BIKEBINS.COM LIMITED
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 78). 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 (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.0y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £411.2k | £289.7k |
| Current assets | £41.5k | £246.8k |
| Net assets | £411.2k | £289.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-10-14🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2020-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-10-08🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Margaret Louise Thomas
- 2019-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-05-21🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-05-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-05-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-12-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-11-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Jane Durston
- 2018-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-07-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-07-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Margaret Louise Thomas
- 2017-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2004-11-12🏢Company incorporatedAs BIKEBINS.COM LIMITED
- 2004-11-12➕LOWINGS, Andrew Charles appointedsecretary
- 2004-11-12➕LOWINGS, Stephen John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 22 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
1 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen John Lowings Individual · British · DOB 06/1948 · age 78 | 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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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Margaret Louise Thomas | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/10/2019 | 14/10/2020 | |
| satisfied | Jane Durston | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/11/2018 | 21/05/2019 | |
| satisfied | Margaret Louise Thomas | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/07/2018 | 03/05/2019 |