BIKE, HIKE & PADDLE LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (69/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.3k |
| Current assets | £11.6k |
| Net assets | £306 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-16🏢Company incorporatedAs BIKE, HIKE & PADDLE LTD
- 2024-09-16➕PHILLIPS, David Charles appointeddirector
- 2024-09-16➕PHILLIPS, Kirsty Maria appointeddirector
- 2024-09-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Charles Phillips Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/09/2024 |
Mrs Kirsty Maria Phillips Individual · British · DOB 04/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/09/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Similar companies
Active · Education & training · CA postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACTIVE ARK LIMITED→ 04136124 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| ADVANCED SAFETY EDUCATION AND TRAINING LIMITED→ 09097131 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ASPIRE ACADEMY CUMBRIA CIC→ 14360801 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BRIDGE THE GAP SALES LTD→ 17123996 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CARLISLE WAVERLEY VIADUCT TRUST→ 09668596 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| CARMEL BONES EDUCATION LIMITED→ 08667844 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| CBT SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT LTD→ 15878318 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CHRISTCHURCH EDUCATION LIMITED→ 12991799 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| COACHING CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT LIMITED→ 13361415 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| COLINHILLSWIMS LTD→ 11694717 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| CROSBY ON EDEN CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL→ 08242198 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| CRYSTAL DRIVER TRAINING LIMITED→ 09198114 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.