EKINZEYNEB LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC591615 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-16
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2023-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-07
    GUNES, Ismet resigned
    director
  6. 2022-05-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-05-30
    GUNES, Ismet appointed
    director
  8. 2022-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2018-03-16
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    Company incorporated
    As EKINZEYNEB LTD
  15. 2018-03-16
    GUNES, Mustafa appointed
    director
  16. 2018-03-16
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 Mustafa Gunes
Individual · Turkish · DOB 01/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/03/2018

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
Incorporated2018-03-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

12 Bridge Street
Kirkwall
KW15 1HR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-09
Last: 2025-05-26

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GUNES, Mustafa
director · ~42y · appointed 2018-03-16
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Active
GUNES, Ismet
director · ~39y · appointed 2022-05-30 · resigned 2023-07-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-22