BLUELINE TAXIS (HARROGATE) (1981) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01592920 · ltd · incorporated 1981-10-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£6
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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 (73/100).

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
14 officers (1 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
122 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £6

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£6
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1£2£4£5£6Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£6£6
Debtors£6£6
Net assets£6£6

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-05-22
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2025-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-10-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2017-10-09
    ➖
    RUSHTON, Paul Howard resigned
    secretary
  14. 2017-10-09
    ➖
    BINKS, Peter Michael resigned
    director
  15. 2017-10-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2017-10-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2017-10-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2017-10-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2017-10-07
    ➕
    SMITH, Clive appointed
    director
  20. 2015-10-20
    ➕
    BINKS, Peter Michael appointed
    director
  21. 2015-10-20
    ➖
    BUTLER, Noel James resigned
    director
  22. 2013-07-01
    ➕
    RUSHTON, Paul Howard appointed
    secretary
  23. 2013-07-01
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, David John resigned
    secretary
  24. 2012-09-17
    ➕
    BUTLER, Noel James appointed
    director
  25. 2012-09-17
    ➖
    LEE, Simon John resigned
    director
  26. 2012-05-21
    ➖
    WILLIAMSON, Paul Raymond resigned
    director
  27. 2010-07-28
    ➖
    GRAY, Robert resigned
    director
  28. 2010-07-28
    ➕
    LEE, Simon John appointed
    director
  29. 2010-07-28
    ➕
    WILLIAMSON, Paul Raymond appointed
    director
  30. 2010-01-01
    ➖
    FENTON, Bernard resigned
    secretary
  31. 2010-01-01
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, David John appointed
    secretary
  32. 2008-10-31
    ➕
    GRAY, Robert appointed
    director
  33. 2008-10-31
    ➖
    ICKRINGILL, Peter James resigned
    director
  34. 2005-10-01
    ➕
    FENTON, Bernard appointed
    secretary
  35. 2005-10-01
    ➖
    RAMSEY, Frederick resigned
    secretary
  36. 2003-10-31
    ➖
    GARRETT, Peter Anthony resigned
    director
  37. 2003-10-31
    ➕
    ICKRINGILL, Peter James appointed
    director
  38. 2000-10-16
    ➖
    LILLICO, Walter resigned
    secretary
  39. 2000-10-16
    ➕
    RAMSEY, Frederick appointed
    secretary
  40. 1993-11-23
    ➕
    GARRETT, Peter Anthony appointed
    director
  41. 1993-10-10
    ➖
    CHISHOLM, Frank resigned
    director
  42. 1981-10-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLUELINE TAXIS (HARROGATE) (1981) LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Clive Smith
Individual · British · DOB 09/1957 · age 69
——sig. influencesignificant influence07/10/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Peter Michael Binksceased 07/10/2017· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1981-10-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

6 Strawberry Dale
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG1 5EF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (1 active · 13 resigned)

SMITH, Clive→
director · ~69y · appointed 2017-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FENTON, Bernard→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-01 · resigned 2010-01-01
Resigned
LILLICO, Walter→
secretary · resigned 2000-10-16
Resigned
RAMSEY, Frederick→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-16 · resigned 2005-10-01
Resigned
RUSHTON, Paul Howard→
secretary · appointed 2013-07-01 · resigned 2017-10-09
Resigned
WILLIAMS, David John→
secretary · appointed 2010-01-01 · resigned 2013-07-01
Resigned
BINKS, Peter Michael→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-10-20 · resigned 2017-10-09
Resigned
BUTLER, Noel James→
director · ~73y · appointed 2012-09-17 · resigned 2015-10-20
Resigned
CHISHOLM, Frank→
director · ~92y · resigned 1993-10-10
Resigned
GARRETT, Peter Anthony→
director · ~81y · appointed 1993-11-23 · resigned 2003-10-31
Resigned
GRAY, Robert→
director · ~72y · appointed 2008-10-31 · resigned 2010-07-28
Resigned
ICKRINGILL, Peter James→
director · ~52y · appointed 2003-10-31 · resigned 2008-10-31
Resigned
LEE, Simon John→
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-07-28 · resigned 2012-09-17
Resigned
WILLIAMSON, Paul Raymond→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-07-28 · resigned 2012-05-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (122 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-06-02
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-08