A D TAYLOR LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04471076 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-27
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 16.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 16.5y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees5500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2018-07-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-07-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-07-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-07-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-07-02
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  17. 2018-07-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2009-11-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  19. 2007-02-28
    ➕
    HALL, Jonathan Leonard Marcus appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-02-28
    ➕
    HALL, Jonathan Leonard Marcus appointed
    director
  21. 2007-02-28
    ➕
    HALL, Rosamunde Charlotte Pamela appointed
    director
  22. 2007-02-28
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    TAYLOR, Olive Mary resigned
    secretary
  23. 2007-02-28
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Andrew David resigned
    director
  24. 2007-02-28
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Olive Mary resigned
    director
  25. 2002-06-27
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    Company incorporated
    As A D TAYLOR LIMITED
  26. 2002-06-27
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Olive Mary appointed
    secretary
  27. 2002-06-27
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2002-06-27
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-06-27
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Andrew David appointed
    director
  30. 2002-06-27
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Olive Mary appointed
    director
  31. 2002-06-27
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2002-06-27
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Rosamunde Charlotte Pamela Hall
Individual · British · DOB 12/1981 · age 45
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr Jonathan Leonard Marcus Hall
Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-06-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

4th Floor Llanthony Warehouse
The Docks
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL1 2EH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

HALL, Jonathan Leonard Marcus→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALL, Jonathan Leonard Marcus→
director · ~53y · appointed 2007-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALL, Rosamunde Charlotte Pamela→
director · ~45y · appointed 2007-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR, Olive Mary→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-27 · resigned 2007-02-28
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-27 · resigned 2002-06-27
Resigned
TAYLOR, Andrew David→
director · ~74y · appointed 2002-06-27 · resigned 2007-02-28
Resigned
TAYLOR, Olive Mary→
director · ~72y · appointed 2002-06-27 · resigned 2007-02-28
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-06-27 · resigned 2002-06-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture1 property18/11/2009—
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Recent filings (82 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-10-31