E.D. TAXIS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC201313 · ltd · incorporated 1999-11-04
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1
Very low cash
Cash position: £1
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1
~ YoY
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£1£1£1Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£1£1
Cash£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-11-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-12-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2001-05-16
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    NICOL, Catherine Barbara appointed
    secretary
  17. 2001-05-16
    ➕
    NICOL, Catherine Barbara appointed
    director
  18. 2001-05-16
    ➕
    NICOL, David appointed
    director
  19. 2001-05-16
    ➖
    GARDINER, Donna Rose resigned
    secretary
  20. 2001-05-16
    ➖
    GARDINER, Donna Rose resigned
    director
  21. 2001-05-16
    ➖
    GARDINER, Euan William resigned
    director
  22. 2000-11-06
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    BOOTH, George Ian resigned
    director
  23. 1999-11-04
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    Company incorporated
    As E.D. TAXIS LTD.
  24. 1999-11-04
    ➕
    GARDINER, Donna Rose appointed
    secretary
  25. 1999-11-04
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1999-11-04
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1999-11-04
    ➕
    BOOTH, George Ian appointed
    director
  28. 1999-11-04
    ➕
    GARDINER, Donna Rose appointed
    director
  29. 1999-11-04
    ➕
    GARDINER, Euan William appointed
    director
  30. 1999-11-04
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 1999-11-04
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1999-11-04
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 1999-11-04
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
David Nicol
Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-11-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

238 Carrick Knowe Avenue
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH12 7DQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

NICOL, Catherine Barbara→
secretary · appointed 2001-05-16
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Active
NICOL, Catherine Barbara→
director · ~67y · appointed 2001-05-16
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Active
NICOL, David→
director · ~68y · appointed 2001-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GARDINER, Donna Rose→
secretary · appointed 1999-11-04 · resigned 2001-05-16
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-11-04 · resigned 1999-11-04
Resigned
BOOTH, George Ian→
director · ~82y · appointed 1999-11-04 · resigned 2000-11-06
Resigned
GARDINER, Donna Rose→
director · ~61y · appointed 1999-11-04 · resigned 2001-05-16
Resigned
GARDINER, Euan William→
director · ~62y · appointed 1999-11-04 · resigned 2001-05-16
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-11-04 · resigned 1999-11-04
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-11-04 · resigned 1999-11-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-10