EDINBURGH COMPUTER CABS LTD.
💤Zombieactive
SC185717 · ltd · incorporated 1998-05-12
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2007-02-26➖MATTHEWS, Gordon Arthur resigneddirector
- 2006-11-24➕AMROUCHE, Nora appointedsecretary
- 2006-11-24➕AMROUCHE, Adel appointeddirector
- 2006-11-24➖MITCHELL, Helen Harriet resignedsecretary
- 2004-02-20➖DARLING, Pater Gallagher resigneddirector
- 2003-11-26➖DARLING, Jane Howie Cross Hood resignedsecretary
- 2003-11-26➕MITCHELL, Helen Harriet appointedsecretary
- 2003-11-26➖DARLING, Robert William resigneddirector
- 2003-11-26➕MATTHEWS, Gordon Arthur appointeddirector
- 2000-06-01➕DARLING, Robert William appointeddirector
- 1998-05-12🏢Company incorporatedAs EDINBURGH COMPUTER CABS LTD.
- 1998-05-12➕DARLING, Jane Howie Cross Hood appointedsecretary
- 1998-05-12➕FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-05-12➖FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-05-12➕DARLING, Pater Gallagher appointeddirector
- 1998-05-12➕FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-05-12➖FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Adel Amrouche Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 04/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-05-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320
Registered office
37 Craigmount Gardens
Edinburgh
EH12 8EB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
Active
AMROUCHE, Adel→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2006-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DARLING, Jane Howie Cross Hood→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-05-12 · resigned 2003-11-26
MITCHELL, Helen Harriet→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-11-26 · resigned 2006-11-24
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-05-12 · resigned 1998-05-12
DARLING, Pater Gallagher→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 1998-05-12 · resigned 2004-02-20
DARLING, Robert William→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2000-06-01 · resigned 2003-11-26
MATTHEWS, Gordon Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2003-11-26 · resigned 2007-02-26
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-05-12 · resigned 1998-05-12
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (80 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-22