MAXIS TAXIS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
- · Oldest live charge 18.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 18.6y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Net assets | £100 | £100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-08-26📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-07-18📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-03-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-03-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2018-03-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-05-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2008-04-30➖MCKENNA, Peter resigneddirector
- 2007-10-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2007-05-08➕MCKENNA, Peter appointeddirector
- 2007-04-30🏢Company incorporatedAs MAXIS TAXIS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
- 2007-04-30➕GRIER, Mark appointedsecretary
- 2007-04-30➕GRIER, James Gary appointeddirector
- 2007-04-30➕GRIER, Mark appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 19 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
cleanGroup structure
United Maxis Taxis (Wishaw) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
United Maxis Taxis (Wishaw) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Gary Grierceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares
- Mr Mark Grierceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 22/10/2007 | 24/05/2013 |