DAVIDSONS TAXIS LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC204277 · ltd · incorporated 2000-02-24

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

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year to Feb 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 49320

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

78 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-28

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2025-10-24
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2023-08-16
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2022-08-01
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2021-08-03
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2020-08-07
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2019-08-05
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2018-09-01
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2017-11-15
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2017-04-07
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capital · SH01
2017-04-07
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officers · AP01
2017-04-07
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officers · AP01
2017-04-06
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WHIGHAM, Andrew Peter appointed
director
2017-04-06
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WHIGHAM, Jan Frances appointed
director
2016-10-06
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accounts · AA
2016-04-13
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2015-10-29
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2002-09-28
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DAVIDSON, John Russell resigned
director
2002-09-19
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DAVIDSON, Sheila appointed
director
2001-10-10
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DAVIDSON, Derrick appointed
secretary
2001-10-10
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DAVIDSON, Derrick appointed
director
2001-10-10
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DAVIDSON, Alexandra resigned
secretary
2001-10-10
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DAVIDSON, Alexandra resigned
director
2000-10-12
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MCFARLANE, Arthur Lorrimer resigned
director
2000-07-14
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DAVIDSON, Alexandra appointed
secretary
2000-07-14
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DAVIDSON, Alexandra appointed
director
2000-02-24
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Company incorporated
As DAVIDSONS TAXIS LTD.
2000-02-24
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-02-24
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-02-24
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DAVIDSON, John Russell appointed
director
2000-02-24
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MCFARLANE, Arthur Lorrimer appointed
director
2000-02-24
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
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2000-02-24
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
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Owner dependency

88/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DAVIDSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Derrick Davidson Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1959 · age 67	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	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

Incorporated2000-02-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

5 Craigiebield Crescent

Penicuik

Midlothian

EH26 9EQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-10

Last: 2026-02-24

Officers (5 active · 6 resigned)

DAVIDSON, Derrick→

secretary · appointed 2001-10-10

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Active

DAVIDSON, Derrick→

director · ~67y · appointed 2001-10-10

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Active

DAVIDSON, Sheila→

director · ~67y · appointed 2002-09-19

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Active

WHIGHAM, Andrew Peter→

director · ~64y · appointed 2017-04-06

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Active

WHIGHAM, Jan Frances→

director · ~64y · appointed 2017-04-06

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Active

DAVIDSON, Alexandra→

secretary · appointed 2000-07-14 · resigned 2001-10-10

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-02-24 · resigned 2000-02-24

Resigned

DAVIDSON, Alexandra→

director · ~62y · appointed 2000-07-14 · resigned 2001-10-10

Resigned

DAVIDSON, John Russell→

director · ~73y · appointed 2000-02-24 · resigned 2002-09-28

Resigned

MCFARLANE, Arthur Lorrimer→

director · ~99y · appointed 2000-02-24 · resigned 2000-10-12

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-02-24 · resigned 2000-02-24

Resigned

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