ABERDEEN TAXIS LIMITED
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -84% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.1y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £809.8k | £783.5k |
| Current assets | £265.1k | £802.5k |
| Cash | £86.0k | £542.2k |
| Debtors | £179.1k | £260.3k |
| Net assets | £785.2k | £783.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-02-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-10-26🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2020-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-01🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2015-04-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2015-02-28➖THATCHER, Paul resigneddirector
- 2014-03-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bibby Factors Northeast Limited
- 2013-04-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ABERDEEN TAXIS LIMITED
- 2013-04-18➕DOUGLAS, Christopher Wayne appointeddirector
- 2013-04-18➕JOHNSTON, Gavin appointeddirector
- 2013-04-18➕THATCHER, Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Crestmount Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Crestmount Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 01/08/2024 |
Mr Christopher Wayne Douglas Individual · British · DOB 05/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Gavin Alexander Johnstonceased 01/08/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/04/2015 | 26/10/2020 | |
| satisfied | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Factors Northeast Limited | A registered charge | — | 31/03/2014 | 01/11/2016 |