BIKE ANGEL LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12288995 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-30
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£-43.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45310
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £43,753
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£44k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-42.8k | £-43.2k |
| Current assets | £1.4k | £1.1k |
| Net assets | £-43.8k | £-44.2k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-11➕ROBERTS, Michael-John appointeddirector
- 2022-10-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-01-19📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-01-18📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-30🏢Company incorporatedAs BIKE ANGEL LIMITED
- 2019-10-30➕RANSOM, Kathleen appointeddirector
- 2019-10-30➕RANSOM, Steven appointeddirector
- 2019-10-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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 66 — 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 66. 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Kathleen Ransom Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 30/10/2019 |
Mr Steven Ransom Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 30/10/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BEETLEMANIA LTD→ 14056200 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BEK WHOLESALE LTD→ 04932066 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-10-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45310 — SIC 45310
Registered office
44 Grand Parade
Brighton
East Sussex
BN2 9QA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
RANSOM, Kathleen→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2019-10-30
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RANSOM, Steven→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2019-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBERTS, Michael-John→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2023-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (18 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-09-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-01-18