BIKE2BIKE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12364490 · ltd · incorporated 2019-12-16
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£34.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85530Driving school activities
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £34,101
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,350 YoY
Cash YoY
-3%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£202k
↓ 2.9% YoY
Net Worth
£34k
↓ 8.9% YoY
Current Assets
£216k
↓ 3.6% 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 | £48.2k | £62.2k |
| Current assets | £216.3k | £224.5k |
| Cash | £201.9k | £207.8k |
| Debtors | £14.5k | £16.7k |
| Net assets | £34.1k | £37.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-12-09📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2021-11-16📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-12-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-16🏢Company incorporatedAs BIKE2BIKE LIMITED
- 2019-12-16➕SMYKOWSKI, Jane Katrina appointeddirector
- 2019-12-16➕SMYKOWSKI, Stephen Andrew appointeddirector
- 2019-12-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 Jane Katrina Smykowski Individual · British · DOB 07/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/12/2019 |
Stephen Andrew Smykowski Individual · British · DOB 11/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/12/2019 |
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
Incorporated2019-12-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Registered office
Windover House
St Ann Street
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP1 2DR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SMYKOWSKI, Jane Katrina→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2019-12-16
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SMYKOWSKI, Stephen Andrew→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2019-12-16
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Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2021-12-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-25