FIVE STAR TAXIS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

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SC369369 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-30
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 90 days

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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£53.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -39% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £53,611
Net assets shrinking
Down £23,047 YoY
Cash YoY
-39%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£19k
↓ 39% YoY
Net Worth
£54k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£86k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£20k£40k£60k£80k£100kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£160.2k£183.0k
Current assets£86.2k£99.7k
Cash£18.7k£30.5k
Debtors£67.5k£69.3k
Net assets£53.6k£76.7k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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  2. 2026-04-03
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  3. 2026-04-01
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    MCLAREN, Brian resigned
    director
  4. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  5. 2024-03-27
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  6. 2023-02-23
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  7. 2022-03-01
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  8. 2020-11-12
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  9. 2020-03-31
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  10. 2019-03-21
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  11. 2018-03-28
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  12. 2017-03-30
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  13. 2016-03-31
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  14. 2015-12-21
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  15. 2015-03-31
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  16. 2014-12-01
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  17. 2009-11-30
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    Company incorporated
    As FIVE STAR TAXIS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  18. 2009-11-30
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    MCLAREN, Colin appointed
    director
  19. 2009-11-30
    ➕
    NIVEN, Kaye Mary appointed
    director
  20. 2009-11-30
    ➕
    MCLAREN, Brian 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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 Kaye Mary Niven
Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Alexander Colin Mclaren
Individual · British · DOB 06/1954 · age 72
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-11-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

98 High Street
Galashiels
TD1 1SQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MCLAREN, Colin→
director · ~72y · appointed 2009-11-30
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Active
NIVEN, Kaye Mary→
director · ~52y · appointed 2009-11-30
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Active
MCLAREN, Brian→
director · ~50y · appointed 2009-11-30 · resigned 2026-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-03