P AND A CABS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC342416 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-06
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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year to May 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (2 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-29➕HUSSAIN, Gulnargas appointeddirector
- 2026-04-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-31➖MCTIGHE, Derek resigneddirector
- 2024-09-11➕HUSSAIN, Farooq appointeddirector
- 2024-09-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-31📄dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS02
- 2024-06-25📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2024-06-13📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2023-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-12-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-12➖MASON, Michael Allan resigneddirector
- 2022-05-12➖MASON, Rachel resigneddirector
- 2022-05-12➖MCCOLL, James Michael resigneddirector
- 2022-05-12➖MCCOLL, Louise resigneddirector
- 2021-03-26➕MCTIGHE, Derek appointeddirector
- 2021-01-25➕MCCOLL, James Michael appointeddirector
- 2021-01-25➕MCCOLL, Louise appointeddirector
- 2008-12-18➖FEACHEN, Robert Orr Muir Dick resigneddirector
- 2008-06-26➕FEACHEN, Robert Orr Muir Dick appointeddirector
- 2008-05-06🏢Company incorporatedAs P AND A CABS LIMITED
- 2008-05-06➕MASON, Michael Allan appointeddirector
- 2008-05-06➕MASON, Rachel appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +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
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- 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.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Farooq Hussain Individual · British · DOB 10/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 31/10/2024 |
Mrs Gulnargas Hussain Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60 | — | 50–75% | board control50-75% voting · board control | 29/04/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Derek Mctigheceased 31/10/2024· 75-100% shares
- Mr Michael Allan Masonceased 12/05/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-05-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
6 Drum Brae South
Edinburgh
EH12 8SJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
HUSSAIN, Farooq→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2024-09-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUSSAIN, Gulnargas→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2026-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FEACHEN, Robert Orr Muir Dick→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2008-06-26 · resigned 2008-12-18
MASON, Michael Allan→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2008-05-06 · resigned 2022-05-12
MASON, Rachel→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2008-05-06 · resigned 2022-05-12
MCCOLL, James Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2021-01-25 · resigned 2022-05-12
MCCOLL, Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2021-01-25 · resigned 2022-05-12
MCTIGHE, Derek→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2021-03-26 · resigned 2024-10-31
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Recent filings (61 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-11
dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2024-07-31
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2024-06-25
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07