BILLAU MOTORCYCLES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
13189138 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-09
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45400
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).
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, 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
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| Average employees | 7 | 800 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-27➕BILLAU, Lyndsay appointeddirector
- 2023-11-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-21➖BILLAU, Ian resigneddirector
- 2023-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-09🏢Company incorporatedAs BILLAU MOTORCYCLES LIMITED
- 2021-02-09➕BILLAU, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2021-02-09➕BILLAU, Ian appointeddirector
- 2021-02-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BILLAU" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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 |
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Mr Andrew Billau Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 09/02/2021 |
Mrs Lyndsay Billau Individual · British · DOB 06/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/03/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ian Billauceased 21/11/2023· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45400 — SIC 45400
Registered office
4 Chesnut Street
Darlington
County Durham
DL1 1QL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BILLAU, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2021-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BILLAU, Lyndsay→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2024-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BILLAU, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2021-02-09 · resigned 2023-11-21
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Recent filings (17 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-09