GROUND BIKE AND COFFEE LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC689246 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-16
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.
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Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
15 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-01
    ➕
    STEPHENSON, Pamela Mary appointed
    director
  4. 2024-05-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-05-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-04-30
    ➖
    KENT, Stephen resigned
    director
  7. 2023-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-02-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-02-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-02-16
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    Company incorporated
    As GROUND BIKE AND COFFEE LTD
  13. 2021-02-16
    ➕
    GLOVER, Neil James appointed
    director
  14. 2021-02-16
    ➕
    MACFARLANE, Graeme Bruce appointed
    director
  15. 2021-02-16
    ➕
    STEPHENSON, David appointed
    director
  16. 2021-02-16
    ➕
    KENT, Stephen appointed
    director
  17. 2021-02-16
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

56/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.

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
Mr David Stephenson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control16/02/2021

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
Incorporated2021-02-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

65 Burns Road
Aberdeen
AB15 4NT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

GLOVER, Neil James→
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACFARLANE, Graeme Bruce→
director · ~59y · appointed 2021-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEPHENSON, David→
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEPHENSON, Pamela Mary→
director · ~55y · appointed 2024-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KENT, Stephen→
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-02-16 · resigned 2024-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-02-16