HAT LOGISTICS LTD

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NI726472 · ltd · incorporated 2025-02-18
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 64204Activities of distribution holding companies
  • 80100Private security activities
  • 84120SIC 84120
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
3 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-02
    ➕
    HUMAYUN, Saima appointed
    director
  2. 2025-06-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-02-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HAT LOGISTICS LTD
  4. 2025-02-18
    ➕
    AKHTAR, Humayun appointed
    director
  5. 2025-02-18
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 Humayun Akhtar
Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/02/2025

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
Incorporated2025-02-18
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities

Registered office

58 Glenmore Drive
Lisburn
BT27 4RX
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

AKHTAR, Humayun→
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-02-18
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Active
HUMAYUN, Saima→
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-06-02
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Active

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Recent filings (3 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-02-18