D. & J. TAXIS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC262877 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 8.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other reservation service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.0y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees500500

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-09-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-01-31
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    SWEENEY, Mandy resigned
    director
  8. 2022-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-13
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2018-04-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  14. 2017-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-02-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-12-16
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-02-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2014-03-05
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    SWEENEY, Mandy appointed
    director
  20. 2014-02-05
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    SWEENEY, Mandy resigned
    secretary
  21. 2014-01-05
    ➕
    MCLUSKEY, Karen Elizabeth appointed
    director
  22. 2013-09-28
    ➕
    TURRIFF, James Charles appointed
    director
  23. 2004-04-09
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    SWEENEY, Mandy appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-04-09
    ➖
    TURRIFF, James Charles Cruickshank resigned
    secretary
  25. 2004-04-09
    ➖
    TURRIFF, James Charles Cruickshank resigned
    director
  26. 2004-02-09
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    SWEENEY, Eugene Derek appointed
    director
  27. 2004-02-09
    ➕
    TURRIFF, James Charles Cruickshank appointed
    secretary
  28. 2004-02-09
    ➕
    TURRIFF, James Charles Cruickshank appointed
    director
  29. 2004-02-05
    ➖
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2004-02-05
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    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2004-02-03
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    Company incorporated
    As D. & J. TAXIS LIMITED
  32. 2004-02-03
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2004-02-03
    ➕
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

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 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-17

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Derek Sweeney
Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr James Turrif
Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-02-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC79909 — Other reservation service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 1 Blair Street
Perth
PH2 0JQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-17OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-03

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

MCLUSKEY, Karen Elizabeth→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWEENEY, Eugene Derek→
director · ~63y · appointed 2004-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TURRIFF, James Charles→
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWEENEY, Mandy→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-09 · resigned 2014-02-05
Resigned
TURRIFF, James Charles Cruickshank→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-09 · resigned 2004-04-09
Resigned
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-02-03 · resigned 2004-02-05
Resigned
SWEENEY, Mandy→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-03-05 · resigned 2022-01-31
Resigned
TURRIFF, James Charles Cruickshank→
director · ~66y · appointed 2004-02-09 · resigned 2004-04-09
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-02-03 · resigned 2004-02-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—09/04/2018—
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Recent filings (80 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-29