VILLA BAKERY LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC789334 · ltd · incorporated 2023-11-14
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£-58.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47240Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 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 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £58,785
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£59k
Current Assets
£16k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-58.8k |
| Current assets | £16.2k |
| Net assets | £-58.8k |
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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-01➕SMITH, Ryan appointeddirector
- 2025-08-01➖TAIT, Paul John resigneddirector
- 2023-12-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-05➖MONTEITH, Mia Tay resigneddirector
- 2023-12-05➕TAIT, Paul John appointeddirector
- 2023-12-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-14🏢Company incorporatedAs VILLA BAKERY LTD
- 2023-11-14➕MONTEITH, Mia Tay appointeddirector
- 2023-11-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ryan Smith Individual · British · DOB 05/1984 · age 42 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/08/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Paul John Taitceased 01/08/2025· significant influence
- Miss Mia Tay Monteithceased 05/12/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-11-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Registered office
Suite 5 Cameron House 17 Glasgow Road
Hardgate
Clydebank
G81 5PJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
Active
MONTEITH, Mia Tay→
Resigneddirector · ~24y · appointed 2023-11-14 · resigned 2023-12-05
TAIT, Paul John→
Resigneddirector · ~28y · appointed 2023-12-05 · resigned 2025-08-01
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Recent filings (14 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-11-14