BIKETRIAL FEDERATION UK LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC559059 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2017-03-01
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
22 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,109
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,344 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 43% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£3k£5k£6k£8kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£3.1k£5.5k
Current assets£8.1k£6.1k
Net assets£3.1k£5.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-13
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-01
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-02-27
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    MCPARLAND, Timothy Charles resigned
    director
  9. 2019-02-27
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2019-02-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2018-11-26
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-15
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    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-02-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2017-03-01
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    Company incorporated
    As BIKETRIAL FEDERATION UK LIMITED
  15. 2017-03-01
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    JOHNSTONE, David Grant appointed
    director
  16. 2017-03-01
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    MOREWOOD, Robin Charles appointed
    director
  17. 2017-03-01
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    MCPARLAND, Timothy Charles appointed
    director
  18. 2017-03-01
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Grant Johnstone
Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64
—25–50%25-50% voting01/03/2017
Mr Robin Charles Morewood
Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57
—25–50%25-50% voting01/03/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Timothy Charles Mcparlandceased 27/02/2019· 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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2017-03-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

North Torfoot Farm
Drumclog
Strathaven
ML10 6QG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

JOHNSTONE, David Grant→
director · ~64y · appointed 2017-03-01
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Active
MOREWOOD, Robin Charles→
director · ~57y · appointed 2017-03-01
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Active
MCPARLAND, Timothy Charles→
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-03-01 · resigned 2019-02-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-02