J.B.M. TAXIS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC202188 · ltd · incorporated 1999-12-07
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

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading 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: 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
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 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 accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-072023-12-06

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2023-12-06
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  3. 2022-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  4. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  5. 2021-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-12
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    HUTCHISON, Mary appointed
    director
  8. 2019-12-12
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    SCOTT, Gloria Stewart resigned
    secretary
  9. 2019-12-12
    ➖
    SCOTT, Gerald John resigned
    director
  10. 2019-12-12
    ➖
    SCOTT, Gloria Stewart resigned
    director
  11. 2019-12-12
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-12-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2019-12-12
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-12-12
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  15. 2019-12-12
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  16. 2019-12-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  17. 2019-08-07
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    HUTCHISON, Neil appointed
    director
  18. 2019-08-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-08-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2018-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2007-05-10
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    MCEWAN, James resigned
    director
  23. 2007-02-05
    ➖
    MCEWAN, Barbara Janet resigned
    secretary
  24. 2007-02-05
    ➕
    SCOTT, Gloria Stewart appointed
    secretary
  25. 2007-02-05
    ➖
    MCEWAN, Barbara Janet resigned
    director
  26. 2007-02-05
    ➕
    SCOTT, Gerald John appointed
    director
  27. 2007-02-05
    ➕
    SCOTT, Gloria Stewart appointed
    director
  28. 1999-12-07
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    Company incorporated
    As J.B.M. TAXIS LTD.
  29. 1999-12-07
    ➕
    MCEWAN, Barbara Janet appointed
    secretary
  30. 1999-12-07
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1999-12-07
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1999-12-07
    ➕
    MCEWAN, Barbara Janet appointed
    director
  33. 1999-12-07
    ➕
    MCEWAN, James appointed
    director
  34. 1999-12-07
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 1999-12-07
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 1999-12-07
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 1999-12-07
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neil Hutchison
Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares12/12/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Gerald John Scottceased 07/08/2019· 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
Incorporated1999-12-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

22 Kingsknowe Gardens
Edinburgh
EH14 2JH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-07
Last made up to: 2024-12-07
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

HUTCHISON, Mary→
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUTCHISON, Neil→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-08-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCEWAN, Barbara Janet→
secretary · appointed 1999-12-07 · resigned 2007-02-05
Resigned
SCOTT, Gloria Stewart→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-05 · resigned 2019-12-12
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-12-07 · resigned 1999-12-07
Resigned
MCEWAN, Barbara Janet→
director · ~81y · appointed 1999-12-07 · resigned 2007-02-05
Resigned
MCEWAN, James→
director · ~80y · appointed 1999-12-07 · resigned 2007-05-10
Resigned
SCOTT, Gerald John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2007-02-05 · resigned 2019-12-12
Resigned
SCOTT, Gloria Stewart→
director · ~73y · appointed 2007-02-05 · resigned 2019-12-12
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-12-07 · resigned 1999-12-07
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-12-07 · resigned 1999-12-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-12-12