THE BIKE BAG LIMITED

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08443020 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-13
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-7.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
32 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,962

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£7k
↑ 2.5% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↑ 4.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£7k-£2k£2k£7k£12k£16kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-7.0k£-7.1k
Current assets£16.4k£15.6k
Net assets£-7.0k£-7.1k

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

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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  2. 2024-12-24
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  3. 2023-12-18
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  4. 2022-12-30
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  5. 2022-04-20
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    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-04-20
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    address · AD01
  7. 2022-04-20
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    address · AD01
  8. 2021-10-27
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  9. 2020-07-24
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  10. 2019-12-17
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  11. 2018-08-10
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  12. 2018-01-31
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  13. 2016-11-11
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  14. 2016-05-19
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  15. 2015-12-31
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  16. 2013-03-13
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    Company incorporated
    As THE BIKE BAG LIMITED
  17. 2013-03-13
    ➕
    FITT, Carmel appointed
    director
  18. 2013-03-13
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    GILL, James Lawrence appointed
    director
  19. 2013-03-13
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    HUDSON, Stephen John appointed
    director
  20. 2013-03-13
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    GILL, David appointed
    director
  21. 2013-03-13
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    GILL, David resigned
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Carmel Fitt
Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares11/03/2017
Mr Stephen John Hudson
Individual · Irish · DOB 06/1981 · age 45
25–50%
—25-50% shares11/03/2017
Mr James Lawrence Gill
Individual · British · DOB 08/1990 · age 36
25–50%
—25-50% shares11/03/2017

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
Incorporated2013-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

25 Sharpenhoe Road
Barton Le Clay
Bedfordshire
MK45 4SD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

FITT, Carmel→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-03-13
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Active
GILL, James Lawrence→
director · ~36y · appointed 2013-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUDSON, Stephen John→
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILL, David→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-03-13 · resigned 2013-03-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-24