CARNBEE TAXIS LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC196190 · ltd · incorporated 1999-05-13

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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Turnover

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year to May 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

80 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

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

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2026-01-29
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2025-01-22
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2024-01-23
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2023-01-22
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2022-01-23
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2021-05-09
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2020-01-27
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2019-01-27
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2018-01-24
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accounts · AA
2017-02-15
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accounts · AA
2016-06-02
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annual-return · AR01
2016-06-02
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officers · CH01
2016-02-08
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accounts · AA
2015-05-13
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annual-return · AR01
2015-05-13
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address · AD01
2015-02-12
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accounts · AA
2012-02-06
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MCGACHIE, Carol appointed
director
2010-02-04
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MCEACHIE, Emma appointed
secretary
2010-02-04
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MCEACHIE, Emma appointed
director
2010-02-04
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HARKIN, Juliet resigned
secretary
2008-06-03
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HARKIN, Juliet appointed
secretary
2008-06-03
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MCGACHIE, Nicola resigned
secretary
2008-06-03
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MCGACHIE, Nicola resigned
director
2000-12-31
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FRASER, Karen Katherine resigned
director
2000-12-31
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FRASER, Ronald resigned
director
1999-07-19
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CAMPBELL, James Ewan resigned
director
1999-05-13
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Company incorporated
As CARNBEE TAXIS LTD.
1999-05-13
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MCGACHIE, Michael appointed
director
1999-05-13
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MCGACHIE, Nicola appointed
secretary
1999-05-13
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-05-13
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-05-13
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CAMPBELL, James Ewan appointed
director
1999-05-13
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FRASER, Karen Katherine appointed
director
1999-05-13
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FRASER, Ronald appointed
director
1999-05-13
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MCGACHIE, Nicola appointed
director
1999-05-13
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1999-05-13
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael Mcgachie Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	12/05/2017

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

Incorporated1999-05-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

488/5 Gilmerton Road

Edinburgh

EH17 7SA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-22

Last: 2025-05-08

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

MCEACHIE, Emma→

secretary · appointed 2010-02-04

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Active

MCEACHIE, Emma→

director · ~33y · appointed 2010-02-04

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Active

MCGACHIE, Carol→

director · ~58y · appointed 2012-02-06

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Active

MCGACHIE, Michael→

director · ~57y · appointed 1999-05-13

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Active

HARKIN, Juliet→

secretary · appointed 2008-06-03 · resigned 2010-02-04

Resigned

MCGACHIE, Nicola→

secretary · appointed 1999-05-13 · resigned 2008-06-03

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-05-13 · resigned 1999-05-13

Resigned

CAMPBELL, James Ewan→

director · ~80y · appointed 1999-05-13 · resigned 1999-07-19

Resigned

FRASER, Karen Katherine→

director · ~65y · appointed 1999-05-13 · resigned 2000-12-31

Resigned

FRASER, Ronald→

director · ~65y · appointed 1999-05-13 · resigned 2000-12-31

Resigned

MCGACHIE, Nicola→

director · ~58y · appointed 1999-05-13 · resigned 2008-06-03

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-05-13 · resigned 1999-05-13

Resigned

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