A1 TAXI LINE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05039750 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-10
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-01-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-01-16
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    AKHTAR, Naveed resigned
    director
  5. 2025-01-16
    ➖
    AKHTAR, Raja Jamil resigned
    director
  6. 2025-01-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-01-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-08-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2024-08-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2024-07-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2024-07-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  13. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-02-11
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    ZAMAN, Mir appointed
    director
  20. 2016-02-11
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    AHMED, Ishtiaq, Mr. resigned
    secretary
  21. 2016-02-11
    ➖
    AHMED, Ijaz resigned
    director
  22. 2016-02-11
    ➖
    AHMED, Ishtiaq, Mr. resigned
    director
  23. 2016-02-11
    ➕
    AKHTAR, Naveed appointed
    director
  24. 2016-02-11
    ➕
    AKHTAR, Raja Jamil appointed
    director
  25. 2016-02-11
    ➖
    ALI, Liaqat resigned
    director
  26. 2005-07-23
    ➖
    MAHMOOD, Asif resigned
    director
  27. 2004-05-20
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    MAHMOOD, Asif appointed
    director
  28. 2004-03-14
    ➕
    AHMED, Ishtiaq, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  29. 2004-03-14
    ➕
    AHMED, Ijaz appointed
    director
  30. 2004-03-14
    ➕
    AHMED, Ishtiaq, Mr. appointed
    director
  31. 2004-03-14
    ➕
    ALI, Liaqat appointed
    director
  32. 2004-02-10
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    Company incorporated
    As A1 TAXI LINE LIMITED
  33. 2004-02-10
    ➕
    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2004-02-10
    ➖
    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  35. 2004-02-10
    ➕
    ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 2004-02-10
    ➖
    ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
Mr Mir Zaman
Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/07/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Raja Jamil Akhtarceased 16/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Naveed Akhtarceased 16/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2004-02-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

18 Redlion Street
Chesham
Buckinghamsire
HP5 1EZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

ZAMAN, Mir→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AHMED, Ishtiaq, Mr.→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-14 · resigned 2016-02-11
Resigned
ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-02-10 · resigned 2004-02-10
Resigned
AHMED, Ijaz→
director · ~60y · appointed 2004-03-14 · resigned 2016-02-11
Resigned
AHMED, Ishtiaq, Mr.→
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-03-14 · resigned 2016-02-11
Resigned
AKHTAR, Naveed→
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-02-11 · resigned 2025-01-16
Resigned
AKHTAR, Raja Jamil→
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-02-11 · resigned 2025-01-16
Resigned
ALI, Liaqat→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-03-14 · resigned 2016-02-11
Resigned
MAHMOOD, Asif→
director · ~54y · appointed 2004-05-20 · resigned 2005-07-23
Resigned
ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-02-10 · resigned 2004-02-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-01
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04