408 TAXIS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC387111 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-15
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (73/100).

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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-03-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2017-07-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2017-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-08-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2014-07-31
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    MELLORS, Billy Mcleod resigned
    director
  17. 2014-07-31
    ➖
    MELLORS, Gail resigned
    director
  18. 2014-07-31
    ➖
    MELLORS, Margot resigned
    director
  19. 2014-07-31
    ➖
    MELLORS, William Mcleod resigned
    director
  20. 2014-04-04
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    AMJAD, Mohammed appointed
    director
  21. 2014-04-04
    ➕
    ZAMAN, Rabia appointed
    director
  22. 2010-10-15
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    Company incorporated
    As 408 TAXIS LTD.
  23. 2010-10-15
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    secretary
  24. 2010-10-15
    ➖
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    secretary
  25. 2010-10-15
    ➕
    MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
    director
  26. 2010-10-15
    ➖
    MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
    director
  27. 2010-10-15
    ➕
    MELLORS, Billy Mcleod appointed
    director
  28. 2010-10-15
    ➕
    MELLORS, Gail appointed
    director
  29. 2010-10-15
    ➕
    MELLORS, Margot appointed
    director
  30. 2010-10-15
    ➕
    MELLORS, William Mcleod appointed
    director
  31. 2010-10-15
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    director
  32. 2010-10-15
    ➖
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mohammed Amjad
Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence14/05/2016

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
Incorporated2010-10-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

87 Craigentinny Avenue
Edinburgh
EH7 6RJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-09
Last: 2025-07-26

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

AMJAD, Mohammed→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ZAMAN, Rabia→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TRAINER, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2010-10-15 · resigned 2010-10-15
Resigned
MCINTOSH, Susan→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-10-15 · resigned 2010-10-15
Resigned
MELLORS, Billy Mcleod→
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-10-15 · resigned 2014-07-31
Resigned
MELLORS, Gail→
director · ~57y · appointed 2010-10-15 · resigned 2014-07-31
Resigned
MELLORS, Margot→
director · ~88y · appointed 2010-10-15 · resigned 2014-07-31
Resigned
MELLORS, William Mcleod→
director · ~87y · appointed 2010-10-15 · resigned 2014-07-31
Resigned
TRAINER, Peter→
director · ~74y · appointed 2010-10-15 · resigned 2010-10-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-29