OYSTER BAR ENTERPRISES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC083386 · ltd · incorporated 1983-06-07
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£91.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
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 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 9 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
29 live charges · 9 lenders · oldest 39.1y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 39.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 9 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
29 charges (29/29 with lender, 29/29 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
203 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
77/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £91,879
Net assets shrinking
Down £583 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£92k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £91.9k | £92.5k |
| Current assets | £1.0k | £1.6k |
| Net assets | £91.9k | £92.5k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (80 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-02-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-01-16🔓Charge satisfied #34
- 2010-01-16🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2007-02-28🔓Charge satisfied #17
- 2007-02-08🔓Charge satisfied #33
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- 2007-02-08🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2007-02-08🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2007-02-08🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2007-02-08🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2007-02-08🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2007-02-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2007-01-10➕BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-01-10➖QUEENSFERRY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-09-23🔒Charge registered #34Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2003-12-31➖DONKIN, Joseph resigneddirector
- 1999-10-04🔒Charge registered #33Lender: Belhaven Brewery Company Limited
- 1999-09-20🔒Charge registered #32Lender: Belhaven Finance Limited
- 1998-10-20🔒Charge registered #31Lender: Belhaven Finance Limited
- 1998-10-20🔒Charge registered #30Lender: Belhaven Brewery Co LTD
Showing most recent 50 of 80 events
Owner dependency
90/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Brian John Donkin Individual · British · DOB 01/1949 · age 77 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TULLYBEAGLES LIMITED→ SC352935 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| TWEEDDALE COURT (EDINBURGH) LIMITED→ SC074222 · est 1981 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 45y | — | — |
| TWENTY TWO HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC587584 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| TWO ROBS LIMITED→ SC855594 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| U.Z. PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC686120 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| UM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ SC797099 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| UMEGA ESTATE AGENTS LIMITED→ SC690316 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| UMEGA NEW HOMES LIMITED→ SC694772 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| UNICORN MARKETS C.I.C.→ SC760209 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| V&A HOUSES LTD→ SC788882 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| VISSER DEVELOPMENTS LTD→ SC796661 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| VISSER NORTH EAST PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTD→ SC863574 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1983-06-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
C/O Cowan & Partners
60 Constitution Street
Leith
Edinburgh
EH6 6RR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BIRD SEMPLE FYFE IRELAND→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · resigned 1994-03-28
QUEENSFERRY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1994-03-28 · resigned 2007-01-10
DONKIN, Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1997-01-31 · resigned 2003-12-31
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Mortgages & charges
29
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:29 of 29 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 23/09/2004 | 16/01/2010 | |
| satisfied | Belhaven Brewery Company Belhaven Brewery Company Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 04/10/1999 | 08/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Belhaven Finance Belhaven Finance Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 20/09/1999 | 08/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Belhaven Finance Belhaven Finance Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 20/10/1998 | 08/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Belhaven Brewery Co Belhaven Brewery Co LTD | Standard security | 1 property | 20/10/1998 | 08/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 2 properties | 20/01/1998 | 08/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Belhaven Brewery Company Belhaven Brewery Company Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 20/01/1998 | 08/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Belhaven Brewery Company Belhaven Brewery Company Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 16/05/1995 | 08/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Belhaven Brewery Company Belhaven Brewery Company Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 16/05/1995 | 08/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 16/05/1995 | 08/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 16/05/1995 | 08/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 16/05/1995 | 08/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Belhaven Brewery Company Belhaven Brewery Company Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 16/05/1995 | 08/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Belhaven Brewery Company Belhaven Brewery Company Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 16/05/1995 | 08/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Belhaven Brewery Company Belhaven Brewery Company Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 16/05/1995 | 08/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Belhaven Brewery Company Belhaven Brewery Company Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 16/05/1995 | 08/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Belhaven Brewery Company Belhaven Brewery Company Limited | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 04/05/1995 | 28/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 29/10/1992 | 08/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 12/10/1992 | 08/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Scottish & Newcastle | Standard security | 1 property | 16/07/1992 | 08/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Scottish & Newcastle Scottish & Newcastle PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 08/07/1992 | 04/09/1995 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 12/11/1991 | 08/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Whitbread Whitbread PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 07/08/1991 | 08/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Whitbread Whitbread PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 24/07/1991 | 08/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Whitbread & Company Whitbread & Company PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 09/11/1990 | 08/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Whitbread and Company Whitbread and Company PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 24/10/1990 | 23/07/1992 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 02/08/1989 | 08/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland / The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 26/05/1987 | 16/01/2010 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 24/04/1987 | 08/02/2007 |
Recent filings (203 total)
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2026-01-05
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2025-01-06
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2024-07-16
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2024-01-09
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2023-09-28
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2023-01-04
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accounts · AA
2022-08-29
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2022-01-06
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accounts · AA
2021-09-16
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2021-01-11
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accounts · AA
2020-03-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-06
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accounts · AA
2019-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-14