BIKE CORNWALL

🌳Matureactive

06727211 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2008-10-17

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Oct 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

52 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2025-07-18
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2024-07-16
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2023-06-21
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2022-06-23
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2021-08-13
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2020-09-29
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2020-05-06
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incorporation · MA
2020-05-06
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-03-17
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officers · AP01
2020-03-16
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CROOK, Jeremy James Peng appointed
director
2019-07-25
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accounts · AA
2018-07-16
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accounts · AA
2018-03-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-03-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2017-07-28
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accounts · AA
2016-07-18
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accounts · AA
2016-01-06
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COLEY, Gaynor resigned
director
2016-01-06
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TIPPLE, Nigel resigned
director
2014-02-06
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EDWARDS, Peter Alfred Howard resigned
director
2012-01-31
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HORNE, Alan Jeffrey resigned
director
2009-09-23
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BOHANE, Stephen resigned
director
2009-03-11
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BOHANE, Stephen appointed
director
2009-03-11
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COLEY, Gaynor appointed
director
2009-03-11
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HORNE, Alan Jeffrey appointed
director
2008-10-17
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Company incorporated
As BIKE CORNWALL
2008-10-17
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BEADEL, Michael John Stebbing appointed
director
2008-10-17
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EDWARDS, Peter Alfred Howard appointed
director
2008-10-17
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TIPPLE, Nigel appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael John Stebbing Beadel Individual · British · DOB 01/1959 · age 67	—	75–100%	board control75-100% 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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BAREFEET ADVENTURE LIMITED→ 07973783 · est 2012 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—
BEACON CRICKET CLUB LTD→ 13017018 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
BELIEVE ACADEMY PERFORMING ARTS C.I.C.→ 09956084 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	10y	—	—
BENNETT GYM (HELSTON) LTD→ 16204492 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
BENNETT GYM LTD→ 15456356 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
BERNARD LEACH (ST IVES) TRUST LIMITED→ 05372378 · est 2005 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	21y	—	—
BIG DESIGN CORPORATION LIMITED→ 03745684 · est 1999 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	27y	—	—
BIRDIE BAYS GROUP LTD→ 16470368 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BLACKOUT AIRSOFT CORNWALL LTD→ 15504803 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
BLUE SHARK SNORKEL LTD→ 15009676 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
BLYSTRA ARTS C.I.C.→ 10574738 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
BOAT TRIPS ST IVES LTD→ 14519416 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2008-10-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

STEPHENS SCOWN

Osprey House Malpas Road

Truro

Cornwall

TR1 1UT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BEADEL, Michael John Stebbing→

director · ~67y · appointed 2008-10-17

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Active

CROOK, Jeremy James Peng→

director · ~54y · appointed 2020-03-16

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Active

BOHANE, Stephen→

director · ~73y · appointed 2009-03-11 · resigned 2009-09-23

Resigned

COLEY, Gaynor→

director · ~68y · appointed 2009-03-11 · resigned 2016-01-06

Resigned

EDWARDS, Peter Alfred Howard→

director · ~62y · appointed 2008-10-17 · resigned 2014-02-06

Resigned

HORNE, Alan Jeffrey→

director · ~74y · appointed 2009-03-11 · resigned 2012-01-31

Resigned

TIPPLE, Nigel→

director · ~62y · appointed 2008-10-17 · resigned 2016-01-06

Resigned

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