SAAFIR 03 LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC490690 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-06
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-24
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2021-11-23
    ➕
    PARVEZ, Shamim appointed
    secretary
  7. 2021-09-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-03-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-02-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-02-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-02-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2020-02-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2019-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-11-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2014-11-06
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    Company incorporated
    As SAAFIR 03 LTD.
  21. 2014-11-06
    ➕
    BEGUM, Hosnaeara appointed
    director
  22. 2014-11-06
    ➕
    SALAHUDDIN, Mohammed appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mohammed Salahuddin
Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016
Hosnaeara Begum
Individual · British · DOB 08/1978 · age 48
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2014-11-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

48 Muirhouse Avenue
Edinburgh
EH4 4PL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-07
Last: 2025-08-24

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

PARVEZ, Shamim→
secretary · appointed 2021-11-23
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BEGUM, Hosnaeara→
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-11-06
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SALAHUDDIN, Mohammed→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-11-06
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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-16
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-11-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-11