CAR & CARS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC771262 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-01
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£9.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
9 filings
60
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,194

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£9k
↑ 275% YoY
Current Assets
£407k
↑ 404% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£5k£77k£160k£242k£324k£407kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£165.9k£24.5k
Current assets£406.9k£80.7k
Net assets£9.2k£-5.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-01-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-01-05
    AKHTAR, Hani resigned
    director
  5. 2024-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-08-01
    MAHMOOD, Asim appointed
    director
  8. 2023-06-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CAR & CARS LTD
  9. 2023-06-01
    ASIM, Muhammad appointed
    director
  10. 2023-06-01
    SHABBIR, Ashar appointed
    director
  11. 2023-06-01
    AKHTAR, Hani appointed
    director
  12. 2023-06-01
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Muhammad Asim
Individual · British · DOB 05/1982 · age 44
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/06/2023
Mr Ashar Shabbir
Individual · British · DOB 02/1979 · age 47
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/06/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Hani Akhtarceased 05/01/2026· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-06-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Unit 2f Camps Industerial Estate
East Calder
EH27 8DF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

ASIM, Muhammad
director · ~44y · appointed 2023-06-01
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Active
MAHMOOD, Asim
director · ~51y · appointed 2024-08-01
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Active
SHABBIR, Ashar
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-06-01
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Active
AKHTAR, Hani
director · ~43y · appointed 2023-06-01 · resigned 2026-01-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (9 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-01