ALMAS CARS LTD

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14597925 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-17
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£1.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed automotive with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1k
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£200£400£600£800£1kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£1.0k£1.0k
Net assets£1.0k£1.0k

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 gazette
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2026-03-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-06-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-04-15
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-10-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-19
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-05-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-05-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-05-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-05-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2023-05-01
    AL NEAIMI, Hozaifah appointed
    director
  13. 2023-05-01
    ALGHUNAIM, Mohamed resigned
    director
  14. 2023-01-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALMAS CARS LTD
  15. 2023-01-17
    ALGHUNAIM, Mohamed appointed
    director
  16. 2023-01-17
    📄
    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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Hozaifah Al Neaimi
Individual · Syrian · DOB 03/1991 · age 35
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest01/05/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mohamed Alghunaimceased 01/05/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2023-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Registered office

Ross Court
Cleveland Road
London
W13 8ED
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-30OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-16

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

AL NEAIMI, Hozaifah
director · ~35y · appointed 2023-05-01
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Active
ALGHUNAIM, Mohamed
director · ~36y · appointed 2023-01-17 · resigned 2023-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-17