BIKEBOX ONLINE LTD

💤Zombieactive

08568535 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-13

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 32300

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

43 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-08-30
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accounts · AA
2024-08-30
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accounts · AA
2023-09-11
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accounts · AA
2023-02-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
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accounts · AA
2021-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-13
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accounts · AA
2019-11-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-11-01
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address · AD01
2019-11-01
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officers · TM01
2019-11-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-11-01
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-11-01
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officers · TM01
2019-11-01
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-11-01
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-11-01
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officers · AP01
2019-10-31
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MACKIE, Kerr Buller appointed
director
2019-10-31
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BRAMLEY, Kirsty Louise resigned
director
2019-10-31
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GARDNER, Sam resigned
director
2019-10-31
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MANN, Hannah resigned
director
2019-05-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2016-02-02
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BRAMLEY, David William resigned
director
2016-02-01
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BRAMLEY, Kirsty Louise appointed
director
2013-06-13
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Company incorporated
As BIKEBOX ONLINE LTD
2013-06-13
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BRAMLEY, David William appointed
director
2013-06-13
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GARDNER, Sam appointed
director
2013-06-13
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MANN, Hannah 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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

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.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Kerr Buller Mackie Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/11/2019

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Hannah Mannceased 31/10/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Sam Gardnerceased 31/10/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Ms Kirsty Louise Bramleyceased 31/10/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2013-06-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC32300 — SIC 32300

Registered office

The Long House Lodge Gardens

Bramham

Wetherby

West Yorkshire

LS23 6GZ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-08

Last: 2026-04-24

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MACKIE, Kerr Buller→

director · ~63y · appointed 2019-10-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BRAMLEY, David William→

director · ~52y · appointed 2013-06-13 · resigned 2016-02-02

Resigned

BRAMLEY, Kirsty Louise→

director · ~51y · appointed 2016-02-01 · resigned 2019-10-31

Resigned

GARDNER, Sam→

director · ~51y · appointed 2013-06-13 · resigned 2019-10-31

Resigned

MANN, Hannah→

director · ~40y · appointed 2013-06-13 · resigned 2019-10-31

Resigned

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