Knead And Prove LTD
ActiveLiveKnead And Prove LTD is an active private limited company incorporated on 15 Mar 2019 (7 years ago), with its registered office in Bangor, Northern Ireland. The company operates in Manufacturing.
The score, the reasons behind it, and what to do next.
A live business, still light on evidence
A registered office is on file; phone and web are checked on Pro.
Companies House · ONS · Nomis · General opportunity model · 100% of the model measurable
Financials
From Knead And Prove LTD's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2021-09-30. Change vs the prior year (to 2020-03-31). As-filed figures — a signal, not an audited verdict. Dashes are not tagged in the accounts.
A long-standing manufacturing business in Northern Ireland, in a market growing 1.8% a year and tracking below the national rate here. Every signal in the model was measurable for this company.
CompetitionRead this one the other way round: a high number means a crowded market, where differentiation matters more than timing.
Answers: Is this a live, reachable business in a market worth being in?
A balanced read. Pick the lens that matches what you sell and every number on this page re-weights.
Accounts were due 30 Jun 2023 and are not on the register — about 3 years 3 months late.
What this means for you: Overdue filings are the first thing a new supplier will notice — raise it gently, it shows you did your homework.
What we checked · General opportunity weighting
Rows marked Not checked are excluded from the score rather than assumed — the missing weight shows up as lower confidence, not as a worse company.
Commonly offered to a company like this
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Answers: is this market big, growing and survivable — and is the region ahead or behind?
Sector size & momentum
This sector is growing roughly in line with the national average in Northern Ireland.
Companies House · every incorporation with a SIC code in this sector (259 codes) · a company listing codes in more than one group can be counted twice (~2%)
How long companies last here
Of every 100 companies started in this sector, roughly 42 are still trading five years later. This company is past that point.
The market around it
Where the sector is heading
- 1Northern Ireland is a very high-density market for manufacturing, with about 6,889 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+1.6%).
- 3Around 367 new companies registered in this industry locally over the last year.
- 4Sector survival sits at 42% over five years — the benchmark for businesses in this classification.
Answers: how crowded is this market, and where does this company sit against its peers?
Score distribution
A quick score from register status and company age only, because that is all the peer list carries. To compare like with like, this company is placed on the same quick score (98) — not the full 51/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobbie'S LTD NI614341 · SIC 10710 | 06 Sept 2012 | Northern Ireland | Active | 100 |
| Heatherlea Fine Foods Ni Limited NI603216 · SIC 10710 | 21 May 2010 | Northern Ireland | Active | 100 |
| Rich Baking LTD NI638602 · SIC 10710 | 23 May 2016 | Northern Ireland | Active | 100 |
| La Novela Cakes LTD 13523064 · SIC 10710 | 21 Jul 2021 | East of England | Active | 84 |
| Fab Cakes LTD 12442645 · SIC 10710 | 04 Feb 2020 | London | Active | 93 |
| Harvest Sourdough LTD 12773065 · SIC 10710 | 28 Jul 2020 | London | Active | 90 |
| Japanese Bakery London LTD 12488363 · SIC 10710 | 27 Feb 2020 | South East | Active | 92 |
| Off Your Cake LTD 07338298 · SIC 10710 | 06 Aug 2010 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Bhaile Craft Bakery LTD SC548639 · SIC 10710 | 26 Oct 2016 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Black Rabbit Bakery LTD 15719667 · SIC 10710 | 14 May 2024 | East Midlands | Active | 69 |
| Beccas Bakes LTD SC611835 · SIC 10710 | 25 Oct 2018 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Will'S Bakery LTD 10623950 · SIC 10710 | 16 Feb 2017 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Cooks Catering & Baking Limited 12276946 · SIC 10710 | 23 Oct 2019 | West Midlands | Active | 94 |
| Kitchenn LTD 12220374 · SIC 10710 | 21 Sept 2019 | East Midlands | Active | 95 |
| Fresh Aroma Bakery Limited 12173853 · SIC 10710 | 26 Aug 2019 | London | Active | 95 |
| Valencia Fine Foods Limited 06597041 · SIC 10710 | 19 May 2008 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Cardabelle LTD 14841979 · SIC 10710 | 03 May 2023 | South East | Active | 74 |
| Montagu Bakery Limited SC451157 · SIC 10710 | 30 May 2013 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Sugar And Crumbs LTD 13366813 · SIC 10710 | 29 Apr 2021 | Wales | Active | 86 |
| Jaffa Bake House LTD 09560155 · SIC 10710 | 24 Apr 2015 | London | Active | 100 |
| Premier Pie Company Limited 07357397 · SIC 10710 | 25 Aug 2010 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Mor Bakery LTD 12173875 · SIC 10710 | 26 Aug 2019 | South West | Active | 95 |
| Naturalie LTD 15723526 · SIC 10390 | 16 May 2024 | London | Active | 69 |
| Hindley & Son Limited 03046600 · SIC 10710 | 18 Apr 1995 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
In plain English: Received a strike-off notice without being dissolved.
- Status change / strike-offDissolution voluntary strike off suspended09 Dec 2022
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice voluntary15 Nov 2022
- Status change / strike-offDissolution application strike off company08 Nov 2022
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts07 Sept 2022
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates15 Mar 2022
- Change account reference date company previous extended24 Nov 2021
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates19 Apr 2021
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts14 Apr 2021
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates21 Apr 2020
- Registered office changedChange registered office address company with date old address new address21 Mar 2019
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Company details
- Company
- Knead And Prove LTD
- Number
- NI659834
- Registered office
- Unit 71 Enterprise House, Balloo Avenue, Bangor, BT19 7QT
- Incorporated
- 15 Mar 2019
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 10710 — Manufacture of food products
- Status
- Active
- Region
- Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 30 Jun 2023
- Confirmation statement
- Overdue, was due 28 Mar 2023
Connected companies
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Who runs and owns it
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