1286 TAXIS LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC377907 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-04

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Why now

Window closing · medium confidence

Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 85 → 90

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

↑Hygiene score: 85 → 90

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

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 78/100 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

64 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2025-10-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-06
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-08
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ARBAB, Shazaly appointed
director
2025-08-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-01
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HARRIS, Elizabeth Gibson appointed
director
2025-05-01
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HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun appointed
director
2025-05-01
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MCCOLL, Louise resigned
director
2025-05-01
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-01
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-20
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MCCOLL, Louise appointed
director
2025-02-20
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MITCHELL, Brian William resigned
director
2025-02-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-21
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-12-21
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-21
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MCLEISH, Erika resigned
director
2022-10-21
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MCLEISH, David Dale resigned
director
2022-05-24
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MITCHELL, Brian William appointed
director
2015-02-27
➖
MCINTOSH, Allan David resigned
director
2015-02-27
➖
MCINTOSH, George resigned
director
2015-02-16
➕
MCLEISH, David Dale appointed
director
2015-02-16
➕
MCLEISH, Erika appointed
director
2010-05-04
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Company incorporated
As 1286 TAXIS LTD.
2010-05-04
➕
TRAINER, Peter appointed
secretary
2010-05-04
➖
TRAINER, Peter resigned
secretary
2010-05-04
➕
MCINTOSH, Allan David appointed
director
2010-05-04
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MCINTOSH, George appointed
director
2010-05-04
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MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
director
2010-05-04
➖
MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
director
2010-05-04
➕
TRAINER, Peter appointed
director
2010-05-04
➖
TRAINER, Peter resigned
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

60/100

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.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ian Colquhoun Harris Individual · British · DOB 10/1950 · age 76	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/05/2025

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Brian William Mitchellceased 01/05/2025· 75-100% shares
Mr David Dale Mcleishceased 21/11/2022· significant influence
Mrs Erika Mcleishceased 21/11/2022· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2010-05-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

136 Boden Street

Glasgow

G40 3PX

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-18

Last: 2025-05-04

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

ARBAB, Shazaly→

director · ~50y · appointed 2025-08-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HARRIS, Elizabeth Gibson→

director · ~73y · appointed 2025-05-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun→

director · ~76y · appointed 2025-05-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

TRAINER, Peter→

secretary · appointed 2010-05-04 · resigned 2010-05-04

Resigned

MCCOLL, Louise→

director · ~68y · appointed 2025-02-20 · resigned 2025-05-01

Resigned

MCINTOSH, Allan David→

director · ~54y · appointed 2010-05-04 · resigned 2015-02-27

Resigned

MCINTOSH, George→

director · ~85y · appointed 2010-05-04 · resigned 2015-02-27

Resigned

MCINTOSH, Susan→

director · ~56y · appointed 2010-05-04 · resigned 2010-05-04

Resigned

MCLEISH, David Dale→

director · ~55y · appointed 2015-02-16 · resigned 2022-10-21

Resigned

MCLEISH, Erika→

director · ~51y · appointed 2015-02-16 · resigned 2022-11-21

Resigned

MITCHELL, Brian William→

director · ~62y · appointed 2022-05-24 · resigned 2025-02-20

Resigned

TRAINER, Peter→

director · ~74y · appointed 2010-05-04 · resigned 2010-05-04

Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-10-06

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-10-06

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-10-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-08-27

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-08-08

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-14

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-05-01

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-05-01

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-05-01

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-05-01

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-05-01

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-05-01

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-02-20

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-02-20

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-02-20