EBIKE.SCOT LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC573331 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-10
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
£-59.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26400
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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. 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 (73/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £59,439

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£59k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£195
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£59k-£48k-£36k-£24k-£12k£195Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£-7.7k£-7.7k
Current assets£195£195
Net assets£-59.4k£-59.4k

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 (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-02
    ➖
    MCGREGOR, Gillian resigned
    secretary
  7. 2020-09-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2020-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-08-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2017-08-10
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    Company incorporated
    As EBIKE.SCOT LTD
  13. 2017-08-10
    ➕
    QUEEN, Robert appointed
    director
  14. 2017-08-10
    ➕
    MCGREGOR, Gillian appointed
    secretary
  15. 2017-08-10
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Robert Queen
Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1968 · age 58
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control10/08/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Gillian Mcgregorceased 22/08/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2017-08-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC26400 — SIC 26400

Registered office

Unit 16a Castlebrae Business Centre
Peffer Place
Edinburgh
EH16 4BB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-27
Last: 2025-08-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

QUEEN, Robert→
director · ~58y · appointed 2017-08-10
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Active
MCGREGOR, Gillian→
secretary · appointed 2017-08-10 · resigned 2020-09-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-08-23