A.A. TAYLOR GENERAL BUILDERS LIMITED

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04549264 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-01
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£-46.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £46,333

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£46k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 73% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£46k-£36k-£27k-£17k-£7k£3kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£-46.3k£-35.5k
Current assets£2.9k£1.7k
Net assets£-46.3k£-35.5k

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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-31
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  2. 2024-10-31
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  3. 2023-07-25
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  4. 2022-12-09
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    address · AD01
  5. 2022-07-26
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  6. 2021-07-31
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  7. 2020-10-31
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  8. 2019-07-30
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  9. 2018-07-24
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  10. 2017-10-02
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2017-07-28
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-01
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    PAYNE, Julie appointed
    director
  13. 2016-07-29
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-11-02
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  15. 2015-07-27
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  16. 2014-11-12
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2009-11-01
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    TAYLOR, Andrew Arthur appointed
    secretary
  18. 2009-11-01
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    BRICE, Elaine resigned
    secretary
  19. 2002-10-07
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
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  20. 2002-10-07
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
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  21. 2002-10-01
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    Company incorporated
    As A.A. TAYLOR GENERAL BUILDERS LIMITED
  22. 2002-10-01
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    TAYLOR, Andrew Arthur appointed
    director
  23. 2002-10-01
    ➕
    BRICE, Elaine appointed
    secretary
  24. 2002-10-01
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-10-01
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "TAYLOR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Arthur Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—sig. influence75-100% shares · significant influence01/10/2016

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
Incorporated2002-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

24 The Orchard
Fen Drayton
Cambridge
CB24 4SN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

TAYLOR, Andrew Arthur→
secretary · appointed 2009-11-01
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Active
PAYNE, Julie→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-07-01
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Active
TAYLOR, Andrew Arthur→
director · ~61y · appointed 2002-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRICE, Elaine→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-01 · resigned 2009-11-01
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-01 · resigned 2002-10-07
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-01 · resigned 2002-10-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
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accounts · AA
2025-07-31
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accounts · AA
2024-10-31
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2024-10-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-07-30