M&K TAXIS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC429188 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-27

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£38.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 49320

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

35 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £38,843

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£39k

~ YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£38.8k	£38.8k
Net assets	£38.8k	£38.8k

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-01-20
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2025-03-25
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2024-04-10
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2023-03-22
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2022-03-22
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2021-03-23
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2020-03-05
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2019-03-26
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accounts · AA
2017-10-30
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accounts · AA
2016-11-16
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officers · TM01
2016-11-16
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officers · TM01
2016-11-16
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officers · TM01
2016-11-14
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BROWN, Kelly resigned
director
2016-11-14
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BROWN, Maureen resigned
director
2016-11-14
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LAIDLAW, James resigned
director
2016-09-16
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accounts · AA
2016-07-19
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officers · AP01
2016-07-12
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address · AD01
2016-06-30
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LATIF, Farakh appointed
director
2014-05-19
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LAIDLAW, James appointed
director
2012-07-27
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Company incorporated
As M&K TAXIS LIMITED
2012-07-27
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BROWN, Kelly appointed
director
2012-07-27
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BROWN, Maureen appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Farakh Latif Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	30/06/2016

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

Incorporated2012-07-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

3 Badger Park

Broxburn

EH52 5GY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-10

Last: 2025-07-27

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

LATIF, Farakh→

director · ~54y · appointed 2016-06-30

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Active

BROWN, Kelly→

director · ~40y · appointed 2012-07-27 · resigned 2016-11-14

Resigned

BROWN, Maureen→

director · ~72y · appointed 2012-07-27 · resigned 2016-11-14

Resigned

LAIDLAW, James→

director · ~61y · appointed 2014-05-19 · resigned 2016-11-14

Resigned

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