AAA TAXIS (CONTRACTS) LTD

💤Zombieactive
09278083 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-23
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
£14.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -60% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.1y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
29 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £14,003
Cash draining
Cash down 60% YoY
Cash YoY
-60%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£13k
↓ 60% YoY
Net Worth
£14k
↑ 69% YoY
Current Assets
£268k
↑ 171% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£54k£107k£161k£214k£268kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£18.3k£12.2k
Current assets£267.8k£98.9k
Cash£12.8k£31.7k
Debtors£255.1k£50.9k
Net assets£14.0k£8.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-01-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2023-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-01-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-12-30
    DENTON, Harriet Betty appointed
    director
  10. 2022-12-30
    DENTON, Barry resigned
    director
  11. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-03-27
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2019-03-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: GENER8 Finance Limited
  17. 2018-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-10-23
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    Company incorporated
    As AAA TAXIS (CONTRACTS) LTD
  20. 2014-10-23
    DENTON, Barry 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

45/100
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.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Elveria Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Elveria Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
AAA TAXIS (CONTRACTS) LTD
This company · 09278083

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Elveria Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-10-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390

Registered office

Cartwrights Regency House
33 Wood Street
Barnet
EN5 4BE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DENTON, Harriet Betty
director · ~29y · appointed 2022-12-30
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Active
DENTON, Barry
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-10-23 · resigned 2022-12-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
GENER8 Finance
GENER8 Finance Limited
A registered charge2 properties27/03/2019
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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-01-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-28