MALIK FORECOURT LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC755752 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-18
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47300Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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, 2 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 £1
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 | £1 |
| Net assets | £1 | £1 |
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
6
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-12-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-15➕ASLAM, Ayub appointeddirector
- 2024-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-18🏢Company incorporatedAs MALIK FORECOURT LTD
- 2023-01-18➕ASHRAF, Usman appointeddirector
- 2023-01-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ayub Aslam Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/12/2025 |
Mr Usman Ashraf Individual · British · DOB 01/1997 · age 29 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 18/01/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-01-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Registered office
16 Balblair Road
Airdrie
ML6 6GQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last: 2025-12-16
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ASHRAF, Usman→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2023-01-18
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Recent filings (10 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-18