BLACK & WHITE TAXIS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC188972 · ltd · incorporated 1998-09-02
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
89 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30

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

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-08-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-08-23
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2024-08-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-09
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    address · AD01
  13. 2018-10-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-10-18
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    BENNESBAH, Nawel appointed
    director
  17. 2008-11-26
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    BENMESBAH, Nawel resigned
    director
  18. 2007-07-20
    ➖
    PATERSON, John resigned
    secretary
  19. 2007-07-20
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    COLLINS, Paula Mary resigned
    director
  20. 2007-03-23
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    HACENE, Tahar appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-03-23
    ➕
    HACENE, Tahar appointed
    director
  22. 2007-03-23
    ➕
    BENMESBAH, Nawel appointed
    director
  23. 2006-11-24
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    COLLINS, Paula Mary resigned
    secretary
  24. 2006-11-24
    ➕
    PATERSON, John appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-04-08
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    COLLINS, David Robert resigned
    director
  26. 2006-04-05
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    COLLINS, Paula Mary appointed
    director
  27. 2004-08-01
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    COLLINS, Paula Mary appointed
    secretary
  28. 2004-08-01
    ➖
    MCKENZIE, George Thomas resigned
    secretary
  29. 2002-09-25
    ➖
    HOPPER, James Hendry resigned
    director
  30. 2001-08-23
    ➖
    ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL & HARLEY resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2001-08-20
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    MCKENZIE, George Thomas appointed
    secretary
  32. 1998-10-01
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    COLLINS, David Robert appointed
    director
  33. 1998-10-01
    ➕
    HOPPER, James Hendry appointed
    director
  34. 1998-10-01
    ➖
    MURRAY, Stuart Ritchie resigned
    nominee-director
  35. 1998-09-02
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    Company incorporated
    As BLACK & WHITE TAXIS LIMITED
  36. 1998-09-02
    ➕
    ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL & HARLEY appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 1998-09-02
    ➕
    MURRAY, Stuart Ritchie appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Tahar Hacene
Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares02/09/2016

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
Incorporated1998-09-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

26 Southhouse Broadway
Edinburgh
EH17 8EN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

HACENE, Tahar→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-23
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Active
BENNESBAH, Nawel→
director · ~45y · appointed 2011-10-18
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Active
HACENE, Tahar→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLLINS, Paula Mary→
secretary · appointed 2004-08-01 · resigned 2006-11-24
Resigned
MCKENZIE, George Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2001-08-20 · resigned 2004-08-01
Resigned
PATERSON, John→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-24 · resigned 2007-07-20
Resigned
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL & HARLEY→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-09-02 · resigned 2001-08-23
Resigned
BENMESBAH, Nawel→
director · ~45y · appointed 2007-03-23 · resigned 2008-11-26
Resigned
COLLINS, David Robert→
director · ~64y · appointed 1998-10-01 · resigned 2006-04-08
Resigned
COLLINS, Paula Mary→
director · ~53y · appointed 2006-04-05 · resigned 2007-07-20
Resigned
HOPPER, James Hendry→
director · ~80y · appointed 1998-10-01 · resigned 2002-09-25
Resigned
MURRAY, Stuart Ritchie→
nominee-director · ~65y · appointed 1998-09-02 · resigned 1998-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (89 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-08-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-14