BCK MOTORCYCLES LTD

💤Zombieactive
11907962 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-27
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£91.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Driving school activities
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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.

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £91,891

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£92k
↑ 261% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↑ 140% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£18k£37k£55k£74k£92kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-292024-03-29
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

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2021-11-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-11-25
    YAU, Patrick Chi-Tak resigned
    director
  12. 2021-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-27
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    Company incorporated
    As BCK MOTORCYCLES LTD
  14. 2019-03-27
    BOWCOCK, Nicholas Richard appointed
    director
  15. 2019-03-27
    YAU, Patrick Chi-Tak appointed
    director
  16. 2019-03-27
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nicholas Richard Bowcock
Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control27/03/2019
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-03-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85530 — Driving school activities

Registered office

Flat 2 The Coach House
8a Lorne Street
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 7YN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last made up to: 2025-03-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BOWCOCK, Nicholas Richard
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-03-27
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Active
YAU, Patrick Chi-Tak
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-03-27 · resigned 2021-11-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-26