CAMPBELLS CAKE COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC149616 · ltd · incorporated 1994-03-14

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

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

Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 8 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

11 live charges · 8 lenders · oldest 31.7y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 31.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 8 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)

Directors & officers

33 officers (5 active, 33 linked, 20 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

20 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

180 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 5 mortgage
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 mortgage
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (101 events)Click to expand

2026-03-27
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accounts · AA
2026-02-12
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mortgage · MR04
2026-02-12
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mortgage · MR04
2026-02-12
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mortgage · MR04
2026-02-12
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mortgage · MR04
2026-02-12
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-12
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Charge satisfied #15
2026-02-12
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Charge satisfied #14
2026-02-12
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Charge satisfied #13
2026-02-12
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Charge satisfied #12
2026-02-12
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Charge satisfied #11
2025-03-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
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HILL, Steven Paul appointed
director
2023-12-06
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officers · AP01
2023-04-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-01-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-10
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officers · AP04
2019-04-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-02
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ONE ADVISORY LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2019-03-28
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officers · TM02
2019-03-04
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HEENEY, Caroline resigned
secretary
2017-09-13
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HEENEY, Caroline appointed
secretary
2017-06-15
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COX, Melanie Rachel resigned
secretary
2015-12-31
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COX, Melanie Rachel appointed
secretary
2015-12-31
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CITY GROUP PLC resigned
corporate-secretary
2014-10-30
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Charge registered #15
Lender: Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited
2013-04-08
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CHREE, Ian Charles Gordon appointed
director
2013-04-06
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CUNNINGHAM, Archibald Macdonald resigned
director
2010-04-01
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MORGAN, Lisa Margaret Wendy resigned
director
2010-01-20
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BOYD, Stephen Alexander appointed
director
2009-10-19
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DUFFY, John Gerald appointed
director
2009-05-07
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Charge registered #14
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2008-09-29
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BROOKS, David Gary resigned
director
2006-10-01
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MORGAN, Lisa Margaret Wendy appointed
director
2006-09-30
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LOMER, John Antony resigned
director
2006-03-09
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CUNNINGHAM, Archibald Macdonald appointed
director
2006-02-01
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Charge satisfied #9
2006-01-12
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Charge satisfied #10
2006-01-12
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Charge satisfied #7
2005-11-18
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MCKEE, Martin Jack resigned
secretary
2005-11-18
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CITY GROUP PLC appointed
corporate-secretary
2005-11-18
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BEATTIE, David resigned
director
2005-11-18
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BROOKS, David Gary appointed
director
2005-11-18
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INGLIS, Alan James resigned
director
2005-11-18
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LOMER, John Antony appointed
director
2005-11-18
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MCCORMICK, John Robert resigned
director

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Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Campbells Cake Company (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Campbells Cake Company (Holdings) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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CAMPBELLS CAKE COMPANY LIMITED

This company · SC149616

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Campbells Cake Company (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1994-03-14

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

73 Bothwell Road

Hamilton

ML3 0DW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-28

Last: 2026-01-14