A.J.R. TAYLOR (CONSTRUCTION) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00976161 · ltd · incorporated 1970-04-03
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 48.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 48.9y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 48.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
105 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £0 | £0 |
| Net assets | £0 | £0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-15📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-08-15➖TAYLOR, Shirley Martha resignedsecretary
- 2023-08-15➖TAYLOR, Shirley Martha resigneddirector
- 2023-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-09-27🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-06-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-06-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2006-02-10➖TAYLOR, Alec James Richard resigneddirector
- 1991-03-05🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 1991-03-05🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 1986-04-07🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1985-08-26🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1983-09-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1977-07-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank Limited
- 1970-04-03🏢Company incorporatedAs A.J.R. TAYLOR (CONSTRUCTION) LIMITED
Owner dependency
96/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "TAYLOR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 56 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Robin Charles Sandlant Taylor Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr James Richard Stanton Taylor Individual · British · DOB 09/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Shirley Martha Taylorceased 22/06/2018· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1970-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
98 Searby Road
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN2 4DT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
Active
Active
TAYLOR, Shirley Martha→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2023-08-15
TAYLOR, Alec James Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~105y · resigned 2006-02-10
TAYLOR, Shirley Martha→
Resigneddirector · ~97y · resigned 2023-08-15
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 07/04/1986 | 05/03/1991 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 26/08/1985 | 05/03/1991 | |
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Charge | 1 property | 06/09/1983 | — | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank Limited | Mortgage | 1 property | 01/07/1977 | 27/09/2019 |
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Recent filings (105 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2019-09-27