RW TAXIS LTD.

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SC241184 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-16
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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 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 (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
14 officers (1 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 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£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2022-04-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2022-04-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-04-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-04-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2022-04-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-04-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-01-13
    ➖
    HUSH, Linda resigned
    secretary
  13. 2022-01-13
    ➖
    HUSH, Linda resigned
    director
  14. 2022-01-13
    ➖
    HUSH, Stan resigned
    director
  15. 2022-01-13
    ➖
    MCCOLL, James Michael resigned
    director
  16. 2022-01-13
    ➖
    MCCOLL, Louise resigned
    director
  17. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-09-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2021-09-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2021-09-24
    ➕
    MBALLOW, Demba appointed
    director
  21. 2021-09-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-06-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2021-06-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2021-06-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2021-05-17
    ➕
    MCCOLL, James Michael appointed
    director
  26. 2021-05-17
    ➕
    MCCOLL, Louise appointed
    director
  27. 2021-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  28. 2009-09-01
    ➖
    IRVING, Brian Harvie resigned
    director
  29. 2005-10-27
    ➖
    WRIGHT, Ronald James resigned
    director
  30. 2005-09-26
    ➕
    HUSH, Linda appointed
    secretary
  31. 2005-09-26
    ➖
    WRIGHT, Ronald James resigned
    secretary
  32. 2005-09-26
    ➕
    HUSH, Linda appointed
    director
  33. 2005-09-26
    ➕
    HUSH, Stan appointed
    director
  34. 2005-09-26
    ➕
    IRVING, Brian Harvie appointed
    director
  35. 2005-09-26
    ➖
    WRIGHT, Betty Ann resigned
    director
  36. 2005-09-26
    ➖
    WRIGHT, David Bradford resigned
    director
  37. 2002-12-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As RW TAXIS LTD.
  38. 2002-12-16
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Ronald James appointed
    secretary
  39. 2002-12-16
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 2002-12-16
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 2002-12-16
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Betty Ann appointed
    director
  42. 2002-12-16
    ➕
    WRIGHT, David Bradford appointed
    director
  43. 2002-12-16
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Ronald James appointed
    director
  44. 2002-12-16
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  45. 2002-12-16
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  46. 2002-12-16
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  47. 2002-12-16
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE 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

55/100
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 23 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Demba Mballow
Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54
75–100%
—75-100% shares13/01/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Stanley Hushceased 13/01/2022· 50-75% 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
Incorporated2002-12-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

26 Sighthill Avenue
Edinburgh
EH11 4QP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15

Officers (1 active · 13 resigned)

MBALLOW, Demba→
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUSH, Linda→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-26 · resigned 2022-01-13
Resigned
WRIGHT, Ronald James→
secretary · appointed 2002-12-16 · resigned 2005-09-26
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-12-16 · resigned 2002-12-16
Resigned
HUSH, Linda→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-09-26 · resigned 2022-01-13
Resigned
HUSH, Stan→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-09-26 · resigned 2022-01-13
Resigned
IRVING, Brian Harvie→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-09-26 · resigned 2009-09-01
Resigned
MCCOLL, James Michael→
director · ~72y · appointed 2021-05-17 · resigned 2022-01-13
Resigned
MCCOLL, Louise→
director · ~68y · appointed 2021-05-17 · resigned 2022-01-13
Resigned
WRIGHT, Betty Ann→
director · ~90y · appointed 2002-12-16 · resigned 2005-09-26
Resigned
WRIGHT, David Bradford→
director · ~60y · appointed 2002-12-16 · resigned 2005-09-26
Resigned
WRIGHT, Ronald James→
director · ~87y · appointed 2002-12-16 · resigned 2005-10-27
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-12-16 · resigned 2002-12-16
Resigned
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-12-16 · resigned 2002-12-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-01