S V TAYLOR LTD
🌳Matureactive
07621293 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-04
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 12.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£477.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01410
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.9y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £477,746
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£478k
↑ 8.2% YoY
Current Assets
£443k
↑ 15% 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 | £746.7k | £770.0k |
| Current assets | £443.0k | £384.6k |
| Cash | — | £6.5k |
| Debtors | £278.6k | £193.8k |
| Net assets | £477.7k | £441.6k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-26📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-06-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-06-25📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-06-25📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-06-25📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-06-25📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-06-25📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-06-25📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-06-19📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-10-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-10-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-01➕TAYLOR, Jonathan Samuel appointeddirector
- 2013-09-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2011-05-04🏢Company incorporatedAs S V TAYLOR LTD
- 2011-05-04➕TAYLOR, Samuel Vernon appointeddirector
- 2011-05-04➕TAYLOR, Sara Joyce appointeddirector
Owner dependency
98/100
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
- +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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Samuel Vernon Taylor Individual · British · DOB 03/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Sara Joyce Taylor Individual · British · DOB 10/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Jonathan Samuel Taylor Individual · British · DOB 09/1991 · age 35 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2017 |
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
Incorporated2011-05-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01410 — SIC 01410
Registered office
Barns Farm
Rowton
Telford
Shropshire
TF6 6QX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-18
Last: 2026-05-04
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
TAYLOR, Jonathan Samuel→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2016-03-01
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TAYLOR, Samuel Vernon→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2011-05-04
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TAYLOR, Sara Joyce→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2011-05-04
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/09/2013 | — |
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Recent filings (47 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-06-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-26
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-06-25
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-06-25
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-06-25
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-06-25
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-06-25
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-06-25
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10