AMY TAYLOR ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED

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08300970 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-20
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-09-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-09-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-18
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    TAYLOR, Paul Christian resigned
    director
  10. 2021-08-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-08-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2021-02-08
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-11-20
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    Company incorporated
    As AMY TAYLOR ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED
  17. 2012-11-20
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Marina Amy appointed
    director
  18. 2012-11-20
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Paul Christian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +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.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Marina Amy Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Paul Christian Taylorceased 09/08/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2012-11-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

10 Blackbird Street
Potton
Bedfordshire
SG19 2LT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

TAYLOR, Marina Amy→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-11-20
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Active
TAYLOR, Paul Christian→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-11-20 · resigned 2021-08-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-09