ALEXEC TAXIS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC212073 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-18

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 Apr 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 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

82 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	2025-04-17	2024-04-17

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 (39 events)Click to expand

2026-01-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-26
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-26
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-09
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MCGRATH, Aidan Michael resigned
director
2023-06-09
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MCGRATH, Michael John resigned
director
2023-04-19
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INKSTER, John Edward appointed
director
2023-04-19
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WILMOTT, Clive appointed
director
2023-04-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-19
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-08-15
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2012-11-23
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SMITH, Stephen Kenneth resigned
secretary
2012-11-23
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SMITH, Stephen Kenneth resigned
director
2012-09-05
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MCGRATH, Aidan Michael appointed
director
2012-09-05
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MCGRATH, Michael John appointed
director
2006-10-06
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MUNRO, Alexander resigned
director
2006-02-01
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SMITH, Simon John resigned
director
2001-07-17
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SMITH, Stephen Kenneth appointed
secretary
2001-07-17
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ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL & HARLEY resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-07-16
➕
SMITH, Simon John appointed
director
2001-07-16
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SMITH, Stephen Kenneth appointed
director
2000-12-01
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ONEILL, Thomas resigned
director
2000-11-01
➖
BLACK, Douglas Maclean resigned
nominee-director
2000-11-01
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MUNRO, Alexander appointed
director
2000-11-01
➕
ONEILL, Thomas appointed
director
2000-10-18
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Company incorporated
As ALEXEC TAXIS LIMITED
2000-10-18
➕
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL & HARLEY appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-10-18
➕
BLACK, Douglas Maclean appointed
nominee-director

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
John Edward Inkster Individual · British · DOB 03/1983 · age 43	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	09/06/2023
Clive Wilmott Individual · British · DOB 10/1949 · age 77	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	09/06/2023

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Aidan Michael Mcgrathceased 09/06/2023· 25-50% shares
Michael John Mcgrathceased 09/06/2023· 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

Incorporated2000-10-18

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

3 St. Mungo's Place

West Linton

EH46 7JH

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-17

Last made up to: 2025-04-17

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-01

Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

INKSTER, John Edward→

director · ~43y · appointed 2023-04-19

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WILMOTT, Clive→

director · ~77y · appointed 2023-04-19

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SMITH, Stephen Kenneth→

secretary · appointed 2001-07-17 · resigned 2012-11-23

Resigned

ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL & HARLEY→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-10-18 · resigned 2001-07-17

Resigned

BLACK, Douglas Maclean→

nominee-director · ~67y · appointed 2000-10-18 · resigned 2000-11-01

Resigned

MCGRATH, Aidan Michael→

director · ~52y · appointed 2012-09-05 · resigned 2023-06-09

Resigned

MCGRATH, Michael John→

director · ~50y · appointed 2012-09-05 · resigned 2023-06-09

Resigned

MUNRO, Alexander→

director · ~67y · appointed 2000-11-01 · resigned 2006-10-06

Resigned

ONEILL, Thomas→

director · ~90y · appointed 2000-11-01 · resigned 2000-12-01

Resigned

SMITH, Simon John→

director · ~47y · appointed 2001-07-16 · resigned 2006-02-01

Resigned

SMITH, Stephen Kenneth→

director · ~49y · appointed 2001-07-16 · resigned 2012-11-23

Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-01-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-10-28

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-12-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-19

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2023-07-26

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2023-07-26

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2023-07-26

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2023-07-26

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-07-26

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-07-26

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-04-19

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-04-19

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-04-19