379 TAXIS LTD.
Opportunity 77/100 (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: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-01-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-01-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-01-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-11-14➖CRAWFORD, Derek James resigneddirector
- 2018-08-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-08-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-08-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-08-14🏢Company incorporatedAs 379 TAXIS LTD.
- 2018-08-14➕HARRIS, Elizabeth Gibson appointeddirector
- 2018-08-14➕HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun appointeddirector
- 2018-08-14➕SINGH, Sukhvinder appointeddirector
- 2018-08-14➕CRAWFORD, Derek James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Elizabeth Gibson Harris Individual · British · DOB 03/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 14/11/2018 |
Mr Ian Colquhoun Harris Individual · British · DOB 10/1950 · age 76 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 14/11/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Derek James Crawfordceased 14/11/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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