MCCARTNEY TAXIS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC269335 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-15

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

—

year to May 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 49320

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

64/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-05-31	2023-05-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-04-21
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-14
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2025-05-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-02-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-02-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-06-15
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-02-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-06-17
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2004-06-15
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Company incorporated
As MCCARTNEY TAXIS LIMITED
2004-06-15
➕
RODGERS, Diane appointed
secretary
2004-06-15
➕
MCCARTNEY, John appointed
director
2004-06-15
➕
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-06-15
➖
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCCARTNEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

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.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high · 1 low

Accounts overdue

high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-28

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr John Mccartney Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	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

Incorporated2004-06-15

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

4th Floor 176 Bath Street

Glasgow

G2 4HG

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE

Last made up to: 2024-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-22

Last: 2025-06-08

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

RODGERS, Diane→

secretary · appointed 2004-06-15

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Active

MCCARTNEY, John→

director · ~57y · appointed 2004-06-15

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Active

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-06-15 · resigned 2004-06-15

Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2026-04-21

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2026-04-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-05-07

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-03-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-04

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-06-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-02-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-07-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-02-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-06-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-02-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-06-26