BIKE AND BEAN LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13722779 · ltd · incorporated 2021-11-03
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£5.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 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
16 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
60
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £5,898
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£6k
↑ 8.1% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.9k | £5.5k |
| Current assets | £4.9k | £3.4k |
| Net assets | £5.9k | £5.5k |
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 (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-12-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-01➕WHITTLE, Amy Louise, Doctor appointeddirector
- 2021-11-23➖SKINNER, Thomas William resigneddirector
- 2021-11-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-03🏢Company incorporatedAs BIKE AND BEAN LIMITED
- 2021-11-03➕BAKER, Karen Lyn appointeddirector
- 2021-11-03➕SKINNER, Thomas William appointeddirector
- 2021-11-03📄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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
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 66. 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Karen Lyn Baker Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 03/11/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Thomas William Skinnerceased 30/11/2021· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-11-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Registered office
116 Top Lane
Whitley
Melksham
SN12 8QU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BAKER, Karen Lyn→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2021-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITTLE, Amy Louise, Doctor→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2021-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SKINNER, Thomas William→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2021-11-03 · resigned 2021-11-23
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Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-15