F.D.M. TAXIS LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC218200 · ltd · incorporated 2001-04-19
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (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 (1 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-01-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-01-16
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    MCCABE, Michael Gordon resigned
    director
  5. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-02-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-07-08
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    HUTCHISON, Angela Patricia resigned
    director
  18. 2013-07-08
    ➖
    HUTCHISON, Warren George Alexander resigned
    director
  19. 2013-04-29
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    MCCABE, Sean appointed
    director
  20. 2013-04-29
    ➕
    MCCABE, Michael Gordon appointed
    director
  21. 2009-03-30
    ➖
    MACKENZIE, Findlay Donald resigned
    secretary
  22. 2009-03-30
    ➖
    MACKENZIE, Alexander Dudgeon resigned
    director
  23. 2009-03-30
    ➖
    MACKENZIE, Findlay Donald resigned
    director
  24. 2009-01-28
    ➕
    HUTCHISON, Angela Patricia appointed
    director
  25. 2009-01-28
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    HUTCHISON, Warren George Alexander appointed
    director
  26. 2001-04-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As F.D.M. TAXIS LTD.
  27. 2001-04-19
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, Findlay Donald appointed
    secretary
  28. 2001-04-19
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2001-04-19
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2001-04-19
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, Alexander Dudgeon appointed
    director
  31. 2001-04-19
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, Findlay Donald appointed
    director
  32. 2001-04-19
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2001-04-19
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2001-04-19
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2001-04-19
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sean Mccabe
Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Michael Gordon Mccabeceased 16/01/2026· 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
Incorporated2001-04-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

10 Campview Crescent
Danderhall
Dalkeith
EH22 1PX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

MCCABE, Sean→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACKENZIE, Findlay Donald→
secretary · appointed 2001-04-19 · resigned 2009-03-30
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-04-19 · resigned 2001-04-19
Resigned
HUTCHISON, Angela Patricia→
director · ~57y · appointed 2009-01-28 · resigned 2013-07-08
Resigned
HUTCHISON, Warren George Alexander→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-01-28 · resigned 2013-07-08
Resigned
MACKENZIE, Alexander Dudgeon→
director · ~71y · appointed 2001-04-19 · resigned 2009-03-30
Resigned
MACKENZIE, Findlay Donald→
director · ~83y · appointed 2001-04-19 · resigned 2009-03-30
Resigned
MCCABE, Michael Gordon→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-04-29 · resigned 2026-01-16
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-04-19 · resigned 2001-04-19
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-04-19 · resigned 2001-04-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01