EAST NORTON TAXIS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC328777 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-03
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-012024-08-01

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  3. 2023-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  5. 2021-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  6. 2021-03-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2020-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2018-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2018-04-30
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2018-04-30
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  14. 2018-04-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2018-04-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2018-03-09
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    address · AD01
  17. 2018-03-09
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-01-26
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    NELSON, Carol-Anne appointed
    director
  19. 2018-01-26
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    THOMSON, Alice appointed
    director
  20. 2018-01-26
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    COWE, John Peoples resigned
    director
  21. 2018-01-26
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    FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew resigned
    director
  22. 2013-05-03
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    INGLES, Kenneth resigned
    secretary
  23. 2013-05-03
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    INGLES, Evelyn resigned
    director
  24. 2013-05-03
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    INGLES, Kenneth resigned
    director
  25. 2013-01-17
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    NELSON, David Steven appointed
    director
  26. 2013-01-17
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    COWE, John Peoples appointed
    director
  27. 2013-01-17
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    FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew appointed
    director
  28. 2007-08-03
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    Company incorporated
    As EAST NORTON TAXIS LIMITED
  29. 2007-08-03
    ➕
    INGLES, Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  30. 2007-08-03
    ➕
    INGLES, Evelyn appointed
    director
  31. 2007-08-03
    ➕
    INGLES, Kenneth appointed
    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
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Carol-Anne Nelson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares26/01/2018
Mr David Steven Nelson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares26/01/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr John Peoples Coweceased 26/01/2018· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Damian Mark Andrew Farrellceased 26/01/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2007-08-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

5 Moorfoot View
Gorebridge
EH23 4TN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last made up to: 2025-08-01
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

NELSON, Carol-Anne→
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NELSON, David Steven→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-01-17
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Active
THOMSON, Alice→
director · ~30y · appointed 2018-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
INGLES, Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-03 · resigned 2013-05-03
Resigned
COWE, John Peoples→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-01-17 · resigned 2018-01-26
Resigned
FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-01-17 · resigned 2018-01-26
Resigned
INGLES, Evelyn→
director · ~85y · appointed 2007-08-03 · resigned 2013-05-03
Resigned
INGLES, Kenneth→
director · ~77y · appointed 2007-08-03 · resigned 2013-05-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-05