TALISMAN TAXIS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC237057 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-19
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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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
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading 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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 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 Liabilities
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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

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-23
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  3. 2023-05-22
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  4. 2022-05-24
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  5. 2021-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-05-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2019-05-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2019-02-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2019-02-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2019-02-01
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-02-01
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  14. 2019-02-01
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-01-24
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    BAIN, William David resigned
    director
  16. 2018-12-12
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    COWE, John Peoples resigned
    director
  17. 2018-12-12
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    FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew resigned
    director
  18. 2018-12-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2018-12-12
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    officers · AP01
  20. 2018-12-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2018-12-10
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    THOMSON, Ann appointed
    director
  22. 2018-12-10
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    THOMSON, James Henderson appointed
    director
  23. 2018-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  24. 2015-07-28
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    THOMSON, Sarah resigned
    secretary
  25. 2015-07-28
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    THOMSON, Graeme Ian resigned
    director
  26. 2015-05-15
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    BAIN, William David appointed
    director
  27. 2015-05-15
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    COWE, John Peoples appointed
    director
  28. 2015-05-15
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    FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew appointed
    director
  29. 2002-10-28
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    REID, James resigned
    director
  30. 2002-09-19
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    Company incorporated
    As TALISMAN TAXIS LTD.
  31. 2002-09-19
    ➕
    THOMSON, Sarah appointed
    secretary
  32. 2002-09-19
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2002-09-19
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2002-09-19
    ➕
    REID, James appointed
    director
  35. 2002-09-19
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    THOMSON, Graeme Ian appointed
    director
  36. 2002-09-19
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 2002-09-19
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ann Thomson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares24/01/2019
James Henderson Thomson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares24/01/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr John Peoples Coweceased 12/12/2018· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Damian Mark Andrew Farrellceased 12/12/2018· 25-50% 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
Incorporated2002-09-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

75 Langton View
East Calder
Livingston
EH53 0RB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-04
Last: 2025-05-21

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

THOMSON, Ann→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMSON, James Henderson→
director · ~63y · appointed 2018-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMSON, Sarah→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-19 · resigned 2015-07-28
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-19 · resigned 2002-09-19
Resigned
BAIN, William David→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-05-15 · resigned 2019-01-24
Resigned
COWE, John Peoples→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-05-15 · resigned 2018-12-12
Resigned
FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-05-15 · resigned 2018-12-12
Resigned
REID, James→
director · ~87y · appointed 2002-09-19 · resigned 2002-10-28
Resigned
THOMSON, Graeme Ian→
director · ~67y · appointed 2002-09-19 · resigned 2015-07-28
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-19 · resigned 2002-09-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-05-30