RAINBOW CITY TAXIS LIMITED

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SC215515 · ltd · incorporated 2001-02-07
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
63 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  3. 2024-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  4. 2023-01-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-01-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-08
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  8. 2022-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-19
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  13. 2018-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  14. 2016-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-02-09
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2006-12-28
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    BURGESS, Raymond resigned
    director
  17. 2001-02-07
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    Company incorporated
    As RAINBOW CITY TAXIS LIMITED
  18. 2001-02-07
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    MCLEOD, Russell appointed
    director
  19. 2001-02-07
    ➕
    BURGESS, Raymond appointed
    director
  20. 2001-02-07
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    MMA NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 2001-02-07
    ➖
    MMA NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
Russell Mcleod
Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—75-100% shares23/02/2017

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
Incorporated2001-02-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

Rainbow House
Craigshaw Road, West Tullos
Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
AB12 3AR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SHEPHERD & WEDDERBURN SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary
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Active
MCLEOD, Russell→
director · ~67y · appointed 2001-02-07
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Active
BURGESS, Raymond→
director · ~66y · appointed 2001-02-07 · resigned 2006-12-28
Resigned
MMA NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-02-07 · resigned 2001-02-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-09