VAN OYEN PROPERTY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC613171 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-09
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£4.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.5y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 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.

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Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,804

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£628
↑ 7750% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£961£2k£3k£4k£5kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£4.8k£3.9k
Current assets£628£8
Net assets£4.8k£3.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2019-12-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC (02222856)
  9. 2019-09-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2018-11-09
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    Company incorporated
    As VAN OYEN PROPERTY LIMITED
  11. 2018-11-09
    ➕
    VAN OYEN, Joel Alexander appointed
    director
  12. 2018-11-09
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "VAN OYEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Joel Alexander Van Oyen
Individual · British · DOB 11/1993 · age 33
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting09/11/2018

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
Incorporated2018-11-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

The Kennels
Evanton
Dingwall
Highland
IV16 9XL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

VAN OYEN, Joel Alexander→
director · ~33y · appointed 2018-11-09
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The Mortgage Works (UK) (02222856)
The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC (02222856)
A registered charge1 property11/12/2019—
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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2019-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-15
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2019-09-09