PDTAXIS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC781714 · ltd · incorporated 2023-09-07
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£-119
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (75/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £119
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£119
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-119 |
| Net assets | £-119 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
9
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-27➖FINNEGAN, Mark resigneddirector
- 2025-11-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-11-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-05➕HASHMI, Farzana Zubair appointeddirector
- 2025-11-05➕HASHMI, Mohammed Zubair appointeddirector
- 2025-11-05➖GOURLAY, Pamela resigneddirector
- 2025-11-05➖MCMILLAN, Derrick resigneddirector
- 2025-11-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-27➕FINNEGAN, Mark appointeddirector
- 2025-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-07🏢Company incorporatedAs PDTAXIS LIMITED
- 2023-09-07➕GOURLAY, Pamela appointeddirector
- 2023-09-07➕MCMILLAN, Derrick appointeddirector
- 2023-09-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
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 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·3 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: FINNEGAN, Mark resigned 2025-11-27; GOURLAY, Pamela resigned 2025-11-05; MCMILLAN, Derrick resigned 2025-11-05
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mohammed Zubair Hashmi Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61 | — | — | board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 27/11/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Pamela Gourlayceased 05/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Derrick Mcmillanceased 05/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-09-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320
Registered office
25 Hillside Road
Dundee
DD2 1QZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
HASHMI, Farzana Zubair→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2025-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HASHMI, Mohammed Zubair→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2025-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FINNEGAN, Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2025-10-27 · resigned 2025-11-27
GOURLAY, Pamela→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2023-09-07 · resigned 2025-11-05
MCMILLAN, Derrick→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2023-09-07 · resigned 2025-11-05
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Recent filings (14 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-09-07