BRISTOL BIKE DOC LTD
🌳Matureactive
07636619 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-17
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45400
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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 (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £2.1k |
| Current assets | — | £34.4k |
| Net assets | — | £5.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-11-01➖JOHN, Leslie William resigneddirector
- 2020-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-15➕JOHN, Leslie Christopher appointeddirector
- 2017-03-15➕JOHN, Leslie William appointeddirector
- 2017-03-15➖JOHN, Leslie William resigneddirector
- 2017-03-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-03-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-03-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-03-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-05-17🏢Company incorporatedAs BRISTOL BIKE DOC LTD
- 2011-05-17➕BROWN, Jonathan Paul appointeddirector
- 2011-05-17➕JOHN, Leslie William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Jonathan Paul Brown Individual · British · DOB 08/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Leslie Christopher John Individual · British · DOB 10/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% 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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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45400 — SIC 45400
Registered office
339 Two Mile Hill Road
Kingswood
Bristol
BS15 1AN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BROWN, Jonathan Paul→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2011-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JOHN, Leslie Christopher→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2017-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JOHN, Leslie William→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2017-03-15 · resigned 2020-11-01
JOHN, Leslie William→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2011-05-17 · resigned 2017-03-15
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Recent filings (35 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-04