MCLEANS TAXIS LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC519419 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
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
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (65/100).
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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2300 | 2200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-13➖MCLEAN, William resigneddirector
- 2023-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-09📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2021-06-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-03🏢Company incorporatedAs MCLEANS TAXIS LTD
- 2015-11-03➕MCLEAN, Doris appointeddirector
- 2015-11-03➕MCLEAN, Heather appointeddirector
- 2015-11-03➕MCLEAN, Paul appointeddirector
- 2015-11-03➕MCLEAN, William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCLEAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Doris Mclean Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/04/2021 |
Mr Paul Mclean Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/04/2021 |
Miss Heather Mclean Individual · British · DOB 07/1987 · age 39 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/04/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr William Mcleanceased 13/02/2024· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-11-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320
Registered office
Challoch Inn, Bridge Of Aldouran
Leswalt
Stranraer
DG9 0LJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
MCLEAN, Doris→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2015-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCLEAN, Heather→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2015-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCLEAN, Paul→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2015-11-03
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MCLEAN, William→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2015-11-03 · resigned 2024-02-13
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Recent filings (28 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-09