ABERDEEN CAB COMPANY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC385463 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-15
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-06📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2021-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-12📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2018-04-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2017-07-12📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2016-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2012-12-05➕SHEPHERD & WEDDERBURN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-12-05➕MCLEOD, Russell appointeddirector
- 2012-12-05➖ROSE, Stephen resigneddirector
- 2012-12-05➖ROSE, William resigneddirector
- 2011-06-05➖HEALY, Michael resigneddirector
- 2011-06-05➕ROSE, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2011-06-05➕ROSE, William appointeddirector
- 2010-09-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ABERDEEN CAB COMPANY LIMITED
- 2010-09-15➕HEALY, Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Rainbow Cars Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Rainbow Cars Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ABERDEEN CAB COMPANY LIMITED
This company · SC385463
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rainbow Cars Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 12/07/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-09-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320
Registered office
Rainbow House Craigshaw Road
West Tullos
Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
AB12 3AR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
SHEPHERD & WEDDERBURN SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2012-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCLEOD, Russell→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2012-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HEALY, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2010-09-15 · resigned 2011-06-05
ROSE, Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2011-06-05 · resigned 2012-12-05
ROSE, William→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2011-06-05 · resigned 2012-12-05
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Recent filings (47 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2025-01-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2023-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-20
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-01-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2021-03-09
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2020-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-27