ZAVALT PROPERTIES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
NI657386 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-27
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£622.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £622,666
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£623k
↑ 1.3% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↑ 5.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £622.7k | £614.6k |
| Current assets | £14.0k | £13.3k |
| Net assets | £622.7k | £614.6k |
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 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-11📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2019-04-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-04-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-02-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-01-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-11-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ZAVALT PROPERTIES LTD
- 2018-11-27➕HOUSTON, Terence appointedsecretary
- 2018-11-27➕HOUSTON, Lorraine Mary appointeddirector
- 2018-11-27➕HOUSTON, Terence Gerard appointeddirector
- 2018-11-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Terence Gerard Houston Individual · Irish · DOB 11/1956 · age 70 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest · firm interest | 27/11/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-11-27
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
13 Ardcaien
Culmore Road
Londonderry
BT48 8AF
Northern Ireland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
HOUSTON, Lorraine Mary→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2018-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOUSTON, Terence Gerard→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2018-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (22 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-27