DICKSON TAXIS LIMITED

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SC395801 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-18
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
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: 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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
56 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
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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

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-11
    ➕
    NADEEM, Muhammad appointed
    director
  5. 2023-01-11
    ➖
    AHMED, Anfas resigned
    director
  6. 2023-01-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-01-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-01-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-01-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-10
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    RIZVI, Muhammad Safeer appointed
    secretary
  12. 2021-11-10
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    SATTAR, Kamran resigned
    secretary
  13. 2021-11-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-11-10
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2021-11-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2021-11-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2021-11-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2021-11-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2021-10-01
    ➖
    ASGHAR, Sidra resigned
    director
  20. 2021-10-01
    ➖
    SATTAR, Kamran resigned
    director
  21. 2021-10-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2021-10-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2021-09-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2021-09-27
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    AHMED, Anfas appointed
    director
  25. 2021-09-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2021-07-01
    ➖
    DICKSON, Alan resigned
    director
  27. 2021-07-01
    ➖
    DICKSON, Frances Moira resigned
    director
  28. 2021-07-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  29. 2021-06-09
    ➕
    SATTAR, Kamran appointed
    secretary
  30. 2021-06-09
    ➕
    SATTAR, Kamran appointed
    director
  31. 2021-05-09
    ➕
    ASGHAR, Sidra appointed
    director
  32. 2011-03-18
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    Company incorporated
    As DICKSON TAXIS LIMITED
  33. 2011-03-18
    ➕
    DICKSON, Alan appointed
    director
  34. 2011-03-18
    ➕
    DICKSON, Frances Moira 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 15 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Muhammad Safeer Rizvi
Individual · British · DOB 07/1986 · age 40
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting27/09/2021
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Anfas Ahmedceased 11/01/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Kamran Sattarceased 27/09/2021· 50-75% shares · board control
  • Mrs Frances Moira Dicksonceased 01/07/2021· 50-75% 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
Incorporated2011-03-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

23 Leyshade Court
Dundee
DD4 8XN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

RIZVI, Muhammad Safeer→
secretary · appointed 2021-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NADEEM, Muhammad→
director · ~48y · appointed 2023-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SATTAR, Kamran→
secretary · appointed 2021-06-09 · resigned 2021-11-10
Resigned
AHMED, Anfas→
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-09-27 · resigned 2023-01-11
Resigned
ASGHAR, Sidra→
director · ~36y · appointed 2021-05-09 · resigned 2021-10-01
Resigned
DICKSON, Alan→
director · ~70y · appointed 2011-03-18 · resigned 2021-07-01
Resigned
DICKSON, Frances Moira→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-03-18 · resigned 2021-07-01
Resigned
SATTAR, Kamran→
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-06-09 · resigned 2021-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-10
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-11-10