TAYLOR TAXIS LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC197069 · ltd · incorporated 1999-06-10

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

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

20 officers (3 active, 20 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

103 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30

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

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand

2025-10-02
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-02
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-02
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officers · CH01
2025-10-02
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officers · CH01
2025-08-21
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accounts · AA
2025-06-20
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HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun appointed
director
2025-06-20
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HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun resigned
director
2025-06-20
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officers · AP01
2025-06-20
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officers · TM01
2025-03-06
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accounts · AA
2024-02-21
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2023-02-23
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2022-02-07
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2021-02-01
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2020-02-26
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2018-07-02
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2018-01-30
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2017-03-02
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2016-05-12
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JAMIL, Mohammad Umar resigned
director
2016-05-12
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SARFRAZ, Mohammad resigned
director
2016-05-12
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SHAFIQ, Mohammad resigned
director
2016-01-25
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CHAUDRY, Jamil appointed
director
2016-01-25
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HARRIS, Elizabeth Gibson appointed
director
2016-01-25
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HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun appointed
director
2014-07-05
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TAYLOR, Kenneth resigned
director
2014-07-05
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TAYLOR, Paul resigned
director
2014-02-23
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JAMIL, Mohammad Umar appointed
director
2014-02-23
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SARFRAZ, Mohammad appointed
director
2014-02-23
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SHAFIQ, Mohammad appointed
director
2012-04-30
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TAYLOR, Kenneth George resigned
secretary
2012-04-30
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TAYLOR, Kenneth George resigned
director
2008-04-16
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TAYLOR, Paul appointed
director
2008-01-23
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TAYLOR, Kenneth appointed
director
2008-01-23
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TAYLOR, Kenneth George appointed
director
2008-01-23
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TAYLOR, Paul resigned
director
2007-04-18
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STEELE, Frederick David Rankin resigned
director
2007-04-17
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NEILSON, James Falconer resigned
secretary
2007-04-17
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TAYLOR, Kenneth George appointed
secretary
2007-04-17
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TAYLOR, Paul appointed
director
2005-06-01
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TAYLOR, Paul resigned
director
2005-01-04
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NEILSON, James Falconer appointed
secretary
2005-01-04
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TAYLOR, Linda Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2005-01-04
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STEELE, Frederick David Rankin appointed
director
2005-01-04
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TAYLOR, Linda Elizabeth resigned
director
1999-07-19
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REDPATH, Ronald Robert resigned
director
1999-06-10
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Company incorporated
As TAYLOR TAXIS LTD.
1999-06-10
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TAYLOR, Linda Elizabeth appointed
secretary
1999-06-10
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-06-10
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-06-10
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REDPATH, Ronald Robert appointed
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ian Colquhoun Harris Individual · British · DOB 10/1950 · age 76	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/07/2016
Mrs Elizabeth Gibson Harris Individual · British · DOB 03/1953 · age 73	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/07/2016

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

Incorporated1999-06-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

136 Boden Street

Glasgow

G40 3PX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-24

Last: 2025-06-10

Officers (3 active · 17 resigned)

CHAUDRY, Jamil→

director · ~56y · appointed 2016-01-25

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HARRIS, Elizabeth Gibson→

director · ~73y · appointed 2016-01-25

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun→

director · ~76y · appointed 2025-06-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

NEILSON, James Falconer→

secretary · appointed 2005-01-04 · resigned 2007-04-17

Resigned

TAYLOR, Kenneth George→

secretary · appointed 2007-04-17 · resigned 2012-04-30

Resigned

TAYLOR, Linda Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 1999-06-10 · resigned 2005-01-04

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-06-10 · resigned 1999-06-10

Resigned

HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun→

director · ~74y · appointed 2016-01-25 · resigned 2025-06-20

Resigned

JAMIL, Mohammad Umar→

director · ~56y · appointed 2014-02-23 · resigned 2016-05-12

Resigned

REDPATH, Ronald Robert→

director · ~96y · appointed 1999-06-10 · resigned 1999-07-19

Resigned

SARFRAZ, Mohammad→

director · ~47y · appointed 2014-02-23 · resigned 2016-05-12

Resigned

SHAFIQ, Mohammad→

director · ~59y · appointed 2014-02-23 · resigned 2016-05-12

Resigned

STEELE, Frederick David Rankin→

director · ~78y · appointed 2005-01-04 · resigned 2007-04-18

Resigned

TAYLOR, Kenneth→

director · ~79y · appointed 2008-01-23 · resigned 2014-07-05

Resigned

TAYLOR, Kenneth George→

director · ~60y · appointed 2008-01-23 · resigned 2012-04-30

Resigned

TAYLOR, Linda Elizabeth→

director · ~60y · appointed 1999-06-10 · resigned 2005-01-04

Resigned

TAYLOR, Paul→

director · ~60y · appointed 2008-04-16 · resigned 2014-07-05

Resigned

TAYLOR, Paul→

director · ~60y · appointed 2007-04-17 · resigned 2008-01-23

Resigned

TAYLOR, Paul→

director · ~60y · appointed 1999-06-10 · resigned 2005-06-01

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-06-10 · resigned 1999-06-10

Resigned

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