TAXI CENTRE (FIFE) LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC316431 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-13

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2024

Net worth

£8.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

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 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

81 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £8,104

Cash YoY

+0%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£17k

~ YoY

Net Worth

£8k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£38k

↑ 16% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-04-30	2023-04-30
Total assets	£62.1k	£112.5k
Current assets	£38.2k	£33.0k
Cash	£16.8k	£16.8k
Debtors	£21.4k	£16.2k
Net assets	£8.1k	£8.0k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2025-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-02
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-07-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-19
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HARLEY, Mitch resigned
director
2023-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-11-21
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MURPHY, Sean Richard appointed
director
2022-11-21
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WARDHAUGH, Keith John resigned
director
2022-11-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-21
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-07
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-09
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-01-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-09-08
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MCKAY, Lauren Christina appointed
director
2018-09-08
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SCOTT, Murray Alexander resigned
director
2017-02-09
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HARLEY, Andrea resigned
director
2017-02-09
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SCOTT, Mandy resigned
director
2016-09-14
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HARLEY, Mitch appointed
director
2016-09-14
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SCOTT, Murray Alexander appointed
director
2014-02-05
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HARLEY, Andrea appointed
director
2011-01-31
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WATSON, James resigned
secretary
2011-01-31
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WATSON, James resigned
director
2010-04-06
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HARLEY, Andrea resigned
director
2009-10-06
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WARDHAUGH, Keith John appointed
director
2007-02-13
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Company incorporated
As TAXI CENTRE (FIFE) LTD
2007-02-13
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WATSON, James appointed
secretary
2007-02-13
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-02-13
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-02-13
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HARLEY, Andrea appointed
director
2007-02-13
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SCOTT, Mandy appointed
director
2007-02-13
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WATSON, James appointed
director
2007-02-13
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2007-02-13
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Sean Richard Murphy Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	22/11/2022
Ms Lauren Christina Mckay Individual · British · DOB 02/1989 · age 37	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	18/11/2020
Mr Mitch Harley Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Keith Wardhaughceased 21/11/2022· 25-50% shares
Mr Murray Alexander Scottceased 08/09/2018· 25-50% 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.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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

Incorporated2007-02-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

Unit 4 Wellesley Road

Methil

Leven

KY8 3AB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-04-30

Last made up to: 2024-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-05

Last: 2025-11-21

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

MCKAY, Lauren Christina→

director · ~37y · appointed 2018-09-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MURPHY, Sean Richard→

director · ~59y · appointed 2022-11-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WATSON, James→

secretary · appointed 2007-02-13 · resigned 2011-01-31

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-02-13 · resigned 2007-02-13

Resigned

HARLEY, Andrea→

director · ~55y · appointed 2014-02-05 · resigned 2017-02-09

Resigned

HARLEY, Andrea→

director · ~55y · appointed 2007-02-13 · resigned 2010-04-06

Resigned

HARLEY, Mitch→

director · ~60y · appointed 2016-09-14 · resigned 2023-07-19

Resigned

SCOTT, Mandy→

director · ~60y · appointed 2007-02-13 · resigned 2017-02-09

Resigned

SCOTT, Murray Alexander→

director · ~60y · appointed 2016-09-14 · resigned 2018-09-08

Resigned

WARDHAUGH, Keith John→

director · ~64y · appointed 2009-10-06 · resigned 2022-11-21

Resigned

WATSON, James→

director · ~66y · appointed 2007-02-13 · resigned 2011-01-31

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-02-13 · resigned 2007-02-13

Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-16

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

accounts · AA

2025-05-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-16

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

accounts · AA

2024-06-24

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2024-04-09

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2024-04-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-06

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

officers · TM01

2023-07-20

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

accounts · AA

2023-01-31

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

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2022-11-24

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-21

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

officers · TM01

2022-11-21

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2022-11-21

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

officers · AP01

2022-11-21

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

officers · CH01

2022-11-07