BIKE ALERT PLC
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Cash
£34M
+4.6% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£87M
+8.4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
100
+2% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£17M
+41% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £39,465,540 | £42,490,368 | £45,992,633 | +8.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £11,603,160 | £12,463,694 | £13,843,822 | +11.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £12,366,593 | £12,064,876 | £17,008,952 | +41% | |
| Net profit | — | £6,289,520 | £8,648,838 | £9,536,126 | £9,282,366 | £13,106,453 | +41.2% | |
| Cash | £34,124,626 | £32,260,304 | £31,605,580 | £31,949,696 | £32,917,075 | £34,431,759 | +4.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £53,661,636 | £54,931,461 | £60,071,411 | £72,740,091 | £80,203,182 | £86,873,575 | +8.3% | |
| Net assets | £53,613,961 | £54,903,481 | £60,052,319 | £72,447,246 | £79,920,883 | £86,641,723 | +8.4% | |
| Equity | £53,613,961 | £54,903,481 | £60,052,319 | £72,447,246 | £79,920,883 | £86,641,723 | +8.4% | |
| Average employees | 76 | 82 | 89 | 93 | 98 | 100 | +2% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,832,015 | £1,964,797 | £2,055,996 | +4.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £187,632 | £203,029 | £199,196 | -1.9% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 29.4% | 29.3% | 30.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 24.2% | 21.8% | 28.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 16.0% | 15.5% | 15.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 5.72x | 9.56x | 11.80x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BIKE ALERT PLC 1990-10-02 → present
- PLATMIX PLC 1989-12-21 → 1990-10-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- CWF & Partners Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. The directors have considered the company's and group's cash flow requirements for the 12 month period from the date of approval of these financial statements and have concluded that the company and group will be able to meet their liabilities as when they fall due for the period.”
Group structure
- BIKE ALERT PLC · parent
- Bike Alert Inc 100%
- DJ Demades & Sons Limited 51%
- Bike Alert Limited 100%
- Bike Alert Hellas S.A. 100%
- Bike Alert Investments Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Group has continued to invest in commercial properties in Greece to facilitate its expanding distribution operations.”
- “The USA subsidiary, in 2025 achieved results similar to 2024 despite the overall negative North American market performance.”
- “The Group expects in 2026 similar results despite the erratic economic situation due to the international energy crisis and the continuing confusion in the USA market caused by the tariffs' policy of the US Administration.”
- “The Group continues to experience growth in its activities in the Greek market. The Greek subsidiary's local sales were up by 7.23% in relation to 2024. The Group expects in 2026 a steady growth on the domestic Greek market and a strong growth in exports to the neighbouring Balkan countries.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARSH, Susan Olive | Secretary | — | — | British |
| CONSTANTINOU, Christophoros | Director | 2018-10-03 | Sep 1975 | Cypriot |
| MARSH, Susan Olive | Director | — | Sep 1957 | British |
| VASSILIOU BOYIANTZEAS, Christakis | Director | — | Jan 1955 | Cypriot |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXOPOULOS, Spyridon | Director | 1994-05-01 | 1998-12-22 |
| BOSTON, Kenneth | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2003-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Christakis Vassiliou Boyiantzeas | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-12-21 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 116 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-12-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2018-12-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2018-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.