1 2 3 ASSOCIATED TAXIS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03192025 · ltd · incorporated 1996-04-29
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 28.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£13.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 28.2y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
39 officers (3 active, 39 linked, 28 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
154 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £13,597
Net assets shrinking
Down £493 YoY
Cash YoY
+14%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£21k
↑ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£14k
↓ 3.5% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £13.6k | £14.1k |
| Cash | £20.7k | £18.1k |
| Net assets | £13.6k | £14.1k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (97 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-31➖FISHER, Jane resigneddirector
- 2025-10-31➖LORD, Graham Michael resigneddirector
- 2025-10-31➖MACDONALD, Graham resigneddirector
- 2025-10-31➖MACLAREN, Scott resigneddirector
- 2025-10-31➖PAULS, Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2025-10-31➖WALLS, John David resigneddirector
- 2025-05-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-30➖JASPER, Glyn John resigneddirector
- 2025-04-30➕MACDONALD, Graham appointeddirector
- 2025-02-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-20➕BATTLE, Colin Brian appointeddirector
- 2025-02-20➖TUCKER, Gillian Kay resigneddirector
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-05➖ETHERINGTON, Michael John resigneddirector
- 2024-03-05➕PAULS, Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2023-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-25➕WALLS, John David appointeddirector
- 2022-02-25➖WILSON, Christopher Richard resigneddirector
- 2021-09-01➕FISHER, Jane appointeddirector
- 2021-09-01➖JOHNSON, Stephen Martin resigneddirector
- 2021-06-18➕MACLAREN, Scott appointeddirector
- 2021-06-18➖ROWLEY, Christopher resigneddirector
- 2019-02-18➖MURRAIN, William resignedsecretary
- 2019-02-18➖MURRAIN, William Sylvester resigneddirector
- 2019-02-18➕WILSON, Christopher Richard appointeddirector
- 2018-03-05➕ROWLEY, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2016-08-01➖FALLIS, Christopher resigneddirector
- 2015-04-21➖TUCKER, Philip resignedsecretary
- 2015-04-21➕TUCKER, Gillian Kay appointeddirector
- 2015-04-21➖TUCKER, Phillip resigneddirector
- 2014-12-07➕ETHERINGTON, Michael John appointeddirector
- 2014-12-07➖ROWLEY, Christopher resigneddirector
- 2014-11-14➕JASPER, Glyn John appointeddirector
- 2014-11-14➖LINES, John Ernest resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 97 events
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·6 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: FISHER, Jane resigned 2025-10-31; LORD, Graham Michael resigned 2025-10-31; MACDONALD, Graham resigned 2025-10-31
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-04-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320
Registered office
38d Cliff Road
Newquay
Cornwall
TR7 2ND
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-22
Last: 2026-05-08
Officers (3 active · 36 resigned)
BATTLE, Colin Brian→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2025-02-20
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JEFFERSON, David→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2009-10-23
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ROSSI, Marcello Marco→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2009-11-05
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CARNE, Denis William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-05-08 · resigned 2004-03-21
FALLIS, Christopher→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-05-25 · resigned 2003-05-08
GEAR, Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-09-02 · resigned 1999-05-25
GRIFFETT, Steven John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-04-29 · resigned 1996-07-31
MURRAIN, Margaret Shiela→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-07-01 · resigned 1997-09-02
MURRAIN, William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-04-21 · resigned 2019-02-18
RILEY, Patrick Tim→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-05-25 · resigned 2007-08-31
TUCKER, Philip→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-08-31 · resigned 2015-04-21
TUCKER, Phillip→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-05-02 · resigned 2007-08-31
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-04-29 · resigned 1996-04-29
ARMITAGE, David→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2001-04-02 · resigned 2002-10-17
CARNE, Denis William→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1996-07-01 · resigned 2002-07-04
CARNE, Estelle→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2002-10-17 · resigned 2009-11-06
CARNE, Estelle→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 1996-07-01 · resigned 2002-06-26
ETHERINGTON, Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2014-12-07 · resigned 2024-03-05
FALLIS, Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1996-07-01 · resigned 2016-08-01
FISHER, Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2021-09-01 · resigned 2025-10-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 12/03/1998 | — |
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Recent filings (154 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17