ALWAYS BE CYCLING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07378826 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-09-16
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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 (3 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
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
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.

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Recent activity

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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-29
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  2. 2024-06-25
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  3. 2023-08-02
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    WRIGHT, Julian Roger resigned
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  4. 2023-08-02
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  5. 2023-06-28
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  6. 2022-09-22
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  7. 2022-06-29
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  9. 2021-09-24
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  10. 2021-06-21
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  11. 2020-06-29
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  12. 2019-06-28
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  13. 2018-06-30
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  16. 2015-10-08
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  17. 2015-03-19
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    HOLDSTOCK, Wendy Pauline appointed
    director
  18. 2015-03-19
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    BARANGE, Renee Frances resigned
    director
  19. 2013-12-11
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    HOLDSTOCK, Keiran appointed
    director
  20. 2013-12-11
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    COLLETT, Valerie resigned
    director
  21. 2013-12-06
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    PERKINS, Elliot appointed
    secretary
  22. 2013-12-06
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    HOLDSTOCK, Andrew William resigned
    secretary
  23. 2010-09-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ALWAYS BE CYCLING LIMITED
  24. 2010-09-16
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    HOLDSTOCK, Andrew William appointed
    secretary
  25. 2010-09-16
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    BARANGE, Renee Frances appointed
    director
  26. 2010-09-16
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    COLLETT, Valerie appointed
    director
  27. 2010-09-16
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    WRIGHT, Julian Roger appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Elliot Perkins
Individual · British · DOB 10/1973 · age 53
——sig. influencesignificant influence15/09/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2010-09-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

17 Church Road
St. Marychurch
Torquay
TQ1 4QY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

PERKINS, Elliot→
secretary · appointed 2013-12-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLDSTOCK, Keiran→
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-12-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLDSTOCK, Wendy Pauline→
director · ~77y · appointed 2015-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLDSTOCK, Andrew William→
secretary · appointed 2010-09-16 · resigned 2013-12-06
Resigned
BARANGE, Renee Frances→
director · ~68y · appointed 2010-09-16 · resigned 2015-03-19
Resigned
COLLETT, Valerie→
director · ~86y · appointed 2010-09-16 · resigned 2013-12-11
Resigned
WRIGHT, Julian Roger→
director · ~65y · appointed 2010-09-16 · resigned 2023-08-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

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2025-09-10
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accounts · AA
2025-06-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-22