C.F. TAYLOR & CO. LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00143479 · ltd · incorporated 1916-03-31

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£1

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (75/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

15 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

124 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1

~ YoY

Current Assets

£1

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£1	£1
Current assets	£1	£1
Net assets	£1	£1

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2026-02-18
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-01-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-04
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HOLMES, Stephanie Joanne appointed
secretary
2022-01-04
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DAVENPORT, Kathryn Anne resigned
secretary
2022-01-04
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-09-15
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-02-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-06-25
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-02-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-01-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-06-03
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GYLLENHAMMAR, Peter Jan Patrik Valentin appointed
director
2005-03-31
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BRITISH MOHAIR HOLDINGS LTD appointed
corporate-director
2005-03-31
➕
DAVENPORT, Kathryn Anne appointed
secretary
2005-03-31
➖
CYBRUS LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2005-03-31
➖
BROWALLIA CORPORATE DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2004-06-30
➖
SHEEHAN, John resigned
secretary
2004-06-30
➕
CYBRUS LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-06-30
➖
STORK, Richard Joseph resigned
director
2004-06-30
➕
BROWALLIA CORPORATE DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2002-09-30
➖
CLARKE, Roger Arthur resigned
secretary
2002-09-30
➕
SHEEHAN, John appointed
secretary
1995-03-31
➖
LITTLE, Charles Andrew resigned
director
1995-03-31
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STORK, Richard Joseph appointed
director
1993-03-31
➕
CLARKE, Roger Arthur appointed
secretary
1993-03-31
➖
YEWDALL, Stanley resigned
secretary
1992-12-31
➖
LITTEN, Gerard resigned
director
1916-03-31
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Company incorporated
As C.F. TAYLOR & CO. LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 110 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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Peter Jan Patrik Valentin Gyllenhammar Individual · Swedish · DOB 09/1953 · age 73	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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CANDOUR PROPERTIES INVESTMENTS II LIMITED→ 15547577 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
CANDOUR PROPERTIES INVESTMENTS III LIMITED→ 15787288 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
CHURCH PROPERTY GROUP LIMITED→ 11907739 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
CHURCH VALE APARTMENTS FREEHOLD LIMITED→ 16067197 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
CHURCH VIEW KIRKHEATON MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 10735178 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
CMD HOLDINGS (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED→ 16312806 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
COACHHOUSE HEALING HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 12082782 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
CONNECTING DEFI LIMITED→ 13092603 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
CORE BUSINESS GROUP LIMITED→ 11029119 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1916-03-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Victoria Mills Victoria Lane

Golcar

Huddersfield

West Yorkshire

HD7 4JG

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-14

Last: 2026-05-31

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

HOLMES, Stephanie Joanne→

secretary · appointed 2022-01-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GYLLENHAMMAR, Peter Jan Patrik Valentin→

director · ~73y · appointed 2015-06-03

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BRITISH MOHAIR HOLDINGS LTD→

corporate-director · appointed 2005-03-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CLARKE, Roger Arthur→

secretary · appointed 1993-03-31 · resigned 2002-09-30

Resigned

DAVENPORT, Kathryn Anne→

secretary · appointed 2005-03-31 · resigned 2022-01-04

Resigned

SHEEHAN, John→

secretary · appointed 2002-09-30 · resigned 2004-06-30

Resigned

YEWDALL, Stanley→

secretary · resigned 1993-03-31

Resigned

CYBRUS LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-06-30 · resigned 2005-03-31

Resigned

LITTEN, Gerard→

director · ~95y · resigned 1992-12-31

Resigned

LITTLE, Charles Andrew→

director · ~93y · resigned 1995-03-31

Resigned

STORK, Richard Joseph→

director · ~78y · appointed 1995-03-31 · resigned 2004-06-30

Resigned

BROWALLIA CORPORATE DIRECTOR LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2004-06-30 · resigned 2005-03-31

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (124 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-06-08

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-02-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-01-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-01-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-01-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-01-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-22

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2022-01-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-01-27

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2022-01-04

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2021-09-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-08-11