D.R. TAXIS LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC246986 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-01

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

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 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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 (1 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

91 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

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

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-01-04
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2025-02-06
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2024-01-22
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2023-01-10
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2022-01-30
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2021-03-23
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2019-12-30
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2018-08-02
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accounts · AA
2018-02-23
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RILLIE, Duncan Lonie resigned
director
2018-02-23
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officers · TM01
2017-10-19
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2017-10-19
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2017-10-19
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address · AD01
2017-10-13
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FARRER, Robin Mycko appointed
director
2017-10-13
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BILICI, Fiona Heather resigned
secretary
2017-10-13
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BILICI, Fiona Heather resigned
director
2017-10-13
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BLANCH, Andrew Graeme resigned
director
2017-10-13
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RILLIE, Colin Duncan resigned
director
2013-04-12
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MCCOLL, Kevin John resigned
director
2003-05-07
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RILLIE, Duncan Lonie resigned
secretary
2003-04-28
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BILICI, Fiona Heather appointed
secretary
2003-04-01
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Company incorporated
As D.R. TAXIS LTD.
2003-04-01
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RILLIE, Duncan Lonie appointed
secretary
2003-04-01
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
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2003-04-01
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-04-01
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BILICI, Fiona Heather appointed
director
2003-04-01
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BLANCH, Andrew Graeme appointed
director
2003-04-01
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MCCOLL, Kevin John appointed
director
2003-04-01
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RILLIE, Colin Duncan appointed
director
2003-04-01
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RILLIE, Duncan Lonie appointed
director
2003-04-01
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
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2003-04-01
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
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2003-04-01
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PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
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2003-04-01
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PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
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Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Robin Mycko Farrer Individual · British · DOB 08/1991 · age 35	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	13/10/2017

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Andrew Graeme Blanchceased 13/10/2017· 75-100% shares
Mr Duncan Lonie Rillieceased 13/10/2017· 75-100% shares
Mr Colin Duncan Rillieceased 13/10/2017· 75-100% shares
Ms Fiona Heather Rillieceased 13/10/2017· 75-100% 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

Incorporated2003-04-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

23 Upper Craigour

Edinburgh

EH17 7SE

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-09

Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)

FARRER, Robin Mycko→

director · ~35y · appointed 2017-10-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BILICI, Fiona Heather→

secretary · appointed 2003-04-28 · resigned 2017-10-13

Resigned

RILLIE, Duncan Lonie→

secretary · appointed 2003-04-01 · resigned 2003-05-07

Resigned

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-01 · resigned 2003-04-01

Resigned

BILICI, Fiona Heather→

director · ~49y · appointed 2003-04-01 · resigned 2017-10-13

Resigned

BLANCH, Andrew Graeme→

director · ~51y · appointed 2003-04-01 · resigned 2017-10-13

Resigned

MCCOLL, Kevin John→

director · ~73y · appointed 2003-04-01 · resigned 2013-04-12

Resigned

RILLIE, Colin Duncan→

director · ~46y · appointed 2003-04-01 · resigned 2017-10-13

Resigned

RILLIE, Duncan Lonie→

director · ~87y · appointed 2003-04-01 · resigned 2018-02-23

Resigned

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-01 · resigned 2003-04-01

Resigned

PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-01 · resigned 2003-04-01

Resigned

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