RENFREWSHIRE CAB CO LTD

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SC557262 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-10
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-19
    ➖
    CORE, Lesley resigned
    director
  4. 2024-01-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-11-11
    ➕
    BRYSON, Jacqueline appointed
    director
  8. 2022-10-21
    ➕
    CORE, Lesley appointed
    director
  9. 2022-10-21
    ➖
    JAMIESON, William resigned
    director
  10. 2022-10-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-10-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-10-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2022-10-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2022-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-06-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2021-06-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  18. 2021-06-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2021-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-01-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2021-01-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2021-01-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2020-02-28
    ➕
    JAMIESON, William appointed
    director
  24. 2020-02-28
    ➖
    MCCULLOCH, David James resigned
    director
  25. 2020-02-28
    ➖
    MCCULLOCH, Hannah Kennedy resigned
    director
  26. 2017-02-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As RENFREWSHIRE CAB CO LTD
  27. 2017-02-10
    ➕
    MCCULLOCH, David James appointed
    director
  28. 2017-02-10
    ➕
    MCCULLOCH, Hannah Kennedy 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Lesley Core
Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares21/10/2022
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Paisley Cab Co Ltdceased 21/10/2022· 75-100% shares
  • William Jamiesonceased 28/02/2021· 75-100% shares
  • Mr David James Mccullochceased 28/02/2020· 25-50% shares
  • Ms Hannah Kennedy Mccullochceased 28/02/2020· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2017-02-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

21 High Street
Johnstone
PA5 8JU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BRYSON, Jacqueline→
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-11-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CORE, Lesley→
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-10-21 · resigned 2024-01-19
Resigned
JAMIESON, William→
director · ~63y · appointed 2020-02-28 · resigned 2022-10-21
Resigned
MCCULLOCH, David James→
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-02-10 · resigned 2020-02-28
Resigned
MCCULLOCH, Hannah Kennedy→
director · ~32y · appointed 2017-02-10 · resigned 2020-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14