W & D TAXIS LIMITED

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SC185899 · ltd · incorporated 1998-05-19
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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 74/100 (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 (77/100)

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
11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-14
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    MCLEOD, Marnie Rose resigned
    director
  4. 2024-02-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-02-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-09-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-09-16
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    elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-register
    officers · EH02
  10. 2023-09-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-09-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-09-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-09-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-02-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2022-02-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2022-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-05-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2021-05-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2021-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-09-28
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    CAMPBELL, Ian Adam resigned
    director
  22. 2018-09-28
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, William Mcalpine resigned
    director
  23. 2018-09-28
    ➖
    DAVIS, Ann resigned
    director
  24. 2018-07-31
    ➕
    JONES, Joanne Elizabeth appointed
    director
  25. 2018-07-31
    ➕
    MCLEOD, Marnie Rose appointed
    director
  26. 2017-05-02
    ➕
    DAVIS, Ann appointed
    director
  27. 2016-02-04
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, Arlene resigned
    secretary
  28. 2006-05-01
    ➖
    SMITH, Douglas Andrew resigned
    director
  29. 2002-05-31
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    CAMPBELL, Ian Adam appointed
    director
  30. 1999-07-08
    ➕
    SMITH, Douglas Andrew appointed
    director
  31. 1998-11-05
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Arlene appointed
    secretary
  32. 1998-11-05
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, William Mcalpine resigned
    secretary
  33. 1998-11-05
    ➖
    SMITH, Douglas Andrew resigned
    director
  34. 1998-07-24
    ➖
    ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL & HARLEY resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1998-07-24
    ➖
    MURRAY, Stuart Ritchie resigned
    nominee-director
  36. 1998-07-15
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, William Mcalpine appointed
    secretary
  37. 1998-07-15
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, William Mcalpine appointed
    director
  38. 1998-07-15
    ➕
    SMITH, Douglas Andrew appointed
    director
  39. 1998-05-19
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    Company incorporated
    As W & D TAXIS LIMITED
  40. 1998-05-19
    ➕
    ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL & HARLEY appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 1998-05-19
    ➕
    MURRAY, Stuart Ritchie appointed
    nominee-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

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Joanne Elizabeth Jones
Individual · British · DOB 10/1994 · age 32
25–50%
—25-50% shares31/07/2018
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Marnie Rose Mcleodceased 14/02/2024· 25-50% shares
  • Ms Ann Davisceased 31/07/2018· board control
  • Mr Ian Campbellceased 31/07/2018· 75-100% 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
Incorporated1998-05-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

1 Eltringham Gardens
Edinburgh
EH14 1SF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-17
Last: 2025-05-03

Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)

JONES, Joanne Elizabeth→
director · ~32y · appointed 2018-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMPBELL, Arlene→
secretary · appointed 1998-11-05 · resigned 2016-02-04
Resigned
CAMPBELL, William Mcalpine→
secretary · appointed 1998-07-15 · resigned 1998-11-05
Resigned
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL & HARLEY→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-05-19 · resigned 1998-07-24
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Ian Adam→
director · ~67y · appointed 2002-05-31 · resigned 2018-09-28
Resigned
CAMPBELL, William Mcalpine→
director · ~89y · appointed 1998-07-15 · resigned 2018-09-28
Resigned
DAVIS, Ann→
director · ~67y · appointed 2017-05-02 · resigned 2018-09-28
Resigned
MCLEOD, Marnie Rose→
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-07-31 · resigned 2024-02-14
Resigned
MURRAY, Stuart Ritchie→
nominee-director · ~65y · appointed 1998-05-19 · resigned 1998-07-24
Resigned
SMITH, Douglas Andrew→
director · ~88y · appointed 1999-07-08 · resigned 2006-05-01
Resigned
SMITH, Douglas Andrew→
director · ~88y · appointed 1998-07-15 · resigned 1998-11-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (96 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-19
elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-register
officers · EH02
2023-09-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17