BIKEWORX LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02129864 · ltd · incorporated 1987-05-08
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45400
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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 (77/100)

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
103 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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-09-23
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  3. 2023-06-16
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  4. 2022-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-04-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-04-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-10-08
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-28
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-04
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  12. 2017-08-15
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  13. 2016-09-22
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2016-09-22
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    officers · CH01
  15. 2016-07-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2016-07-07
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    HOLMES, Jamie Norman resigned
    director
  17. 2012-10-12
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    HOLMES, Pamela Susan Jane resigned
    director
  18. 2012-09-27
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    URQUHART, Christopher William appointed
    director
  19. 2008-04-17
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    BAILEY, Wendy Susan resigned
    secretary
  20. 2004-10-29
    ➖
    BAILEY, Wendy Susan resigned
    director
  21. 2001-04-01
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    BAILEY, Wendy Susan appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-04-01
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    HOLMES, Pamela Susan Jane resigned
    secretary
  23. 2001-04-01
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    BAILEY, Wendy Susan appointed
    director
  24. 2001-04-01
    ➖
    HOLMES, Graham David resigned
    director
  25. 2001-04-01
    ➕
    HOLMES, Jamie Norman appointed
    director
  26. 1987-05-08
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    Company incorporated
    As BIKEWORX LIMITED

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

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher William Urquhart
Individual · British · DOB 01/1985 · age 41
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated1987-05-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45400 — SIC 45400

Registered office

Lloyds Bank Chambers
High Street
Crediton
Devon
EX17 3AH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

URQUHART, Christopher William→
director · ~41y · appointed 2012-09-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAILEY, Wendy Susan→
secretary · appointed 2001-04-01 · resigned 2008-04-17
Resigned
HOLMES, Pamela Susan Jane→
secretary · resigned 2001-04-01
Resigned
BAILEY, Wendy Susan→
director · ~66y · appointed 2001-04-01 · resigned 2004-10-29
Resigned
HOLMES, Graham David→
director · ~71y · resigned 2001-04-01
Resigned
HOLMES, Jamie Norman→
director · ~47y · appointed 2001-04-01 · resigned 2016-07-07
Resigned
HOLMES, Pamela Susan Jane→
director · ~73y · resigned 2012-10-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (103 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-08