AQUILA SPACE (HONG KONG) COMPANY LIMITED

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SC829293 · ltd · incorporated 2024-11-18
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47421
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-04-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-04-30
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-04-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-04-29
    SHAHZAD, Muhammad Usama resigned
    secretary
  6. 2025-04-29
    SHAHZAD, Muhammad Usama resigned
    director
  7. 2025-04-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-04-17
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  9. 2025-04-16
    KHAN, Shahzaib appointed
    secretary
  10. 2025-04-16
    KHAN, Shahzaib appointed
    director
  11. 2025-04-16
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2025-04-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2025-04-16
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2024-11-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AQUILA SPACE (HONG KONG) COMPANY LIMITED
  15. 2024-11-18
    SHAHZAD, Muhammad Usama appointed
    secretary
  16. 2024-11-18
    SHAHZAD, Muhammad Usama appointed
    director
  17. 2024-11-18
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 1.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: SHAHZAD, Muhammad Usama resigned 2025-04-29; SHAHZAD, Muhammad Usama resigned 2025-04-29

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Shahzaib Khan
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 08/1996 · age 30
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/11/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Muhammad Usama Shahzadceased 29/04/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2024-11-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47421 — SIC 47421

Registered office

41, 1/2 Aitken Street
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G31 3ND
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-14
Last: 2025-04-30

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

KHAN, Shahzaib
secretary · appointed 2025-04-16
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Active
KHAN, Shahzaib
director · ~30y · appointed 2025-04-16
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Active
SHAHZAD, Muhammad Usama
secretary · appointed 2024-11-18 · resigned 2025-04-29
Resigned
SHAHZAD, Muhammad Usama
director · ~29y · appointed 2024-11-18 · resigned 2025-04-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-17
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-04-17
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-11-18