E TAYLOR METAL RECYCLING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09643742 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-17
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£4.72M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
29 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,717,661
Cash YoY
+52%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2.9m
↑ 52% YoY
Net Worth
£4.7m
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£4.5m
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£944k£1.9m£2.8m£3.8m£4.7mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£4.90M£4.36M
Current assets£4.46M£3.77M
Cash£2.90M£1.90M
Debtors£964.5k£913.6k
Net assets£4.72M£4.18M

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-05-22
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    TAYLOR, Rebecca Anne appointed
    director
  3. 2025-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-07
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-30
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  6. 2022-11-10
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  7. 2021-11-23
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  8. 2020-10-05
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  9. 2019-12-02
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-19
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    officers · AP03
  11. 2018-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-09
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Rebecca Anne appointed
    secretary
  13. 2017-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-06-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2016-12-14
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-04-05
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    accounts · AA01
  18. 2015-06-17
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    Company incorporated
    As E TAYLOR METAL RECYCLING LIMITED
  19. 2015-06-17
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Ellis John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 Ellis John Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-06-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320

Registered office

Charnwood House Harcourt Way
Meridian Business Park
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE19 1WP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-02
Last: 2026-06-18

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

TAYLOR, Rebecca Anne→
secretary · appointed 2018-11-09
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Active
TAYLOR, Ellis John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-06-17
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Active
TAYLOR, Rebecca Anne→
director · ~55y · appointed 2026-05-22
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Active

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-02