100% BIKES (EUROPE) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06463147 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-03
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (75/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees00

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2022-09-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-01-31
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-10-22
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    MILLER, Ashley resigned
    secretary
  17. 2008-01-03
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    Company incorporated
    As 100% BIKES (EUROPE) LIMITED
  18. 2008-01-03
    ➕
    SAMARA, Samir appointed
    director
  19. 2008-01-03
    ➕
    MILLER, Ashley appointed
    secretary
  20. 2008-01-03
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2008-01-03
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2008-01-03
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2008-01-03
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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

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
Samir Samara
Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-01-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Handel House
95 High Street
Edgware
HA8 7DB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

SAMARA, Samir→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-01-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILLER, Ashley→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-03 · resigned 2014-10-22
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-01-03 · resigned 2008-01-03
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-01-03 · resigned 2008-01-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-10