EMERALD TAXIS LTD.

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SC365496 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-14
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
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 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 (77/100)

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
11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
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£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-01-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-01-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-07-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-07-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-07-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-07-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-07-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-07-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2024-07-10
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    HARRIS, Elizabeth Gibson resigned
    director
  13. 2024-07-10
    ➖
    HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun resigned
    director
  14. 2023-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-01-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2021-01-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2021-01-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2021-01-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2021-01-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  23. 2020-11-13
    ➖
    LUCAS, Alexander Richard resigned
    director
  24. 2020-11-13
    ➖
    LUCAS, Ben Spencer resigned
    director
  25. 2020-11-13
    ➖
    LUCAS, Laura Jayne resigned
    director
  26. 2020-08-13
    ➕
    DEMARCO, Lee appointed
    director
  27. 2020-08-13
    ➕
    HARRIS, Elizabeth Gibson appointed
    director
  28. 2020-08-13
    ➕
    HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun appointed
    director
  29. 2018-06-20
    ➕
    LUCAS, Ben Spencer appointed
    director
  30. 2011-04-05
    ➖
    WARD, Frederick resigned
    director
  31. 2011-04-05
    ➖
    WARD, Sean Anthony resigned
    director
  32. 2010-12-31
    ➕
    LUCAS, Alexander Richard appointed
    director
  33. 2010-12-31
    ➕
    LUCAS, Laura Jayne appointed
    director
  34. 2009-09-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EMERALD TAXIS LTD.
  35. 2009-09-14
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    secretary
  36. 2009-09-14
    ➖
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    secretary
  37. 2009-09-14
    ➕
    MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
    nominee-director
  38. 2009-09-14
    ➖
    MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
    nominee-director
  39. 2009-09-14
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    director
  40. 2009-09-14
    ➖
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    director
  41. 2009-09-14
    ➕
    WARD, Frederick appointed
    director
  42. 2009-09-14
    ➕
    WARD, Sean Anthony 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Lee Demarco
Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44
75–100%
—75-100% shares10/07/2024
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Ian Colquhoun Harrisceased 10/07/2024· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Elizabeth Gibson Harrisceased 10/07/2024· 25-50% shares
  • Miss Laura Jayne Lucasceased 13/11/2020· 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
Incorporated2009-09-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

23 Wildflower Crescent
Ormiston
Tranent
EH35 5AF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14

Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)

DEMARCO, Lee→
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TRAINER, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2009-09-14 · resigned 2009-09-14
Resigned
HARRIS, Elizabeth Gibson→
director · ~73y · appointed 2020-08-13 · resigned 2024-07-10
Resigned
HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun→
director · ~76y · appointed 2020-08-13 · resigned 2024-07-10
Resigned
LUCAS, Alexander Richard→
director · ~33y · appointed 2010-12-31 · resigned 2020-11-13
Resigned
LUCAS, Ben Spencer→
director · ~28y · appointed 2018-06-20 · resigned 2020-11-13
Resigned
LUCAS, Laura Jayne→
director · ~53y · appointed 2010-12-31 · resigned 2020-11-13
Resigned
MCINTOSH, Susan→
nominee-director · ~56y · appointed 2009-09-14 · resigned 2009-09-14
Resigned
TRAINER, Peter→
director · ~74y · appointed 2009-09-14 · resigned 2009-09-14
Resigned
WARD, Frederick→
director · ~71y · appointed 2009-09-14 · resigned 2011-04-05
Resigned
WARD, Sean Anthony→
director · ~36y · appointed 2009-09-14 · resigned 2011-04-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-15