BUDGE TAXIS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC751932 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-30
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
12 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-23➕APPALSAWMY, Simi appointeddirector
- 2025-07-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-08➕APPALSAWMY, Ravish appointeddirector
- 2024-02-08➖BUDGE, Graham Robertson resigneddirector
- 2024-02-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-30🏢Company incorporatedAs BUDGE TAXIS LIMITED
- 2022-11-30➕BUDGE, Graham Robertson appointeddirector
- 2022-11-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
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Mr Ravish Appalsawmy Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 08/02/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Graham Robertson Budgeceased 08/02/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-11-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320
Registered office
13 Bankton Gardens
Livingston
EH54 9DZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
APPALSAWMY, Ravish→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2024-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
APPALSAWMY, Simi→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2025-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUDGE, Graham Robertson→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2022-11-30 · resigned 2024-02-08
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-11-30