840 TAXIS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC352379 · ltd · incorporated 2008-12-10
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 180 days

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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
Dormant / non-trading with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
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£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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  2. 2025-10-02
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  3. 2025-10-02
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  4. 2025-10-02
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  5. 2025-10-02
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  6. 2025-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  7. 2023-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  8. 2023-12-11
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  9. 2023-12-11
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  10. 2023-12-11
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  11. 2023-12-11
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  12. 2023-10-17
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  13. 2023-10-17
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  14. 2023-06-09
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    MCNALLY, Caroline Margaret resigned
    director
  15. 2023-06-09
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    MCNALLY, Mark Thomas William resigned
    director
  16. 2023-05-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2023-05-03
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    HARRIS, Elizabeth Gibson appointed
    director
  18. 2023-05-03
    ➕
    HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun appointed
    director
  19. 2023-05-03
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    SCANLIN, Dean Robert Davidson appointed
    director
  20. 2023-05-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2023-05-03
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  22. 2023-05-03
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  23. 2023-05-03
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  24. 2022-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  25. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  26. 2011-10-03
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    MCNALLY, Raymond William resigned
    director
  27. 2011-05-04
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    MCNALLY, Caroline Margaret appointed
    director
  28. 2009-02-25
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    BAYNE, Douglas Stuart resigned
    director
  29. 2008-12-10
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    Company incorporated
    As 840 TAXIS LTD.
  30. 2008-12-10
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2008-12-10
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2008-12-10
    ➕
    BAYNE, Douglas Stuart appointed
    director
  33. 2008-12-10
    ➕
    MCNALLY, Mark Thomas William appointed
    director
  34. 2008-12-10
    ➕
    MCNALLY, Raymond William appointed
    director
  35. 2008-12-10
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    director
  36. 2008-12-10
    ➖
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    director
  37. 2008-12-10
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  38. 2008-12-10
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-director
  39. 2008-12-10
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  40. 2008-12-10
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Elizabeth Gibson Harris
Individual · British · DOB 03/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares09/06/2023
Mr Ian Colquhoun Harris
Individual · British · DOB 10/1950 · age 76
25–50%
—25-50% shares09/06/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Mark Thomas William Mcnallyceased 09/06/2023· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Caroline Margaret Mcnallyceased 09/06/2023· 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
Incorporated2008-12-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

136 Boden Street
Glasgow
G40 3PX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last: 2025-12-10

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

HARRIS, Elizabeth Gibson→
director · ~73y · appointed 2023-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun→
director · ~76y · appointed 2023-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCANLIN, Dean Robert Davidson→
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-12-10 · resigned 2008-12-10
Resigned
BAYNE, Douglas Stuart→
director · ~77y · appointed 2008-12-10 · resigned 2009-02-25
Resigned
MCNALLY, Caroline Margaret→
director · ~49y · appointed 2011-05-04 · resigned 2023-06-09
Resigned
MCNALLY, Mark Thomas William→
director · ~44y · appointed 2008-12-10 · resigned 2023-06-09
Resigned
MCNALLY, Raymond William→
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-12-10 · resigned 2011-10-03
Resigned
TRAINER, Peter→
director · ~74y · appointed 2008-12-10 · resigned 2008-12-10
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-12-10 · resigned 2008-12-10
Resigned
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-12-10 · resigned 2008-12-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-17