BCK MOTORCYCLES LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-29 | 2024-03-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £10.8k | £4.5k |
| Current assets | £10.8k | £4.5k |
| Net assets | £91.9k | £25.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-25➖YAU, Patrick Chi-Tak resigneddirector
- 2021-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-27🏢Company incorporatedAs BCK MOTORCYCLES LTD
- 2019-03-27➕BOWCOCK, Nicholas Richard appointeddirector
- 2019-03-27➕YAU, Patrick Chi-Tak appointeddirector
- 2019-03-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nicholas Richard Bowcock Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 27/03/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Patrick Chi-Tak Yauceased 25/11/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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