A.J. TAYLOR LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02991167 · ltd · incorporated 1994-11-14
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£555.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -60% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £555,438
Net assets shrinking
Down £25,154 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 60% YoY
Cash YoY
-60%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£305k
↓ 60% YoY
Net Worth
£555k
↓ 4.3% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↓ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £569.7k | £594.8k |
| Current assets | £1.24M | £1.38M |
| Cash | £305.4k | £765.1k |
| Debtors | £882.9k | £603.2k |
| Net assets | £555.4k | £580.6k |
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.
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See pricing →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 (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31➕BROWN, Ashley Thomas appointeddirector
- 2023-03-31➖TAYLOR, Andrew John resigneddirector
- 2023-03-31➖TAYLOR, Katherine India resigneddirector
- 2023-03-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-03-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-12-31➕TAYLOR, Katherine India appointeddirector
- 2020-05-29➖WILLIAMS, David George resignedsecretary
- 2020-05-29📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-17📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2018-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-11-01➕GARDINER, Gavin Peter appointeddirector
- 1999-04-23➖TAYLOR, Jenny Yvette resignedsecretary
- 1999-04-23➕WILLIAMS, David George appointedsecretary
- 1994-11-14🏢Company incorporatedAs A.J. TAYLOR LIMITED
- 1994-11-14➕TAYLOR, Jenny Yvette appointedsecretary
- 1994-11-14➕WING, Clifford Donald appointedsecretary
- 1994-11-14➖WING, Clifford Donald resignedsecretary
- 1994-11-14➕TAYLOR, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 1994-11-14➕BONUSWORTH LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 1994-11-14➖BONUSWORTH LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ashley Thomas Brown Individual · British · DOB 07/1990 · age 36 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares · firm interest | 31/03/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Andrew John Taylorceased 31/03/2023· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-11-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation
Registered office
31 St John's
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR2 5AG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
BROWN, Ashley Thomas→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2023-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GARDINER, Gavin Peter→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2013-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TAYLOR, Jenny Yvette→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-11-14 · resigned 1999-04-23
WILLIAMS, David George→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-04-23 · resigned 2020-05-29
WING, Clifford Donald→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-11-14 · resigned 1994-11-14
TAYLOR, Andrew John→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1994-11-14 · resigned 2023-03-31
TAYLOR, Katherine India→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2020-12-31 · resigned 2023-03-31
BONUSWORTH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 1994-11-14 · resigned 1994-11-14
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Recent filings (91 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-11