BIKES OF BRIGHTON LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-02-28 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1 | — |
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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-02-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2007-02-22🏢Company incorporatedAs BIKES OF BRIGHTON LIMITED
- 2007-02-22➕O'SULLIVAN, Terri appointedsecretary
- 2007-02-22➕O'SULLIVAN, Patrick Michael appointeddirector
- 2007-02-22➕D & D SECRETARIAL LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-02-22➖D & D SECRETARIAL LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-02-22➕DWYER, Daniel James appointeddirector
- 2007-02-22➖DWYER, Daniel James resigneddirector
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Patrick Michael O'Sullivan Individual · British · DOB 03/1957 · age 69 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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