TAXI HIRE EDINBURGH LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC419938 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-20

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

No material changes in the last 30 days.

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Despite its name suggesting taxi hire operations in Edinburgh, this company appears to be dormant or shell-like, having filed multiple dormant accounts and showing no active trading activity, while being registered in Glasgow rather than Edinburgh.

Primary activity: SIC 49320

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company 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 (83/100)

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

8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

49 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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	2025-03-20	2024-03-20

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 (32 events)Click to expand

2025-10-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-02
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-21
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accounts · AA
2024-12-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
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accounts · AA
2021-08-26
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MCCOLL, James Michael resigned
director
2021-08-26
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MCCOLL, Louise resigned
director
2021-08-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-08-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-08-26
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officers · TM01
2021-08-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-27
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address · AD01
2020-07-27
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officers · AP01
2020-07-27
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officers · AP01
2020-07-27
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officers · AP01
2020-07-24
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HARRIS, Elizabeth Gibson appointed
director
2020-07-24
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HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun appointed
director
2020-07-24
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TAIT, Alistair James appointed
director
2019-11-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-07-04
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GIBSON, Allan Esplin resigned
director
2016-03-02
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MCCOLL, James Michael appointed
director
2016-03-02
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MCCOLL, Louise appointed
director
2013-04-30
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KERRIGAN, Julie resigned
director
2012-03-20
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Company incorporated
As TAXI HIRE EDINBURGH LTD.
2012-03-20
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GIBSON, Allan Esplin appointed
director
2012-03-20
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KERRIGAN, Julie appointed
director
2012-03-20
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MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
director
2012-03-20
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MABBOTT, Stephen George 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

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 · 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	26/08/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr James Michael Mccollceased 26/08/2021· significant influence

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

Incorporated2012-03-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

136 Boden Street

Glasgow

G40 3PX

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-20

Last made up to: 2025-03-20

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-12

Last: 2025-09-28

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

HARRIS, Elizabeth Gibson→

director · ~73y · appointed 2020-07-24

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun→

director · ~76y · appointed 2020-07-24

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Active

TAIT, Alistair James→

director · ~60y · appointed 2020-07-24

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GIBSON, Allan Esplin→

director · ~66y · appointed 2012-03-20 · resigned 2016-07-04

Resigned

KERRIGAN, Julie→

director · ~66y · appointed 2012-03-20 · resigned 2013-04-30

Resigned

MABBOTT, Stephen George→

director · ~76y · appointed 2012-03-20 · resigned 2012-03-20

Resigned

MCCOLL, James Michael→

director · ~72y · appointed 2016-03-02 · resigned 2021-08-26

Resigned

MCCOLL, Louise→

director · ~68y · appointed 2016-03-02 · resigned 2021-08-26

Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

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

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-01