DUNEDIN CARS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC787748 · ltd · incorporated 2023-10-31
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
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: high (80/100)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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
22 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £-140 |
| Cash | — | £100 |
| Net assets | — | £-140 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-08➕KHAN, Sarfraz Ali, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2025-12-08➖ZAFAR, Rabia resigneddirector
- 2024-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-05➖AHMED, Nazir resigneddirector
- 2024-09-05➕ZAFAR, Rabia appointeddirector
- 2024-09-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-15➕AHMED, Nazir appointeddirector
- 2024-04-15➖ZAFAR, Mazafar resigneddirector
- 2023-10-31🏢Company incorporatedAs DUNEDIN CARS LTD
- 2023-10-31➕ZAFAR, Mazafar appointeddirector
- 2023-10-31📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr. Sarfraz Ali Khan Individual · British · DOB 03/1986 · age 40 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/12/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Rabia Zafarceased 08/12/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Nazir Ahmedceased 08/12/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Mazafar Zafarceased 15/04/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-10-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320
Registered office
22 Stenhouse Mill Lane
Edinburgh
EH11 3LR
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
KHAN, Sarfraz Ali, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2025-12-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AHMED, Nazir→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2024-04-15 · resigned 2024-09-05
ZAFAR, Mazafar→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-10-31 · resigned 2024-04-15
ZAFAR, Rabia→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2024-09-05 · resigned 2025-12-08
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Recent filings (22 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-19