HUSA CARS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC652126 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-20
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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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£8.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
26 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £8,356
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£8k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.4k | £7.5k |
| Current assets | £5.1k | £4.1k |
| Net assets | £8.4k | £7.5k |
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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-23📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-02-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-06-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-06-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-06-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-10➕MALIK, Saleem appointeddirector
- 2022-06-10➕MALIK, Violeta appointeddirector
- 2022-06-10➖AKHTARZAI, Najibullah resigneddirector
- 2022-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-07-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-01-20🏢Company incorporatedAs HUSA CARS LTD
- 2020-01-20➕AKHTARZAI, Najibullah appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Saleem Malik Individual · Pakistani · DOB 01/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/06/2022 |
Mrs Violeta Malik Individual · Lithuanian · DOB 02/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/06/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Najibullah Akhtarzaiceased 10/06/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Warina Akhtarceased 01/11/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES EDINBURGH LIMITED→ SC091725 · est 1985 | £131.60M £96.97M–£166.24M | £135.39M | — | 135900 | 41y | 85 | 67y |
| ROBERTSON EDUCATION (ABERDEENSHIRE) HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC209010 · est 2000 | £5.47M £4.03M–£6.91M | — | — | 0 | 25y | 85 | 60y |
| DSF (2003) LIMITED→ SC144009 · est 1993 | £4.70M £3.46M–£5.93M | — | — | 7 | 33y | 87 | 61y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-01-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77110 — Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Registered office
14 Hawthorn Crescent
Mayfield
Dalkeith
EH22 5AF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MALIK, Saleem→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2022-06-10
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MALIK, Violeta→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2022-06-10
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AKHTARZAI, Najibullah→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2020-01-20 · resigned 2022-06-10
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Recent filings (26 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-13