BIKE2LIFE CIC

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07858706 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-11-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 30920
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85510Sports and recreation education
  • 94910Activities of religious organisations
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-09
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  2. 2024-09-19
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  3. 2023-09-28
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  4. 2022-09-21
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  5. 2022-09-04
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    address · AD01
  6. 2021-09-14
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  7. 2020-09-01
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  8. 2019-08-27
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  9. 2018-08-17
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  10. 2017-12-04
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2017-12-04
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  12. 2017-12-04
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2017-11-30
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    CLARKE, Matthew John, Eur Ing resigned
    director
  14. 2017-11-30
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    HOFSTEDT, John Ivar Peter, Mr. resigned
    director
  15. 2017-11-30
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    SHUTTLEWORTH, Norman resigned
    director
  16. 2017-09-11
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  17. 2016-09-01
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  18. 2015-12-16
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  19. 2011-11-23
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    Company incorporated
    As BIKE2LIFE CIC
  20. 2011-11-23
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Ian appointed
    secretary
  21. 2011-11-23
    ➕
    EVERETT, William James appointed
    director
  22. 2011-11-23
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Ian appointed
    director
  23. 2011-11-23
    ➕
    CLARKE, Matthew John, Eur Ing appointed
    director
  24. 2011-11-23
    ➕
    HOFSTEDT, John Ivar Peter, Mr. appointed
    director
  25. 2011-11-23
    ➕
    SHUTTLEWORTH, Norman appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 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 15 years.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2011-11-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC30920 — SIC 30920

Registered office

1 Insley Avenue
Lichfield
WS14 0FE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

ROBERTSON, Ian→
secretary · appointed 2011-11-23
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Active
EVERETT, William James→
director · ~68y · appointed 2011-11-23
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Active
ROBERTSON, Ian→
director · ~72y · appointed 2011-11-23
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Active
CLARKE, Matthew John, Eur Ing→
director · ~65y · appointed 2011-11-23 · resigned 2017-11-30
Resigned
HOFSTEDT, John Ivar Peter, Mr.→
director · ~80y · appointed 2011-11-23 · resigned 2017-11-30
Resigned
SHUTTLEWORTH, Norman→
director · ~77y · appointed 2011-11-23 · resigned 2017-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

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2025-12-04
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2025-09-09
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2024-11-26
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2024-09-19
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2023-12-05
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accounts · AA
2023-09-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-08
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accounts · AA
2020-09-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-05
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accounts · AA
2019-08-27