JCM TAXIS LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC243843 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-12

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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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£1.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 49320

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

72 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,594

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£2k

↑ 5.6% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£700	£1.5k
Net assets	£1.6k	£1.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2026-02-05
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SHEARER, John Joseph resigned
director
2026-02-05
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officers · TM01
2025-12-31
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2024-12-31
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2023-10-09
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2022-11-19
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2021-12-31
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2020-06-16
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2019-07-11
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2018-04-03
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2017-06-13
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2016-05-06
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2016-02-24
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annual-return · AR01
2015-08-14
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accounts · AA
2015-03-10
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2014-04-28
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accounts · AA
2010-02-12
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SHEARER, John Joseph appointed
director
2007-08-28
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BROCK, Keith Ronald appointed
secretary
2007-08-28
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BROCK, Keith Ronald resigned
secretary
2007-08-28
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BROCK, Keith Ronald appointed
director
2007-08-28
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BROCK, Keith Ronald resigned
director
2007-08-28
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BROCK, Lyndsay appointed
director
2007-08-28
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BROCK, Lyndsay resigned
director
2007-07-17
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REID, Gerard William resigned
secretary
2007-07-17
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MIDDLEMISS, Jean Carson resigned
director
2007-07-17
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MIDDLEMISS, Richard Henry resigned
director
2007-04-17
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VAUGHAN, Calum William appointed
secretary
2007-04-17
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SHEARER, Anne appointed
director
2007-04-17
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VAUGHAN, Calum William appointed
director
2007-02-19
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MIDDLEMISS, Richard Henry appointed
director
2003-03-18
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REID, Gerard William appointed
secretary
2003-03-18
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MIDDLEMISS, Richard Henry resigned
director
2003-02-14
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MIDDLEMISS, Jean Carson resigned
secretary
2003-02-12
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Company incorporated
As JCM TAXIS LTD.
2003-02-12
➕
MIDDLEMISS, Jean Carson appointed
secretary
2003-02-12
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-02-12
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-02-12
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MIDDLEMISS, Jean Carson appointed
director
2003-02-12
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MIDDLEMISS, Richard Henry appointed
director
2003-02-12
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-02-12
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2003-02-12
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PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-02-12
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PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
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Owner dependency

68/100

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Calum William Vaughan Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2003-02-12

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

114 Echline Drive

South Queensferry

Edinburgh

EH30 9XG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-19

Last: 2026-02-05

Officers (3 active · 12 resigned)

VAUGHAN, Calum William→

secretary · appointed 2007-04-17

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Active

SHEARER, Anne→

director · ~54y · appointed 2007-04-17

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Active

VAUGHAN, Calum William→

director · ~57y · appointed 2007-04-17

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Active

BROCK, Keith Ronald→

secretary · appointed 2007-08-28 · resigned 2007-08-28

Resigned

MIDDLEMISS, Jean Carson→

secretary · appointed 2003-02-12 · resigned 2003-02-14

Resigned

REID, Gerard William→

secretary · appointed 2003-03-18 · resigned 2007-07-17

Resigned

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-12 · resigned 2003-02-12

Resigned

BROCK, Keith Ronald→

director · ~49y · appointed 2007-08-28 · resigned 2007-08-28

Resigned

BROCK, Lyndsay→

director · ~48y · appointed 2007-08-28 · resigned 2007-08-28

Resigned

MIDDLEMISS, Jean Carson→

director · ~76y · appointed 2003-02-12 · resigned 2007-07-17

Resigned

MIDDLEMISS, Richard Henry→

director · ~82y · appointed 2007-02-19 · resigned 2007-07-17

Resigned

MIDDLEMISS, Richard Henry→

director · ~82y · appointed 2003-02-12 · resigned 2003-03-18

Resigned

SHEARER, John Joseph→

director · ~77y · appointed 2010-02-12 · resigned 2026-02-05

Resigned

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-02-12 · resigned 2003-02-12

Resigned

PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-02-12 · resigned 2003-02-12

Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-05

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officers · TM01

2026-02-05