HEBBURN TAXIS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
04363920 · ltd · incorporated 2002-01-30
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 6340
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (45/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2010-09-14
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2010-09-14
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2010-06-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2009-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2009-11-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name
    officers · TM02
  6. 2009-07-31
    ➖
    WHITING, John Bernard resigned
    secretary
  7. 2009-04-06
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  8. 2008-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2008-03-26
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  10. 2007-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2007-03-22
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  12. 2006-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2006-04-24
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  14. 2005-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2005-02-09
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  16. 2004-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2004-03-25
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  18. 2003-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2003-03-11
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  20. 2003-02-08
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288a
  21. 2003-02-08
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    legacy
    officers · 288a
  22. 2003-02-01
    ➕
    LACY, Harold appointed
    director
  23. 2003-02-01
    ➕
    O'DOHERTY, Paul appointed
    director
  24. 2002-02-11
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288a
  25. 2002-02-11
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    legacy
    officers · 288a
  26. 2002-02-06
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288b
  27. 2002-02-01
    ➕
    MCCABE, John Gerard appointed
    director
  28. 2002-02-01
    ➕
    WHITING, John Bernard appointed
    secretary
  29. 2002-01-31
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-01-31
    ➖
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2002-01-31
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288b
  32. 2002-01-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HEBBURN TAXIS LIMITED
  33. 2002-01-30
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2002-01-30
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2002-01-30
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2010-09-14

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-01-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC6340 — SIC 6340

Registered office

35 Frederick Street
Sunderland
SR1 1LN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2009-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)

LACY, Harold→
director · ~78y · appointed 2003-02-01
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Active
MCCABE, John Gerard→
director · ~71y · appointed 2002-02-01
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Active
O'DOHERTY, Paul→
director · ~68y · appointed 2003-02-01
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Active
WHITING, John Bernard→
secretary · appointed 2002-02-01 · resigned 2009-07-31
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-01-30 · resigned 2002-01-31
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-01-30 · resigned 2002-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2010-09-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2010-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2009-11-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name
officers · TM02
2009-11-16
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2008-12-23
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2007-11-15
legacy
annual-return · 363s
2007-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2006-12-05
legacy
annual-return · 363s
2006-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2005-12-01
legacy
annual-return · 363s
2005-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2004-11-29
legacy
annual-return · 363s
2004-03-25