GALLATOWN BIKE HUB LTD

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SC541878 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2016-08-04
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£28.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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.

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 £28,270

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£28k
↑ 1801% YoY
Current Assets
£28k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£8k£17k£25k£33k£42kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£28.3k£41.5k
Current assets£28.3k£41.5k
Net assets£28.3k£1.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-10-10
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    FORBES, Martin Douglas resigned
    director
  3. 2025-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-10-12
    ➖
    SIM, Tessa Melynda resigned
    director
  7. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-02-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-02-17
    ➖
    SKINNER, Kyle Ramsay resigned
    director
  16. 2016-08-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GALLATOWN BIKE HUB LTD
  17. 2016-08-04
    ➕
    HUGHES, Gary Anthony appointed
    director
  18. 2016-08-04
    ➕
    FORBES, Martin Douglas appointed
    director
  19. 2016-08-04
    ➕
    SIM, Tessa Melynda appointed
    director
  20. 2016-08-04
    ➕
    SKINNER, Kyle Ramsay appointed
    director
  21. 2016-08-04
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2016-08-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47640 — SIC 47640

Registered office

Gallatown Bike Hub Gallatown Park
Oswald Road
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY1 3EZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HUGHES, Gary Anthony→
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-08-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORBES, Martin Douglas→
director · ~38y · appointed 2016-08-04 · resigned 2025-10-10
Resigned
SIM, Tessa Melynda→
director · ~36y · appointed 2016-08-04 · resigned 2023-10-12
Resigned
SKINNER, Kyle Ramsay→
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-08-04 · resigned 2017-02-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-30