AUSTIN CYCLES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10786157 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-24
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 May 2025
Net worth
£43.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47640
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 7.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £43,646
Net assets shrinking
Down £93,462 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£44k
↓ 68% YoY
Current Assets
£131k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-30 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £44.7k | £139.2k |
| Current assets | £130.7k | £222.2k |
| Cash | — | £28.6k |
| Debtors | — | £23.6k |
| Net assets | £43.6k | £137.1k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-12-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-05-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-05-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-05-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-04-07📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-04-07🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2017-05-24🏢Company incorporatedAs AUSTIN CYCLES LIMITED
- 2017-05-24➕AUSTIN, Wayland Peter Francis appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AUSTIN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Wayland Peter Francis Austin Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 24/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47640 — SIC 47640
Registered office
2-4 Gladstone Place
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 2AW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-06
Last: 2026-05-23
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
AUSTIN, Wayland Peter Francis→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2017-05-24
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | — | 01/10/2018 | 07/04/2022 |
Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-05-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-05-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-17