£1 BAGUETTES, BAKES & CAKES LTD

💤Zombieactive
09949504 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-13
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
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (79/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
31 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
£0
Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£0£0
Current assets£0£0
Net assets£0£0

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2021-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2020-09-14
    ➖
    RICKARD-SMITH, Bobbi resigned
    secretary
  11. 2020-01-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2020-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2019-01-10
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    address · AD01
  15. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-12-01
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    RICKARD-SMITH, Bobbi appointed
    secretary
  19. 2016-04-05
    ➖
    PARKES, Lindsey Michelle resigned
    director
  20. 2016-01-13
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    Company incorporated
    As £1 BAGUETTES, BAKES & CAKES LTD
  21. 2016-01-13
    ➕
    PARKES, Philip appointed
    director
  22. 2016-01-13
    ➕
    PARKES, Lindsey Michelle appointed
    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

50/100
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.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Phillip Parkes
Individual · British · DOB 08/1982 · age 44
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-01-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

11 Ragsdale Walk
Northampton
NN3 8YH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

PARKES, Philip→
director · ~44y · appointed 2016-01-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RICKARD-SMITH, Bobbi→
secretary · appointed 2017-12-01 · resigned 2020-09-14
Resigned
PARKES, Lindsey Michelle→
director · ~44y · appointed 2016-01-13 · resigned 2016-04-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-02-04