A 2 B TAXIS SALISBURY LTD

💤Zombieactive
09125851 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-10
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
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£24.9k
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: asset-holding vehicle 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 (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £24,902

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£25k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£10k£15k£20k£25kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£24.9k£24.8k
Current assets£20.2k£24.6k
Net assets£24.9k£24.8k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2020-06-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2019-05-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-09
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    HIGGINS, Lee David resigned
    director
  15. 2017-08-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-08-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2017-08-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-07-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2014-07-10
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    Company incorporated
    As A 2 B TAXIS SALISBURY LTD
  20. 2014-07-10
    ➕
    BLAKE, Adam James appointed
    director
  21. 2014-07-10
    ➕
    HIGGINS, Lee David 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

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam James Blake
Individual · English · DOB 02/1983 · age 43
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/08/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Lee David Higginsceased 09/08/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

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
Incorporated2014-07-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

1 Butler Close
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP2 8AZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BLAKE, Adam James→
director · ~43y · appointed 2014-07-10
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Active
HIGGINS, Lee David→
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-07-10 · resigned 2017-08-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-06-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-11