HIGHLAND TAXIS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC709051 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-09
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 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 | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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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
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29➕DONALDSON, Robert John appointeddirector
- 2023-06-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-09🏢Company incorporatedAs HIGHLAND TAXIS LTD
- 2021-09-09➕REID, Paul appointedsecretary
- 2021-09-09➕REID, Paul appointeddirector
- 2021-09-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Paul Reid Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/09/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-09-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320
Registered office
29 High Street
Invergordon
Ross-Shire
IV18 0DG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
DONALDSON, Robert John→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2023-06-29
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Recent filings (13 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-09-09