303 TAXIS LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC362010 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-01
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 Jul 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
61 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£20£40£60£80£100Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£100
Current assets£100
Net assets£100

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 (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-03-06
    WILSON, Paul resigned
    secretary
  11. 2017-03-06
    COWE, John Peoples resigned
    director
  12. 2017-03-06
    FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew resigned
    director
  13. 2017-03-06
    WILSON, Paul resigned
    director
  14. 2017-03-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-03-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-03-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-03-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2016-11-28
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2016-11-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2016-11-21
    LATIF, Farakh appointed
    director
  21. 2016-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2014-03-24
    BIRKMYER, Adele resigned
    director
  23. 2014-03-24
    COWE, John Peoples appointed
    director
  24. 2014-03-24
    FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2014-03-24
    HENDERSON, Evelyn Anne resigned
    director
  26. 2014-03-24
    HENDERSON, John Faitchen Ronaldson resigned
    director
  27. 2009-07-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 303 TAXIS LTD.
  28. 2009-07-01
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    secretary
  29. 2009-07-01
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    secretary
  30. 2009-07-01
    WILSON, Paul appointed
    secretary
  31. 2009-07-01
    BIRKMYER, Adele appointed
    director
  32. 2009-07-01
    HENDERSON, Evelyn Anne appointed
    director
  33. 2009-07-01
    HENDERSON, John Faitchen Ronaldson appointed
    director
  34. 2009-07-01
    MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
    nominee-director
  35. 2009-07-01
    MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
    nominee-director
  36. 2009-07-01
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    nominee-director
  37. 2009-07-01
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    nominee-director
  38. 2009-07-01
    WILSON, Paul appointed
    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
  • +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 17 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
Mr Damian Mark Andrew Farrell
Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63
2550%
25-50% shares01/07/2016
Mr John Peoples Cowe
Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63
2550%
25-50% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2009-07-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

3 Badger Park
Broxburn
EH52 5GY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)

LATIF, Farakh
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-11-21
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Active
TRAINER, Peter
secretary · appointed 2009-07-01 · resigned 2009-07-01
Resigned
WILSON, Paul
secretary · appointed 2009-07-01 · resigned 2017-03-06
Resigned
BIRKMYER, Adele
director · ~52y · appointed 2009-07-01 · resigned 2014-03-24
Resigned
COWE, John Peoples
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-03-24 · resigned 2017-03-06
Resigned
FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-03-24 · resigned 2017-03-06
Resigned
HENDERSON, Evelyn Anne
director · ~77y · appointed 2009-07-01 · resigned 2014-03-24
Resigned
HENDERSON, John Faitchen Ronaldson
director · ~79y · appointed 2009-07-01 · resigned 2014-03-24
Resigned
MCINTOSH, Susan
nominee-director · ~56y · appointed 2009-07-01 · resigned 2009-07-01
Resigned
TRAINER, Peter
nominee-director · ~74y · appointed 2009-07-01 · resigned 2009-07-01
Resigned
WILSON, Paul
director · ~64y · appointed 2009-07-01 · resigned 2017-03-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-26