LUKE & PHILIP THOMSON TAXI'S LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC610632 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-11
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£70.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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 76/100 (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 (79/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £70,072

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£70k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£77k
↑ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£15k£31k£46k£61k£77kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£96.9k£89.8k
Current assets£76.8k£52.4k
Net assets£70.1k£55.6k

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2021-11-12
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2021-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LUKE & PHILIP THOMSON TAXI'S LTD
  12. 2018-10-11
    ➕
    THOMSON, Luke Ian appointed
    director
  13. 2018-10-11
    ➕
    THOMSON, Philip Fallone appointed
    director
  14. 2018-10-11
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

94/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "THOMSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Christine Thomson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting29/10/2021
Mr Philip Fallone Thomson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control11/10/2018
Mr Luke Ian Thomson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1997 · age 29
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control11/10/2018

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
Incorporated2018-10-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

26 Newfield Gardens
Stonehouse
Lanarkshire
ML9 3JR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

THOMSON, Luke Ian→
director · ~29y · appointed 2018-10-11
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Active
THOMSON, Philip Fallone→
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-10-11
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Active

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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-12