REN ET VOIGT LIMITED

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SC283336 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-18
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.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74100Specialised design activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 7 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

11 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 21.0y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
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
74 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200

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
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filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
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filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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  2. 2024-12-14
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  3. 2023-12-15
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  4. 2022-12-30
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  5. 2021-12-31
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  6. 2021-01-27
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  7. 2019-12-31
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  8. 2019-03-29
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  9. 2018-12-31
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  10. 2018-04-23
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  11. 2018-03-15
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  12. 2018-01-04
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  13. 2017-11-24
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  14. 2017-11-21
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  15. 2017-03-01
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    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2017-02-24
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  17. 2016-12-28
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  18. 2016-02-19
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  19. 2012-05-15
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    Charge satisfied #7
  20. 2012-03-30
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    VOIGT, Heinz Werner resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-11-21
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  22. 2007-07-19
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  23. 2007-05-31
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  24. 2007-03-29
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  25. 2007-02-02
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  26. 2006-11-01
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    RENSON, Patricia Anne resigned
    secretary
  27. 2006-11-01
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    VOIGT, Heinz Werner appointed
    secretary
  28. 2006-11-01
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    VOIGT, Heinz Werner resigned
    director
  29. 2006-03-08
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  30. 2006-02-21
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  31. 2005-04-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  32. 2005-04-18
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    Company incorporated
    As REN ET VOIGT LIMITED
  33. 2005-04-18
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    RENSON, Patricia Anne appointed
    director
  34. 2005-04-18
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    RENSON, Patricia Anne appointed
    secretary
  35. 2005-04-18
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    VOIGT, Heinz Werner appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
10 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Patricia Anne Renson
Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1956 · age 70
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-04-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Registered office

2 Feus
Kenmar
Auchterarder
PH3 1EF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-02
Last: 2026-04-18

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

RENSON, Patricia Anne→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-04-18
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Active
RENSON, Patricia Anne→
secretary · appointed 2005-04-18 · resigned 2006-11-01
Resigned
VOIGT, Heinz Werner→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-01 · resigned 2012-03-30
Resigned
VOIGT, Heinz Werner→
director · ~73y · appointed 2005-04-18 · resigned 2006-11-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

11
Total charges
10
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:11 of 11 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property21/11/2017—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property24/02/2017—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property19/02/2016—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property21/11/2007—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property19/07/200715/05/2012
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property31/05/2007—
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Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property29/03/2007—
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Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property02/02/2007—
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Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property08/03/2006—
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Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property21/02/2006—
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Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property28/04/2005—
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Recent filings (74 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-02