RYEHILL TAXIS LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC189538 · ltd · incorporated 1998-09-18

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

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

22 officers (4 active, 22 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

22 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

104 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand

2025-10-06
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officers · CH01
2025-10-06
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officers · CH01
2025-10-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
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MCMILLAN, Thomas appointed
director
2022-01-28
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MUNEEB, Muhammad resigned
director
2022-01-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-15
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HARRIS, Ross Aitken appointed
director
2020-12-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-05-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-05-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-06-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-01-23
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COWE, John Peoples resigned
director
2015-01-23
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FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew resigned
director
2015-01-23
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KENNEDY, Shaun Martin resigned
director
2014-10-24
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HARRIS, Elizabeth Gibson appointed
director
2014-10-24
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HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun appointed
director
2014-10-24
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MUNEEB, Muhammad appointed
director
2013-08-15
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AKGUN, Markos resigned
director
2013-04-03
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KENNEDY, Shaun Martin appointed
director
2011-02-01
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COWE, John Peoples appointed
director
2011-02-01
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FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew appointed
director
2010-06-01
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COWE, John Peoples resigned
director
2010-06-01
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FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew resigned
director
2009-09-09
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PURNELL, Elaine Mary resigned
secretary
2009-09-09
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PURNELL, Craig Clark resigned
director
2009-09-09
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PURNELL, Elaine Mary resigned
director
2009-09-09
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PURNELL, William John resigned
director
2009-09-09
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PURNELL, William Ross resigned
director
2009-06-22
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AKGUN, Markos appointed
director
2009-06-22
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COWE, John Peoples appointed
director
2009-06-22
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FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew appointed
director
2007-11-21
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PURNELL, Craig Clark appointed
director
2007-11-21
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PURNELL, William John appointed
director
2000-03-13
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PAUL, John Macdonald resigned
secretary
2000-03-13
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PURNELL, Elaine Mary appointed
secretary
2000-03-13
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PAUL, John Macdonald resigned
director
2000-02-13
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PAUL, Jean Forbes resigned
director
1998-09-18
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Company incorporated
As RYEHILL TAXIS LTD.
1998-09-18
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PAUL, John Macdonald appointed
secretary
1998-09-18
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TRAINER, Diane appointed
nominee-secretary
1998-09-18
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TRAINER, Diane resigned
nominee-secretary

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Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ian Colquhoun Harris Individual · British · DOB 10/1950 · age 76	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Elizabeth Gibson Harris Individual · British · DOB 03/1953 · age 73	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1998-09-18

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

136 Boden Street

Glasgow

G40 3PX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-02

Last: 2025-09-18

Officers (4 active · 18 resigned)

HARRIS, Elizabeth Gibson→

director · ~73y · appointed 2014-10-24

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Active

HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun→

director · ~76y · appointed 2014-10-24

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HARRIS, Ross Aitken→

director · ~48y · appointed 2020-12-15

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Active

MCMILLAN, Thomas→

director · ~63y · appointed 2022-01-28

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Active

PAUL, John Macdonald→

secretary · appointed 1998-09-18 · resigned 2000-03-13

Resigned

PURNELL, Elaine Mary→

secretary · appointed 2000-03-13 · resigned 2009-09-09

Resigned

TRAINER, Diane→

nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-09-18 · resigned 1998-09-18

Resigned

AKGUN, Markos→

director · ~52y · appointed 2009-06-22 · resigned 2013-08-15

Resigned

COWE, John Peoples→

director · ~63y · appointed 2011-02-01 · resigned 2015-01-23

Resigned

COWE, John Peoples→

director · ~63y · appointed 2009-06-22 · resigned 2010-06-01

Resigned

FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew→

director · ~63y · appointed 2011-02-01 · resigned 2015-01-23

Resigned

FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew→

director · ~63y · appointed 2009-06-22 · resigned 2010-06-01

Resigned

KENNEDY, Shaun Martin→

director · ~53y · appointed 2013-04-03 · resigned 2015-01-23

Resigned

MCINTOSH, Susan→

nominee-director · ~56y · appointed 1998-09-18 · resigned 1998-09-18

Resigned

MUNEEB, Muhammad→

director · ~45y · appointed 2014-10-24 · resigned 2022-01-28

Resigned

PAUL, Jean Forbes→

director · ~85y · appointed 1998-09-18 · resigned 2000-02-13

Resigned

PAUL, John Macdonald→

director · ~86y · appointed 1998-09-18 · resigned 2000-03-13

Resigned

PURNELL, Craig Clark→

director · ~36y · appointed 2007-11-21 · resigned 2009-09-09

Resigned

PURNELL, Elaine Mary→

director · ~65y · appointed 1998-09-18 · resigned 2009-09-09

Resigned

PURNELL, William John→

director · ~38y · appointed 2007-11-21 · resigned 2009-09-09

Resigned

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Recent filings (104 total)

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officers · CH01

2025-10-06

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

officers · CH01

2025-10-06

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-10-06

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-10-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-10-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-05-09

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

officers · CH01

2024-10-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-05-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-04-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-09-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-05-06

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

officers · TM01

2022-01-28