TAXCAFE UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC226622 · ltd · incorporated 2001-12-28
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Book publishing
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees500400

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-08
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  2. 2025-10-07
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  4. 2025-07-28
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  7. 2025-06-03
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  8. 2025-06-03
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  9. 2025-05-17
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  10. 2024-09-19
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  11. 2023-04-17
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  12. 2022-07-13
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  13. 2021-08-24
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  14. 2020-10-07
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  15. 2019-09-03
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  16. 2018-08-15
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  17. 2002-05-15
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    BRAUN, Nicholas Franklin, Dr appointed
    secretary
  18. 2002-05-15
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    HOLMES, Humphrey Macaulay resigned
    secretary
  19. 2002-05-15
    ➖
    BAYLEY, Carl resigned
    director
  20. 2001-12-28
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    Company incorporated
    As TAXCAFE UK LIMITED
  21. 2001-12-28
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    BRAUN, Nicholas Franklin, Dr appointed
    director
  22. 2001-12-28
    ➕
    SMITH, Aileen Heather, Dr appointed
    director
  23. 2001-12-28
    ➕
    HOLMES, Humphrey Macaulay appointed
    secretary
  24. 2001-12-28
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2001-12-28
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2001-12-28
    ➕
    BAYLEY, Carl appointed
    director
  27. 2001-12-28
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  28. 2001-12-28
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
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 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Nicholas Franklin Braun
Individual · Irish · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Dr Aileen Heather Smith
Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-12-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC58110 — Book publishing

Registered office

Office 2.4 West Bridge Mill
Bridge Street
Kirkcaldy
KY1 1TE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

BRAUN, Nicholas Franklin, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRAUN, Nicholas Franklin, Dr→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-12-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Aileen Heather, Dr→
director · ~58y · appointed 2001-12-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLMES, Humphrey Macaulay→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-28 · resigned 2002-05-15
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-12-28 · resigned 2001-12-28
Resigned
BAYLEY, Carl→
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-12-28 · resigned 2002-05-15
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2001-12-28 · resigned 2001-12-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06