TAYBUS HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC118811 · ltd · incorporated 1989-06-28

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 34.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 34.9y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 34.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

53 officers (4 active, 53 linked, 40 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

17 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

225 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	200	200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (125 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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officers · TM01
2026-03-23
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WILLIAMSON, James Anthony resigned
director
2026-01-06
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officers · RP01AP01
2025-10-01
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accounts · AA
2025-09-02
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officers · AP01
2025-09-02
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officers · AP01
2025-09-02
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officers · AP03
2025-09-02
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-01
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DRUMMOND, Robert Lindsay appointed
secretary
2025-09-01
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DRUMMOND, Robert Lindsay appointed
director
2025-09-01
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BALLANTYNE, Grant resigned
secretary
2025-09-01
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WILLIAMSON, James Anthony appointed
director
2024-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
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accounts · AA
2024-04-23
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officers · CH01
2023-01-09
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accounts · AA
2022-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
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gazette · DISS40
2021-11-30
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gazette · GAZ1
2021-01-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-01-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-01-15
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officers · AP03
2021-01-15
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-01-15
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officers · TM01
2020-12-31
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BALLANTYNE, Grant Norman appointed
director
2020-12-31
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ROBERTS, Ralph appointed
director
2020-12-31
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BALLANTYNE, Grant appointed
secretary
2020-12-31
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MYRAM, Jennifer Naomi resigned
secretary
2020-12-31
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HANCOCK, Martin David resigned
director
2020-12-31
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STABLES, Thomas Findlay resigned
director
2020-06-18
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BARLOW, Paul Richard resigned
director
2020-01-23
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MYRAM, Jennifer Naomi appointed
secretary
2020-01-15
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WOOLLARD, Julie, Deputy Company Secretary resigned
secretary
2019-05-08
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WOOLLARD, Julie, Deputy Company Secretary appointed
secretary
2019-05-08
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BARLOW, Paul Richard appointed
director
2019-05-08
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STABLES, Thomas Findlay appointed
director
2019-04-30
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ARNAOUTI, Michael resigned
secretary
2019-04-30
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BONHAM, Thomas Desmond resigned
director
2018-04-19
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TURBYNE, Elsie Phyllis resigned
director
2017-07-01
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ARNAOUTI, Michael appointed
secretary
2017-06-30
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ROBINSON, Dianne resigned
secretary
2017-04-30
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COATES, Peter Timothy resigned
director
2015-02-12
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TURBYNE, Elsie Phyllis appointed
director
2014-12-31
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SMITH, Philip Charles resigned
director
2012-12-31
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LEES, Barbara resigned
secretary
2012-12-31
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ROBINSON, Dianne appointed
secretary
2011-09-08
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KAYE, David Andrew resigned
director
2011-09-08
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SMITH, Philip Charles appointed
director
2010-11-30
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KAYE, David Andrew appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 125 events

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BALLANTYNE, Grant resigned 2025-09-01; WILLIAMSON, James Anthony resigned 2026-03-23

Group structure

Mcgill's Bus Service Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Mcgill's Bus Service Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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TAYBUS HOLDINGS LIMITED

This company · SC118811

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mcgill's Bus Service Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	31/12/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

West Midlands Travel Limitedceased 31/12/2020· 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.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1989-06-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

44/48 East Dock Street

Dundee

DD1 3JS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-16

Last: 2025-12-02

Officers (4 active · 49 resigned)

DRUMMOND, Robert Lindsay→

secretary · appointed 2025-09-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BALLANTYNE, Grant Norman→

director · ~61y · appointed 2020-12-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DRUMMOND, Robert Lindsay→

director · ~57y · appointed 2025-09-01

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Active

ROBERTS, Ralph→

director · ~63y · appointed 2020-12-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ALLISON, Terry Robie Neve→

secretary · appointed 1994-05-15 · resigned 1994-06-30

Resigned

ARNAOUTI, Michael→

secretary · appointed 2017-07-01 · resigned 2019-04-30

Resigned

BAILLIE, Gordon Duncan Hunter→

secretary · appointed 1994-11-30 · resigned 1997-06-30

Resigned

BALLANTYNE, Grant→

secretary · appointed 2020-12-31 · resigned 2025-09-01

Resigned

CASSON, Jenny→

secretary · appointed 1997-07-01 · resigned 2008-09-25

Resigned

LEES, Barbara→

secretary · appointed 2008-09-25 · resigned 2012-12-31

Resigned

MYRAM, Jennifer Naomi→

secretary · appointed 2020-01-23 · resigned 2020-12-31

Resigned

PEARSON, Alexander Andrew→

secretary · appointed 1990-12-31 · resigned 1991-10-08

Resigned

ROBINSON, Dianne→

secretary · appointed 2012-12-31 · resigned 2017-06-30

Resigned

STEWART, William→

secretary · appointed 1992-03-27 · resigned 1994-05-15

Resigned

WOOLLARD, Julie, Deputy Company Secretary→

secretary · appointed 2019-05-08 · resigned 2020-01-15

Resigned

PAULL & WILLIAMSONS→

corporate-secretary · appointed 1989-06-28 · resigned 1990-12-31

Resigned

ALLISON, Terry Robie Neve→

director · ~63y · appointed 1992-08-07 · resigned 1994-06-30

Resigned

ARNOLD, Thomas William→

director · ~88y · appointed 1991-06-14 · resigned 1996-11-30

Resigned

BAILLIE, Gordon Duncan Hunter→

director · ~84y · appointed 1995-04-20 · resigned 1997-06-30

Resigned

BARKER, Neil James→

director · ~62y · appointed 2005-01-28 · resigned 2010-11-22

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Floating charge	1 property	12/06/1991	02/05/1997

Recent filings (225 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-03-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-12

replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name

officers · RP01AP01

2026-01-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-10-01

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-09-02

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-09-02

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2025-09-02

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2025-09-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2024-07-26

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-04-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-01-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-07