J.H. TAXIS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC190004 · ltd · incorporated 1998-10-06
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
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 bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (65/100).

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 (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2022-10-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-10-01
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    HAY, John Gibb resigned
    director
  7. 2022-10-01
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    HAY, Yvonne resigned
    director
  8. 2022-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-10-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-07-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2021-07-31
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  13. 2021-07-20
    ➕
    W A ACCOUNTANCY appointed
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2021-07-20
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    HAY, Yvonne resigned
    secretary
  15. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-04-29
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    MUNRO, Carol-Ann appointed
    director
  17. 2021-04-29
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    MUNRO, Douglas John appointed
    director
  18. 2021-04-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2021-04-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2021-04-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2019-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 1998-10-06
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    Company incorporated
    As J.H. TAXIS LTD.
  25. 1998-10-06
    ➕
    HAY, Yvonne appointed
    secretary
  26. 1998-10-06
    ➕
    TRAINER, Diane appointed
    nominee-secretary
  27. 1998-10-06
    ➖
    TRAINER, Diane resigned
    nominee-secretary
  28. 1998-10-06
    ➕
    HAY, John Gibb appointed
    director
  29. 1998-10-06
    ➕
    HAY, Yvonne appointed
    director
  30. 1998-10-06
    ➕
    MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
    nominee-director
  31. 1998-10-06
    ➖
    MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
    nominee-director
  32. 1998-10-06
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    nominee-director
  33. 1998-10-06
    ➖
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

74/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Douglas John Munro
Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62
——sig. influencesignificant influence12/10/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Gibb Hayceased 12/10/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1998-10-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

342 Calder Road
Edinburgh
EH11 3TB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

W A ACCOUNTANCY→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MUNRO, Carol-Ann→
director · ~58y · appointed 2021-04-29
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Active
MUNRO, Douglas John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2021-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAY, Yvonne→
secretary · appointed 1998-10-06 · resigned 2021-07-20
Resigned
TRAINER, Diane→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-10-06 · resigned 1998-10-06
Resigned
HAY, John Gibb→
director · ~72y · appointed 1998-10-06 · resigned 2022-10-01
Resigned
HAY, Yvonne→
director · ~72y · appointed 1998-10-06 · resigned 2022-10-01
Resigned
MCINTOSH, Susan→
nominee-director · ~56y · appointed 1998-10-06 · resigned 1998-10-06
Resigned
TRAINER, Peter→
nominee-director · ~74y · appointed 1998-10-06 · resigned 1998-10-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-07-31
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2021-07-31