AT YOUR SERVICE TAXIS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08999422 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-16
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
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£3.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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 75/100 (strong), 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: 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.8y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,652

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£4k
Current Assets
£76k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-31
Total assets£64.8k
Current assets£76.5k
Debtors£76.5k
Net assets£3.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-03-04
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2024-01-01
    GIBBONS, Deborah appointed
    secretary
  6. 2023-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-04-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2018-04-16
    MORRANT, John David Robert resigned
    director
  17. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-05-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2015-10-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: First Capital Factors Limited
  20. 2014-04-16
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    Company incorporated
    As AT YOUR SERVICE TAXIS LIMITED
  21. 2014-04-16
    GIBBONS, Luke Scott appointed
    director
  22. 2014-04-16
    MORRANT, John David Robert appointed
    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

58/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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 Luke Scott Gibbons
Individual · English · DOB 08/1979 · age 47
5075%
50-75% shares01/04/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John David Robert Morrantceased 01/04/2018· 50-75% 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
Incorporated2014-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

14 Chertsey Road
Suite 307
Woking
GU21 5AH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-30
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last: 2026-04-16

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GIBBONS, Deborah
secretary · appointed 2024-01-01
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Active
GIBBONS, Luke Scott
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-04-16
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Active
MORRANT, John David Robert
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-04-16 · resigned 2018-04-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
First Capital Factors
First Capital Factors Limited
A registered charge07/10/2015
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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-03
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-04
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-31