TAXI 1036 LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC188953 · ltd · incorporated 1998-09-02
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 9 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
90 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.
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 | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-06-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2016-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-10➕CALLAGHAN, Ritchie appointeddirector
- 2016-03-10➖CALLAGHAN, Ritchie Glenn resignedsecretary
- 2015-09-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-04-06➕CALLAGHAN, Karen appointeddirector
- 2014-04-06➕CALLAGHAN, Ritchie Glenn appointedsecretary
- 2014-04-06➖WOOD, Vivienne resignedsecretary
- 2014-04-06➖CALLAGHAN, Ritchie resigneddirector
- 2006-10-26➖DELICATO, Jean Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2006-09-06➖BURNS, John Barry resigneddirector
- 2006-06-19➖DELICATO, Vincent Carmine resigneddirector
- 2006-04-12➕WOOD, Vivienne appointedsecretary
- 2006-04-12➕CALLAGHAN, Ritchie appointeddirector
- 2006-02-23➕DELICATO, Jean Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2006-02-23➖KENNEDY, Ian resignedsecretary
- 2003-12-01➕BURNS, John Barry appointeddirector
- 2002-03-01➖KINGHORN, William Mckenzie resignedsecretary
- 2002-03-01➖KINGHORN, William Mckenzie resigneddirector
- 2001-09-01➕KENNEDY, Ian appointedsecretary
- 2001-09-01➖BURNS, John Barry resigneddirector
- 2001-09-01➕DELICATO, Vincent Carmine appointeddirector
- 1998-09-02🏢Company incorporatedAs TAXI 1036 LIMITED
- 1998-09-02➕KINGHORN, William Mckenzie appointedsecretary
- 1998-09-02➕TRAINER, Diane appointednominee-secretary
- 1998-09-02➖TRAINER, Diane resignednominee-secretary
- 1998-09-02➕BURNS, John Barry appointeddirector
- 1998-09-02➕KINGHORN, William Mckenzie appointeddirector
- 1998-09-02➕MCINTOSH, Susan appointednominee-director
- 1998-09-02➖MCINTOSH, Susan resignednominee-director
- 1998-09-02➕TRAINER, Peter appointednominee-director
- 1998-09-02➖TRAINER, Peter resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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 Ritchie Callaghan Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 50–75% | board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence | 02/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIMBERBUSH TOURS LIMITED→ SC279983 · est 2005 | £8.60M £6.45M–£10.75M | — | — | 109 | 21y | 85 | 65y |
| EAGLE COURIERS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→ SC292831 · est 2005 | £3.09M £2.32M–£3.86M | — | — | — | 20y | 87 | 61y |
| EAGLE COURIERS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC092113 · est 1985 | £3.09M £2.32M–£3.86M | — | — | 50 | 41y | 87 | 61y |
| RATHO COACHES LIMITED→ SC216681 · est 2001 | £2.23M £1.67M–£2.79M | — | — | — | 25y | 82 | 66y |
| A WILLIAMSON HAULAGE LIMITED→ SC306338 · est 2006 | — | — | £1.36M | — | 19y | 82 | 78y |
| A. JOHNSTONE HAULAGE LTD.→ SC283850 · est 2005 | — | — | £512.2k | — | 21y | 82 | 62y |
| ANDREW BLACK LIMITED→ SC224735 · est 2001 | — | — | £3.88M | — | 24y | 82 | 64y |
| BROUGHTON REMOVALS LIMITED→ SC181756 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | 82 | 83y |
| CHAUFFEUR DRIVE SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC394052 · est 2011 | — | — | £283.1k | — | 15y | 82 | 65y |
| DEREK HEEPS LIMITED→ SC167126 · est 1996 | — | — | — | 3000 | 29y | 82 | 63y |
| DUNBAR REMOVALS AND STORAGE LTD.→ SC165409 · est 1996 | — | — | — | 13 | 30y | 82 | 71y |
| E & M HORSBURGH LIMITED→ SC205341 · est 2000 | — | — | — | — | 26y | 82 | 66y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-09-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320
Registered office
21 Broomhall Place
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH12 7PE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27
Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)
CALLAGHAN, Karen→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2014-04-06
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CALLAGHAN, Ritchie→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2016-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CALLAGHAN, Ritchie Glenn→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-04-06 · resigned 2016-03-10
DELICATO, Jean Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-02-23 · resigned 2006-10-26
KENNEDY, Ian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-09-01 · resigned 2006-02-23
KINGHORN, William Mckenzie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-09-02 · resigned 2002-03-01
TRAINER, Diane→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1998-09-02 · resigned 1998-09-02
WOOD, Vivienne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-04-12 · resigned 2014-04-06
BURNS, John Barry→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2003-12-01 · resigned 2006-09-06
BURNS, John Barry→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1998-09-02 · resigned 2001-09-01
CALLAGHAN, Ritchie→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2006-04-12 · resigned 2014-04-06
DELICATO, Vincent Carmine→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2001-09-01 · resigned 2006-06-19
KINGHORN, William Mckenzie→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1998-09-02 · resigned 2002-03-01
MCINTOSH, Susan→
Resignednominee-director · ~56y · appointed 1998-09-02 · resigned 1998-09-02
TRAINER, Peter→
Resignednominee-director · ~74y · appointed 1998-09-02 · resigned 1998-09-02
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Recent filings (90 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-29