RACECRAFT BIKES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC767363 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-26
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.
Why now
Window opening · high confidence
More negotiable than before — 3 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • · Opportunity score: 71 → 62
  • · Bankability: 70 → 60
  • · Filings: 7 → 8
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 1 positive.

  • Opportunity score: 7162
  • Hygiene score: 9070
  • Bankability: 7060
  • Filings: 78
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-2.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33170
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,263

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£2k
↑ 65% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£6k-£4k-£2k-£96£2k£4kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-2.3k£-6.5k
Current assets£4.1k£3.3k
Net assets£-2.3k£-6.5k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-12-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-12-03
    📄
    elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-register
    officers · EH02
  6. 2023-04-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As RACECRAFT BIKES LIMITED
  7. 2023-04-26
    GREEN, Timothy Martyn appointed
    director
  8. 2023-04-26
    📄
    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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-27

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Timothy Martyn Green
Individual · British · DOB 09/1992 · age 34
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/04/2023

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
Incorporated2023-04-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33170 — SIC 33170

Registered office

8d Millburn Road
Inverness
IV2 3PS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GREEN, Timothy Martyn
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-04-26
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Recent filings (8 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-03
elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-register
officers · EH02
2023-12-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-26