BAKERY MAINTENANCE SERVICES LTD.

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SC482260 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-16
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£102.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (78/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 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
42 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £102,689
Net assets shrinking
Down £40,815 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£103k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£105k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£29k£57k£86k£115k£144kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-282024-03-28
Total assets£155.5k£173.1k
Current assets£105.3k£87.0k
Net assets£102.7k£143.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-15
    ➖
    NEWTON, Jamie John resigned
    director
  7. 2021-11-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-11-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-11-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-11-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-06-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-05-31
    ➖
    NEWTON, Marc resigned
    director
  13. 2021-05-21
    ➕
    NEWTON, John appointed
    director
  14. 2021-05-21
    ➖
    NEWTON, John resigned
    director
  15. 2021-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-07-08
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    NEWTON, John appointed
    director
  17. 2020-07-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2020-07-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2020-07-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2020-07-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2020-07-06
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  22. 2019-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2015-05-11
    ➕
    NEWTON, Marc appointed
    director
  25. 2014-12-02
    ➖
    NEWTON, Marc resigned
    director
  26. 2014-10-30
    ➕
    NEWTON, Jamie John appointed
    director
  27. 2014-07-16
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    Company incorporated
    As BAKERY MAINTENANCE SERVICES LTD.
  28. 2014-07-16
    ➕
    NEWTON, Marc 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Newton
Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1973 · age 53
50–75%
—board control50-75% shares · board control08/07/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Jamie John Newtonceased 08/07/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Marc Newtonceased 08/07/2020· significant influence

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
Incorporated2014-07-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

3 Murdoch Place
Motherwell
ML1 4EJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last made up to: 2025-03-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

NEWTON, John→
director · ~53y · appointed 2021-05-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NEWTON, Jamie John→
director · ~31y · appointed 2014-10-30 · resigned 2021-11-15
Resigned
NEWTON, John→
director · ~53y · appointed 2020-07-08 · resigned 2021-05-21
Resigned
NEWTON, Marc→
director · ~29y · appointed 2015-05-11 · resigned 2021-05-31
Resigned
NEWTON, Marc→
director · ~29y · appointed 2014-07-16 · resigned 2014-12-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-04