ANGLIAN TAXI SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04295215 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-27
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 24.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£87.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). 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 24.6y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — 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
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £87,303
Cash YoY
+12%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£251k
↑ 12% YoY
Net Worth
£87k
↑ 44% YoY
Current Assets
£393k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£79k£157k£236k£315k£393kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£87.3k£60.4k
Current assets£393.4k£338.5k
Cash£250.8k£223.7k
Debtors£142.6k£114.8k
Net assets£87.3k£60.4k

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-12-02
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  3. 2024-03-05
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  4. 2023-02-15
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  5. 2022-08-23
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  6. 2021-11-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-11-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-08-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  14. 2018-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-10-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-10-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-10-03
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  19. 2017-10-31
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    STAFFORD, Jessica appointed
    director
  20. 2017-10-31
    ➕
    STAFFORD, Tiffany appointed
    director
  21. 2017-10-18
    ➖
    STAFFORD, David Antony resigned
    director
  22. 2012-08-31
    ➕
    STAFFORD, David Antony appointed
    director
  23. 2012-04-16
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    LAMBERT, Rupert Philip appointed
    director
  24. 2002-08-01
    ➕
    SEAGER, Maria Stella appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-08-01
    ➖
    WILTSHIRE, Melanie resigned
    secretary
  26. 2001-11-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  27. 2001-09-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ANGLIAN TAXI SERVICES LIMITED
  28. 2001-09-27
    ➕
    SEAGER, Maria Stella appointed
    director
  29. 2001-09-27
    ➕
    WILTSHIRE, Melanie appointed
    secretary
  30. 2001-09-27
    ➕
    ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2001-09-27
    ➖
    ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2001-09-27
    ➕
    AR NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2001-09-27
    ➖
    AR NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Maria Stella Seager
Individual · British · DOB 10/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Rupert Philip Lambertceased 12/10/2017· 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
Incorporated2001-09-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

99 Canterbury Road
Whitstable
Kent
CT5 4HG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

SEAGER, Maria Stella→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAMBERT, Rupert Philip→
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SEAGER, Maria Stella→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-09-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STAFFORD, Jessica→
director · ~40y · appointed 2017-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STAFFORD, Tiffany→
director · ~37y · appointed 2017-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILTSHIRE, Melanie→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-27 · resigned 2002-08-01
Resigned
ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-09-27 · resigned 2001-09-27
Resigned
STAFFORD, David Antony→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-08-31 · resigned 2017-10-18
Resigned
AR NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-09-27 · resigned 2001-09-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property20/11/2001—
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Recent filings (79 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-24