BIKECO LTD
🌳Matureactive
09066492 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-02
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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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-81.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47640
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. 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
38 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £81,027
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£81k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 3.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-21.0k | £-19.2k |
| Current assets | £2.3k | £2.2k |
| Net assets | £-81.0k | £-81.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-06-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-14📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2025-01-14📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2025-01-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-01-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-16📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2024-09-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-04-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-09📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2023-08-22📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-06-02🏢Company incorporatedAs BIKECO LTD
- 2014-06-02➕MILLS, Stephen Timothy appointeddirector
- 2014-06-02➕TOD, David Peter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Timothy Mills Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr David Peter Tod Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BIZARRE LTD→ 11156245 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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| BLACKFORD'S TURF & TOPSOIL LIMITED→ 03150514 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
| BLAZED STORE LIMITED→ 14105520 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BLINGSTYLE LTD→ 16134729 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BLUE BUDDHA LIMITED→ 13723743 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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| BLW TRADING LTD→ 16946612 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BOLTS DELI LTD→ 15572820 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-06-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47640 — SIC 47640
Registered office
(C/O Charlton Baker) 7-7c
Snuff Street
Devizes
SN10 1DU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-16
Last: 2026-06-02
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MILLS, Stephen Timothy→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2014-06-02
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TOD, David Peter→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2014-06-02
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Recent filings (38 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2025-01-14
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2025-01-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-13
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-10-16