IQRA PRIVATE HIRE LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC517253 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-05
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£51.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 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
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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 £51,674

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£52k
↑ 103% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£21k£31k£41k£52kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£51.7k£56.3k
Current assets£40.4k£46.4k
Net assets£51.7k£25.4k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-03-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-11-30
    ➕
    FARID, Samina appointed
    director
  5. 2024-11-30
    ➖
    FARID, Amjad resigned
    director
  6. 2024-11-02
    ➕
    FARID, Amjad appointed
    director
  7. 2024-11-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-11-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-09-02
    ➖
    SHAHBAZ, Muhammad resigned
    director
  10. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-03-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-03-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-02-24
    ➕
    SHAHBAZ, Muhammad appointed
    director
  14. 2024-02-23
    ➖
    AJAIB, Mohammed resigned
    director
  15. 2024-02-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2024-02-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2024-02-02
    ➕
    AJAIB, Mohammed appointed
    director
  18. 2024-02-02
    ➖
    FARID, Samina resigned
    director
  19. 2023-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2022-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2018-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2015-10-05
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    Company incorporated
    As IQRA PRIVATE HIRE LTD
  26. 2015-10-05
    ➕
    FARID, Samina appointed
    director

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
Mrs Samina Farid
Individual · British · DOB 01/1975 · age 51
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2015-10-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77110 — Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

23-25 Scotland Street
Glasgow
G5 8NB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-18
Last: 2025-10-04

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

FARID, Samina→
director · ~51y · appointed 2024-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AJAIB, Mohammed→
director · ~71y · appointed 2024-02-02 · resigned 2024-02-23
Resigned
FARID, Amjad→
director · ~57y · appointed 2024-11-02 · resigned 2024-11-30
Resigned
FARID, Samina→
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-10-05 · resigned 2024-02-02
Resigned
SHAHBAZ, Muhammad→
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-02-24 · resigned 2024-09-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-20