PDS TAXI LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC190241 · ltd · incorporated 1998-10-13
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
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 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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 (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-16
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  2. 2024-08-12
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  3. 2023-06-30
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  4. 2022-05-26
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  5. 2021-07-14
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  6. 2020-06-29
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  7. 2019-06-24
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  8. 2018-03-09
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  9. 2017-04-05
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  10. 2016-05-19
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  11. 2016-05-19
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  12. 2016-05-19
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  13. 2016-02-24
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  14. 2016-01-07
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    MCCALLUM, Joyce Louise resigned
    secretary
  15. 2016-01-07
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    MCCALLUM, Dennis Andrew resigned
    director
  16. 2016-01-07
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    MCCALLUM, Joyce Louise resigned
    director
  17. 2015-12-18
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    address · AD01
  18. 2015-12-18
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2015-11-16
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    AITKEN, Diane Elizabeth appointed
    director
  20. 2015-11-16
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    AITKEN, Kevin John appointed
    director
  21. 2005-10-17
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    BROCKLEHURST, Karen Denise resigned
    director
  22. 2005-10-17
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    STEWART, Diane resigned
    director
  23. 2005-10-17
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    STEWART, Peter resigned
    director
  24. 2005-10-17
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    WORSLEY, Arthur resigned
    director
  25. 2005-10-04
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    MCKENZIE, George Thomas resigned
    secretary
  26. 2005-08-29
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    MCCALLUM, Joyce Louise appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-08-29
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    MCCALLUM, Dennis Andrew appointed
    director
  28. 2005-08-29
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    MCCALLUM, Joyce Louise appointed
    director
  29. 2001-10-25
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    ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL & HARLEY resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2001-10-09
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    BROCKLEHURST, Karen Denise appointed
    director
  31. 2000-10-25
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    MCKENZIE, George Thomas appointed
    secretary
  32. 1999-10-07
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    MCKIRDY, Robert resigned
    director
  33. 1998-11-10
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    MCKIRDY, Robert appointed
    director
  34. 1998-11-10
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    MURRAY, Stuart Ritchie resigned
    nominee-director
  35. 1998-11-10
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    STEWART, Diane appointed
    director
  36. 1998-11-10
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    STEWART, Peter appointed
    director
  37. 1998-11-10
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    WORSLEY, Arthur appointed
    director
  38. 1998-10-13
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    Company incorporated
    As PDS TAXI LIMITED
  39. 1998-10-13
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    ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL & HARLEY appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 1998-10-13
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    MURRAY, Stuart Ritchie appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

74/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

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

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.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kevin John Aitken
Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1965 · age 61
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1998-10-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

80 Silverknowes Eastway
Edinburgh
EH4 5NE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

AITKEN, Diane Elizabeth→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AITKEN, Kevin John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-11-16
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Active
MCCALLUM, Joyce Louise→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-29 · resigned 2016-01-07
Resigned
MCKENZIE, George Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-25 · resigned 2005-10-04
Resigned
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL & HARLEY→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-10-13 · resigned 2001-10-25
Resigned
BROCKLEHURST, Karen Denise→
director · ~66y · appointed 2001-10-09 · resigned 2005-10-17
Resigned
MCCALLUM, Dennis Andrew→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-08-29 · resigned 2016-01-07
Resigned
MCCALLUM, Joyce Louise→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-08-29 · resigned 2016-01-07
Resigned
MCKIRDY, Robert→
director · ~109y · appointed 1998-11-10 · resigned 1999-10-07
Resigned
MURRAY, Stuart Ritchie→
nominee-director · ~65y · appointed 1998-10-13 · resigned 1998-11-10
Resigned
STEWART, Diane→
director · ~60y · appointed 1998-11-10 · resigned 2005-10-17
Resigned
STEWART, Peter→
director · ~58y · appointed 1998-11-10 · resigned 2005-10-17
Resigned
WORSLEY, Arthur→
director · ~90y · appointed 1998-11-10 · resigned 2005-10-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
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accounts · AA
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-16