BIKEICONICS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11947392 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-15
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-13.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45190
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.6y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £13,088
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£13k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 55% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-11.3k | £-4.5k |
| Current assets | £3.4k | £2.2k |
| Net assets | £-13.1k | £-10.6k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-23➕BENNETT, Adam appointeddirector
- 2025-09-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-01-06🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-12-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-12-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-19➖WOOD, Oliver Edward resigneddirector
- 2019-12-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Oliver Edward Wood
- 2019-04-15🏢Company incorporatedAs BIKEICONICS LIMITED
- 2019-04-15➕GANNON, Daniel Stephen appointeddirector
- 2019-04-15➕GANNON, Stephen Christopher appointeddirector
- 2019-04-15➕WOOD, Oliver Edward appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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 Daniel Stephen Gannon Individual · British · DOB 10/1988 · age 38 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 19/11/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Stephen Christopher Gannonceased 10/04/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
- Mr Oliver Edward Woodceased 19/11/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-04-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45190 — SIC 45190
Registered office
Mha, 11 Merus Court
Meridian Business Park
Leicester
LE19 1RJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
BENNETT, Adam→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2025-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GANNON, Daniel Stephen→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2019-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GANNON, Stephen Christopher→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2019-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WOOD, Oliver Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-04-15 · resigned 2021-11-19
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Oliver Edward Wood | A registered charge | — | 12/12/2019 | 06/01/2022 |
Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-27