BAVARIAN BAKEHOUSE LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC405001 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-09
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£557.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
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
- 47810Retail sale via stalls and markets of food, beverages and tobacco products
- 69201Accounting and auditing activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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, 4 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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £557,863
Cash YoY
-14%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£162k
↓ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£558k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£440k
↑ 7.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £652.0k | £558.2k |
| Current assets | £439.7k | £409.6k |
| Cash | £162.3k | £189.6k |
| Debtors | £220.0k | £170.5k |
| Net assets | £557.9k | £449.5k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-10➕MCSHANE, Martin Charles appointeddirector
- 2021-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-12-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-12-20➖MCSHANE, Martin Charles resigneddirector
- 2016-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2012-05-01➕MCSHANE, Martin Charles appointeddirector
- 2011-08-09🏢Company incorporatedAs BAVARIAN BAKEHOUSE LTD
- 2011-08-09➕MCSHANE, Kathleen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Kathleen Mcshane Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-08-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Registered office
51-53 Deerdykes View
Cumbernauld
Glasgow
G68 9HN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-13
Last: 2025-07-30
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MCSHANE, Kathleen→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2011-08-09
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MCSHANE, Martin Charles→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2022-06-10
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MCSHANE, Martin Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2012-05-01 · resigned 2016-12-20
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Recent filings (36 total)
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2025-09-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-04