A & D TAYLOR CONTRACTORS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10043478 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-04
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
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 42210
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 42220SIC 42220
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, 2 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
27 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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-03-17
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  3. 2025-11-29
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-11-27
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    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-11-27
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    address · AD01
  7. 2023-12-31
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  8. 2022-10-17
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    TAYLOR, Daniel John resigned
    director
  9. 2022-10-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-10-17
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-10-17
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  12. 2022-08-17
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  13. 2021-06-05
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  14. 2020-06-25
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  15. 2019-08-30
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  16. 2018-06-07
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  17. 2017-05-27
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  18. 2016-03-04
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    Company incorporated
    As A & D TAYLOR CONTRACTORS LIMITED
  19. 2016-03-04
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Andrew Edward appointed
    director
  20. 2016-03-04
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Daniel John 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

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 Edward Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 09/1978 · age 48
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Daniel John Taylorceased 17/10/2022· 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
Incorporated2016-03-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42210 — SIC 42210

Registered office

Office 9 The Civic Centre
Martins Way
Stourport-On-Severn
Worcestershire
DY13 8UJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last: 2026-03-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

TAYLOR, Andrew Edward→
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-03-04
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Active
TAYLOR, Daniel John→
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-03-04 · resigned 2022-10-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-17