A & A STROUD TAXIS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03284638 · ltd · incorporated 1996-11-27
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees4400

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-12-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-12-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-12-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-12-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-12-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-12-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2017-01-17
    ➖
    HURSTHOUSE, Colin Leo resigned
    director
  19. 2012-11-01
    ➖
    WHITING, Arthur John resigned
    director
  20. 2012-03-31
    ➕
    LAW, Peter Christian appointed
    director
  21. 2012-03-31
    ➕
    MCINROY, Nigel Paul appointed
    director
  22. 2012-03-31
    ➕
    WHITING, Kevin Paul appointed
    director
  23. 2012-03-31
    ➕
    HURSTHOUSE, Colin Leo appointed
    director
  24. 1996-11-27
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    Company incorporated
    As A & A STROUD TAXIS LIMITED
  25. 1996-11-27
    ➕
    WHITING, Janet Ina appointed
    secretary
  26. 1996-11-27
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1996-11-27
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1996-11-27
    ➕
    WHITING, Arthur John appointed
    director
  29. 1996-11-27
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 1996-11-27
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kevin Paul Whiting
Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares24/11/2016
Mr Peter Christian Law
Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53
25–50%
—25-50% shares24/11/2016
Mr Nigel Paul Mcinroy
Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares24/11/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Colin Leo Hursthouseceased 17/01/2017· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1996-11-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

10 Highlands Drive
North Nibley
Dursley
Gloucestershire
GL11 6DX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last: 2025-11-24

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

WHITING, Janet Ina→
secretary · appointed 1996-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAW, Peter Christian→
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-03-31
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Active
MCINROY, Nigel Paul→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITING, Kevin Paul→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-11-27 · resigned 1996-11-27
Resigned
HURSTHOUSE, Colin Leo→
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-03-31 · resigned 2017-01-17
Resigned
WHITING, Arthur John→
director · ~82y · appointed 1996-11-27 · resigned 2012-11-01
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-11-27 · resigned 1996-11-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (88 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-05