LJA TAXIS EDINBURGH LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC315254 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-24

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.

Why now

Window closing · medium confidence

Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.

· Deal-killer verdict: complicated → workable

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

↑Deal-killer verdict: complicated → workable

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

70/100

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 70/100 (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 (79/100)

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

18 officers (1 active, 18 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

111 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

70/100Strong

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (59 events)Click to expand

2026-01-28
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
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BRICE, Amanda Catherine resigned
director
2025-04-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-27
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-02-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-21
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-20
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BRICE, Amanda Catherine appointed
director
2025-02-20
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HENDERSON, Lisette Jane resigned
director
2024-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
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CALLAGHAN, Karen resigned
director
2024-06-12
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CALLAGHAN, Ritchie resigned
director
2024-06-12
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HENDERSON, Lisette Jane appointed
director
2024-06-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-12
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-12
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withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-06-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-11
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-06-11
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-22
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CALLAGHAN, Ritchie appointed
director
2023-12-11
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CALLAGHAN, Ritchie resigned
director
2021-05-28
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CALLAGHAN, Karen appointed
director
2020-05-09
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CALLAGHAN, Ritchie appointed
director
2020-05-08
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CALLAGHAN, Karen resigned
director
2018-06-14
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CALLAGHAN, Karen appointed
director
2018-06-12
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COWE, John Peoples resigned
director
2018-06-12
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FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew resigned
director
2017-10-10
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COWE, John Peoples appointed
director
2016-01-04
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COWE, John Peoples resigned
director
2014-07-07
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KELLACHER, Robert James resigned
secretary
2014-07-07
➖
KELLACHER, Patricia Anne resigned
director
2014-07-07
➖
KELLACHER, Robert James resigned
director
2014-07-07
➖
ROBERTSON, Donna Jane resigned
director
2014-07-07
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ROBERTSON, Stuart resigned
director
2014-03-26
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CALLAGHAN, Ritchie appointed
director
2014-03-26
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COWE, John Peoples appointed
director
2014-03-26
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FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew appointed
director
2007-09-12
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ROBERTSON, Donna Jane appointed
director
2007-09-12
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ROBERTSON, Stuart appointed
director
2007-01-24
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Company incorporated
As LJA TAXIS EDINBURGH LTD

Showing most recent 50 of 59 events

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 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-02-27: certificate-change-of-name-company

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 Ritchie Callaghan Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1995 · age 31	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	12/06/2024

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Karen Callaghanceased 11/06/2024· 75-100% shares
Mr Ritchie Callaghanceased 11/12/2023· 75-100% shares

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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BROUGHTON REMOVALS LIMITED→ SC181756 · est 1997 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	28y	82	83y
CHAUFFEUR DRIVE SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC394052 · est 2011	—	—	£283.1k	—	15y	82	65y
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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

Incorporated2007-01-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

27 Fauldburn

Edinburgh

EH12 8YQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-26

Last: 2025-06-12

Officers (1 active · 17 resigned)

CALLAGHAN, Ritchie→

director · ~31y · appointed 2020-05-09

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

KELLACHER, Robert James→

secretary · appointed 2007-01-24 · resigned 2014-07-07

Resigned

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-01-24 · resigned 2007-01-24

Resigned

BRICE, Amanda Catherine→

director · ~38y · appointed 2025-02-20 · resigned 2025-04-01

Resigned

CALLAGHAN, Karen→

director · ~55y · appointed 2021-05-28 · resigned 2024-06-12

Resigned

CALLAGHAN, Karen→

director · ~55y · appointed 2018-06-14 · resigned 2020-05-08

Resigned

CALLAGHAN, Ritchie→

director · ~55y · appointed 2024-02-22 · resigned 2024-06-12

Resigned

CALLAGHAN, Ritchie→

director · ~55y · appointed 2014-03-26 · resigned 2023-12-11

Resigned

COWE, John Peoples→

director · ~63y · appointed 2017-10-10 · resigned 2018-06-12

Resigned

COWE, John Peoples→

director · ~63y · appointed 2014-03-26 · resigned 2016-01-04

Resigned

FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew→

director · ~63y · appointed 2014-03-26 · resigned 2018-06-12

Resigned

HENDERSON, Lisette Jane→

director · ~55y · appointed 2024-06-12 · resigned 2025-02-20

Resigned

KELLACHER, Patricia Anne→

director · ~75y · appointed 2007-01-24 · resigned 2014-07-07

Resigned

KELLACHER, Robert James→

director · ~77y · appointed 2007-01-24 · resigned 2014-07-07

Resigned

ROBERTSON, Donna Jane→

director · ~58y · appointed 2007-09-12 · resigned 2014-07-07

Resigned

ROBERTSON, Stuart→

director · ~61y · appointed 2007-09-12 · resigned 2014-07-07

Resigned

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-01-24 · resigned 2007-01-24

Resigned

PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-01-24 · resigned 2007-01-24

Resigned

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Recent filings (111 total)

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

address · AD01

2026-01-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-12-10

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-10

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-04-01

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2025-02-27

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-02-21

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-02-21

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-02-21

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-02-21

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

address · AD01

2025-02-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-12-31

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-06-12

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-06-12

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-06-12

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-06-12