G & A TAXIS LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC221486 · ltd · incorporated 2001-07-23
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
14 officers (1 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
85 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
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£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Average employees100100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-02-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-02-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-12-21
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    MCKENNA, Maria-Alaina resigned
    director
  17. 2017-07-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2015-11-12
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    AHMED, Fakhar Uddin resigned
    director
  19. 2015-11-12
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    AHMED, Quamrun Nahar resigned
    director
  20. 2015-09-29
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    WILSON, David Tate appointed
    director
  21. 2015-09-29
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    MCKENNA, Maria-Alaina appointed
    director
  22. 2011-07-20
    ➖
    AHMED, Faisal Jubair resigned
    director
  23. 2009-08-26
    ➖
    OUSSELLAM, Aziz resigned
    secretary
  24. 2009-08-26
    ➖
    OUSSELLAM, Aziz resigned
    director
  25. 2009-08-26
    ➖
    YFFA, Meriem resigned
    director
  26. 2009-07-24
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    AHMED, Faisal Jubair appointed
    director
  27. 2009-07-24
    ➕
    AHMED, Fakhar Uddin appointed
    director
  28. 2009-07-24
    ➕
    AHMED, Quamrun Nahar appointed
    director
  29. 2007-11-26
    ➖
    NORVAL, George Nicholson resigned
    secretary
  30. 2007-11-26
    ➖
    NORVAL, Ami Eileen resigned
    director
  31. 2007-11-26
    ➖
    NORVAL, George Nicholson resigned
    director
  32. 2007-10-23
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    OUSSELLAM, Aziz appointed
    secretary
  33. 2007-10-23
    ➕
    OUSSELLAM, Aziz appointed
    director
  34. 2007-10-23
    ➕
    YFFA, Meriem appointed
    director
  35. 2001-07-23
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    Company incorporated
    As G & A TAXIS LTD.
  36. 2001-07-23
    ➕
    NORVAL, George Nicholson appointed
    secretary
  37. 2001-07-23
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2001-07-23
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 2001-07-23
    ➕
    NORVAL, Ami Eileen appointed
    director
  40. 2001-07-23
    ➕
    NORVAL, George Nicholson appointed
    director
  41. 2001-07-23
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  42. 2001-07-23
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  43. 2001-07-23
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  44. 2001-07-23
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Mr David Tate Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-07-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

23 Millgate
Winchburgh
Broxburn
EH52 6TZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27

Officers (1 active · 13 resigned)

WILSON, David Tate→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NORVAL, George Nicholson→
secretary · appointed 2001-07-23 · resigned 2007-11-26
Resigned
OUSSELLAM, Aziz→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-23 · resigned 2009-08-26
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-07-23 · resigned 2001-07-23
Resigned
AHMED, Faisal Jubair→
director · ~37y · appointed 2009-07-24 · resigned 2011-07-20
Resigned
AHMED, Fakhar Uddin→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-07-24 · resigned 2015-11-12
Resigned
AHMED, Quamrun Nahar→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-07-24 · resigned 2015-11-12
Resigned
MCKENNA, Maria-Alaina→
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-09-29 · resigned 2017-12-21
Resigned
NORVAL, Ami Eileen→
director · ~79y · appointed 2001-07-23 · resigned 2007-11-26
Resigned
NORVAL, George Nicholson→
director · ~92y · appointed 2001-07-23 · resigned 2007-11-26
Resigned
OUSSELLAM, Aziz→
director · ~47y · appointed 2007-10-23 · resigned 2009-08-26
Resigned
YFFA, Meriem→
director · ~43y · appointed 2007-10-23 · resigned 2009-08-26
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-07-23 · resigned 2001-07-23
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-07-23 · resigned 2001-07-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-11