MELROSE TAXIS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC364953 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-02
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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Opportunity
74/100
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 74/100 (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 (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
53 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
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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

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Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-15
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  2. 2024-05-24
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  3. 2023-05-21
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  4. 2022-05-23
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  5. 2021-06-30
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  6. 2020-05-11
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  7. 2019-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2017-10-13
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  9. 2017-10-13
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  10. 2017-10-13
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  11. 2017-10-13
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  12. 2017-10-13
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  13. 2017-09-05
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  14. 2017-09-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2017-06-01
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    CRAWFORD, Caroline Elizabeth appointed
    director
  18. 2017-06-01
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    COWE, John Peoples resigned
    director
  19. 2017-06-01
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    FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew resigned
    director
  20. 2013-07-31
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    GIBB, Andrew James resigned
    director
  21. 2013-07-31
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    GIBB, Keith Melrose resigned
    director
  22. 2013-05-21
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    CRAWFORD, Keith Alexander appointed
    director
  23. 2013-05-21
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    COWE, John Peoples appointed
    director
  24. 2013-05-21
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    FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2009-09-02
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    Company incorporated
    As MELROSE TAXIS LTD.
  26. 2009-09-02
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    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    nominee-secretary
  27. 2009-09-02
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    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    nominee-secretary
  28. 2009-09-02
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    GIBB, Andrew James appointed
    director
  29. 2009-09-02
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    GIBB, Keith Melrose appointed
    director
  30. 2009-09-02
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    MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
    nominee-director
  31. 2009-09-02
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    MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
    nominee-director
  32. 2009-09-02
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    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    director
  33. 2009-09-02
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    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
Keith Alexander Crawford
Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2017
Caroline Elizabeth Crawford
Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr John Peoples Coweceased 01/06/2017· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Damian Mark Andrew Farrellceased 01/06/2017· 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
Incorporated2009-09-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

57 Drum Brae North
Edinburgh
EH4 8AU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

CRAWFORD, Caroline Elizabeth→
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRAWFORD, Keith Alexander→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-05-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TRAINER, Peter→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2009-09-02 · resigned 2009-09-02
Resigned
COWE, John Peoples→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-05-21 · resigned 2017-06-01
Resigned
FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-05-21 · resigned 2017-06-01
Resigned
GIBB, Andrew James→
director · ~40y · appointed 2009-09-02 · resigned 2013-07-31
Resigned
GIBB, Keith Melrose→
director · ~73y · appointed 2009-09-02 · resigned 2013-07-31
Resigned
MCINTOSH, Susan→
nominee-director · ~56y · appointed 2009-09-02 · resigned 2009-09-02
Resigned
TRAINER, Peter→
director · ~74y · appointed 2009-09-02 · resigned 2009-09-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-08