ANTHONY TAYLOR LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04582235 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-05
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
56 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-08-11➖TAYLOR, Elizabeth Jane resignedsecretary
- 2025-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2002-11-06➕TAYLOR, Anthony Charles appointeddirector
- 2002-11-06➖HEADLAM, Elspeth resignedsecretary
- 2002-11-06➕TAYLOR, Elizabeth Jane appointedsecretary
- 2002-11-06➖HEADLAM, Robin resigneddirector
- 2002-11-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ANTHONY TAYLOR LIMITED
- 2002-11-05➕HEADLAM, Elspeth appointedsecretary
- 2002-11-05➕HEADLAM, Robin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
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 |
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Mr Anthony Charles Taylor Individual · English · DOB 09/1952 · age 74 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-11-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
23 Sunhill Avenue
Topsham
Exeter
EX3 0BP
England
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 (1 active · 3 resigned)
TAYLOR, Anthony Charles→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2002-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HEADLAM, Elspeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-11-05 · resigned 2002-11-06
TAYLOR, Elizabeth Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-11-06 · resigned 2025-08-11
HEADLAM, Robin→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2002-11-05 · resigned 2002-11-06
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Recent filings (56 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-29