HERBIE'S BIKES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC331660 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-01
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£37.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47640
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (76/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £37,181

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£37k
↑ 41% YoY
Current Assets
£57k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£23k£34k£45k£57kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£40.1k£26.3k
Current assets£56.7k£56.3k
Net assets£37.2k£26.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2019-10-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2019-10-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-10-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2019-10-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2019-09-30
    ➕
    KNOX, Marie Louise appointed
    director
  15. 2019-09-30
    ➖
    WALKER, Kenneth Harris resigned
    secretary
  16. 2019-09-30
    ➖
    WALKER, Kenneth Harris resigned
    director
  17. 2019-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2007-10-01
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    Company incorporated
    As HERBIE'S BIKES LIMITED
  21. 2007-10-01
    ➕
    MCLEAN, Herbison Robert appointed
    director
  22. 2007-10-01
    ➕
    WALKER, Kenneth Harris appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-10-01
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2007-10-01
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2007-10-01
    ➕
    WALKER, Kenneth Harris appointed
    director
  26. 2007-10-01
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  27. 2007-10-01
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Marie Louise Knox
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
50–75%
50–75%board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest30/09/2019
Mr Herbie Mclean
Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Kenny Walkerceased 30/09/2019· 50-75% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-10-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47640 — SIC 47640

Registered office

7 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

KNOX, Marie Louise→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCLEAN, Herbison Robert→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALKER, Kenneth Harris→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-01 · resigned 2019-09-30
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-10-01 · resigned 2007-10-01
Resigned
WALKER, Kenneth Harris→
director · ~70y · appointed 2007-10-01 · resigned 2019-09-30
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-10-01 · resigned 2007-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-15