ELLIS TAXIS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC305111 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-06
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (68/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees1000

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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-28
    ➕
    ELLIS, Gordon Norman appointed
    director
  3. 2025-03-28
    ➖
    CHANDLER, Chris resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-03-28
    ➖
    HEGGIE, John Ronan resigned
    director
  5. 2025-03-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-03-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-03-28
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2024-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-07-08
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  10. 2024-06-28
    ➕
    ELLIS, Gordon appointed
    secretary
  11. 2023-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-02-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-02-07
    ➖
    ELLIS, Annabelle Margaret resigned
    director
  17. 2019-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-07-19
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  22. 2006-07-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ELLIS TAXIS LIMITED
  23. 2006-07-06
    ➕
    CHANDLER, Chris appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-07-06
    ➕
    ELLIS, Annabelle Margaret appointed
    director
  25. 2006-07-06
    ➕
    HEGGIE, John Ronan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ELLIS" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-07-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

The Garage
Pottery Street
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY1 3EU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-20
Last: 2025-07-06

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ELLIS, Gordon→
secretary · appointed 2024-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELLIS, Gordon Norman→
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHANDLER, Chris→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-06 · resigned 2025-03-28
Resigned
ELLIS, Annabelle Margaret→
director · ~78y · appointed 2006-07-06 · resigned 2021-02-07
Resigned
HEGGIE, John Ronan→
director · ~66y · appointed 2006-07-06 · resigned 2025-03-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-26