ACE TAXIS (BASILDON) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10505340 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-01
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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 72/100 (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 (79/100)

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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£9k£18k£27k£36k£45kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£249
Current assets£44.7k
Cash£4.6k
Debtors£40.2k
Net assets£249
Average employees-500

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2023-10-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-10-09
    JACKSON, Anita resigned
    director
  6. 2023-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  11. 2019-10-18
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    accounts · AAMD
  12. 2019-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-22
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    address · AD01
  14. 2018-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2017-11-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2016-12-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ACE TAXIS (BASILDON) LIMITED
  18. 2016-12-01
    ODDY, Asa Paul appointed
    director
  19. 2016-12-01
    JACKSON, Anita 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Asa Oddy
Individual · British · DOB 12/1975 · age 51
sig. influencesignificant influence01/12/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Anita Jacksonceased 09/10/2023· significant influence

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
Incorporated2016-12-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390

Registered office

Unit7a Radford Crescent
Billericay
CM12 0DU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ODDY, Asa Paul
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-12-01
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Active
JACKSON, Anita
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-12-01 · resigned 2023-10-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-08-27