A&L TAXIS (PONTYPRIDD) LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15338214 · ltd · incorporated 2023-12-09
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
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 acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
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£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees00

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-09-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-09-18
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-06-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-06-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-06-17
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-06-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2024-06-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-12-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A&L TAXIS (PONTYPRIDD) LTD
  12. 2023-12-09
    MITCHELL, Darren Brian appointed
    director
  13. 2023-12-09
    MITCHELL, Sarah Lynne appointed
    director
  14. 2023-12-09
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Darren Brian Mitchell
Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control09/12/2023
Mrs Sarah Lynne Mitchell
Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control09/12/2023

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
Incorporated2023-12-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

Tre-Allt
Pontsticill
Merthyr Tydfil
CF48 2TU
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MITCHELL, Darren Brian
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-12-09
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Active
MITCHELL, Sarah Lynne
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-12-09
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Active

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Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-12-09