SOYKING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08836475 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-08
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 steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-08
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2023-12-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-12-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-05-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-12-11
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-04-18
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    address · AD03
  15. 2019-04-18
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  16. 2019-04-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-04-05
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    UNEK, Ahmet resigned
    director
  18. 2017-12-01
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    UNEK, Ahmet appointed
    director
  19. 2014-01-08
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    Company incorporated
    As SOYKING LIMITED
  20. 2014-01-08
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    UNSAL, Ilhan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Ilhan Unsal
Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2014-01-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Soyking Watling Street
Elfield Park
Milton Keynes
MK5 8AA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-18
Last: 2026-07-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

UNSAL, Ilhan→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-01-08
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Active
UNEK, Ahmet→
director · ~49y · appointed 2017-12-01 · resigned 2019-04-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-18