CARSVANSANDBIKES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC675014 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-196.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 63120Web portals
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £196,797
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£197k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 51% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-15.3k | £-9.4k |
| Current assets | £2.6k | £5.2k |
| Net assets | £-196.8k | £-154.3k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-16➖GEDDES, Linda Ann resigneddirector
- 2025-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-01-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-10-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-07-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-06-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-04-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-01-20📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-01-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-11-03➕O'NEILL, Thomas Gerard appointeddirector
- 2020-11-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-09-21🏢Company incorporatedAs CARSVANSANDBIKES LIMITED
- 2020-09-21➕GEDDES, Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2020-09-21➕GEDDES, Linda Ann appointeddirector
- 2020-09-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
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 64. 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kenneth Geddes Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 21/09/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Linda Ann Geddesceased 16/01/2026· 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEEBYTE LIMITED→ SC194014 · est 1999 | £6.84M £4.88M–£8.79M | £10.82M | — | 8800 | 27y | 92 | 61y |
| CANONGATE BOOKS LIMITED→ SC152259 · est 1994 | £6.02M £4.30M–£7.74M | — | — | 64 | 31y | 85 | 65y |
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| INFOGISTICS LIMITED→ SC208321 · est 2000 | — | — | — | 700 | 25y | 83 | 60y |
| INTELLIGENT MOBILE LIMITED→ SC266060 · est 2004 | — | — | — | — | 22y | 83 | 66y |
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| NETWORK ROI LTD→ SC299422 · est 2006 | — | — | £161.9k | — | 20y | 83 | 71y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-09-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
38 Thistle Street
Edinburgh
EH2 1EN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
GEDDES, Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2020-09-21
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O'NEILL, Thomas Gerard→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2020-11-03
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GEDDES, Linda Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2020-09-21 · resigned 2026-01-16
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Recent filings (24 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-10-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-27