOODS LIMITED→ SC298222 · est 2006	—	—	£2.52M	—	20y	83	71y
CENTRAL BAKERY SUPPLIES LTD.→ SC370821 · est 2010	—	—	—	900	16y	82	65y
GARDINERS OF SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC207381 · est 2000	—	—	£2.80M	—	25y	82	85y
BRAND NEW CAKE LIMITED→ SC379264 · est 2010	—	—	—	—	15y	80	61y
CAMPBELLS FUDGE LIMITED→ SC394263 · est 2011	—	—	—	200	15y	80	62y
DENHOLM BAKERS LTD→ SC358592 · est 2009	—	—	£149.5k	—	17y	80	74y
INVER HOUSE DISTILLERS LIMITED→ SC040036 · est 1964 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	62y	80	72y
JINXY LIMITED→ SC254032 · est 2003	—	—	£56.3k	—	22y	80	72y
KERR'S BAKERY LIMITED→ SC294053 · est 2005	—	—	—	50	20y	80	60y
LIGHTBODY HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC194711 · est 1999 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	27y	80	64y

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2023-07-31

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Registered office

210 Main Street

Bellshill

ML4 1AB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-13

Last: 2025-07-30

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WALKER, Anthony→

director · ~44y · appointed 2023-07-31

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Active

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Recent filings (7 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-04-22

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-02-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-07-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-14

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2023-08-23

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2023-07-31