ACE TAXIS PERTH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC323981 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-18
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-21
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    LOTHIAN, Aiden appointed
    director
  4. 2024-03-21
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    LOTHIAN, Anddy appointed
    director
  5. 2024-03-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-03-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-22
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-03-09
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-03-03
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    LOTHIAN, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  17. 2016-03-03
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    MCDIARMID, Robert Alexander resigned
    secretary
  18. 2016-03-03
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    MCDIARMID, Robert Alexander resigned
    director
  19. 2016-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-03-03
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    officers · AP03
  21. 2016-03-03
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    officers · TM01
  22. 2009-03-01
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    LOTHIAN, Andrew appointed
    director
  23. 2009-02-28
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    MCLEAN, John resigned
    director
  24. 2007-05-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ACE TAXIS PERTH LIMITED
  25. 2007-05-18
    ➕
    MCDIARMID, Robert Alexander appointed
    secretary
  26. 2007-05-18
    ➕
    MCDIARMID, Robert Alexander appointed
    director
  27. 2007-05-18
    ➕
    MCLEAN, John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

23/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — LOTHIAN, Aiden (same surname) appointed 2024-03-21. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Lothian
Individual · British · DOB 12/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares23/05/2016

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
Incorporated2007-05-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

271 High Street
Perth
PH1 5QN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-01
Last: 2025-05-18

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

LOTHIAN, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2016-03-03
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Active
LOTHIAN, Aiden→
director · ~32y · appointed 2024-03-21
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Active
LOTHIAN, Anddy→
director · ~32y · appointed 2024-03-21
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Active
LOTHIAN, Andrew→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-03-01
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Active
MCDIARMID, Robert Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-18 · resigned 2016-03-03
Resigned
MCDIARMID, Robert Alexander→
director · ~72y · appointed 2007-05-18 · resigned 2016-03-03
Resigned
MCLEAN, John→
director · ~80y · appointed 2007-05-18 · resigned 2009-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
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officers · AP01
2024-03-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-28