BIKERS BREW UK LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC780133 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-23
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Filings: 17 → 18
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • ↑Filings: 17 → 18
Last 90 days

Picture improved over the last 90 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • ↑Filings: 17 → 18
Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£11.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (79/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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 £11,945

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£12k
↑ 472% YoY
Current Assets
£375
↓ 92% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£5k£7k£10k£12kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£11.6k£2.1k
Current assets£375£5.0k
Net assets£11.9k£2.1k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-11-18
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-02-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-12-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-12-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-11-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2024-11-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2024-07-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-07-01
    ➕
    WHITHAM, Robert Steven appointed
    director
  12. 2024-06-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-06-06
    ➕
    NOTTLE, Kelly appointed
    director
  14. 2024-05-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2023-09-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2023-09-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2023-09-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  18. 2023-09-17
    ➖
    WHITHAM, Robert resigned
    director
  19. 2023-08-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BIKERS BREW UK LTD
  20. 2023-08-23
    ➕
    WHITHAM, Robert appointed
    director
  21. 2023-08-23
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Whitham
Individual · British · DOB 10/1984 · age 42
75–100%
—75-100% shares03/12/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Bikers Brew Global Ltdceased 01/12/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
  • Mr Robert Whithamceased 17/09/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2023-08-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Office 1, Technology House, 9 Newton Place Office 1 Technology House
9 Newton Place
Glasgow
G3 7PR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

NOTTLE, Kelly→
director · ~35y · appointed 2024-06-06
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Active
WHITHAM, Robert Steven→
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-07-01
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Active
WHITHAM, Robert→
director · ~42y · appointed 2023-08-23 · resigned 2023-09-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-05-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-11-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-20