TAYPACK POTATOES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC028372 · ltd · incorporated 1951-05-25

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

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10310

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

96090Other service activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

10 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 28.6y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 28.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)

Directors & officers

16 officers (4 active, 16 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

135 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Average employees	1400	-1300

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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accounts · AA
2024-10-13
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mortgage · MR04
2024-10-13
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mortgage · MR04
2024-10-13
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Charge satisfied #7
2024-10-13
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Charge satisfied #8
2024-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
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mortgage · MR01
2024-09-10
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Charge registered #10
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2024-09-04
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-08-19
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Charge registered #9
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2024-07-27
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mortgage · MR04
2024-07-27
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Charge satisfied #5
2024-03-07
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accounts · AA
2023-12-08
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-11-17
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-11-03
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officers · TM01
2023-10-28
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SMITH, Ross appointed
secretary
2023-10-28
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SMITH, Ross appointed
director
2023-10-28
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TAYLOR, James appointed
director
2023-10-28
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officers · TM02
2023-10-28
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officers · AP01
2023-10-28
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officers · AP01
2023-10-28
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officers · AP03
2023-10-19
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TAYLOR, Wendy Bartow resigned
secretary
2023-10-19
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TAYLOR, Wendy Bartow resigned
director
2023-03-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-21
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accounts · AA
2018-04-04
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2018-04-04
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Charge satisfied #4
2018-04-03
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Charge satisfied #6
2018-04-03
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Charge satisfied #3
2018-03-28
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC (SC327000)
2015-11-20
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2015-04-30
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BROWN, Martin Robert resigned
director
2015-03-10
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BROWN, Martin Robert appointed
director
2013-12-31
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Wendy Bartow Taylor
2009-12-14
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TAYLOR, James Russell resigned
director
2009-05-25
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2009-05-23
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Charge satisfied #2
2009-05-23
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Charge satisfied #1
2009-04-17
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2009-02-06
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BROWN, Alexander Craig resigned
director
2003-12-31
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TERRY, Nigel Stuart resigned
director
1999-03-02
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TAYLOR, James Russell appointed
director
1999-03-02
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TERRY, Nigel Stuart appointed
director
1999-01-07
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1998-01-01
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BROWN, Alexander Craig appointed
director
1997-10-03
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

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Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100

No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — TAYLOR, James (same surname) appointed 2023-10-28. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Taylors Food Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Taylors Food Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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TAYPACK POTATOES LIMITED

This company · SC028372

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Taylors Food Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1951-05-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC10310 — SIC 10310

Registered office

The Old Brickworks

Inchcoonans Road

Errol

Perthshire

PH2 7RB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-27

Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (4 active · 12 resigned)

SMITH, Ross→

secretary · appointed 2023-10-28

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Active

SMITH, Ross→

director · ~40y · appointed 2023-10-28

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Active

TAYLOR, George Calder→

director · ~62y · appointed 1992-10-16

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Active

TAYLOR, James→

director · ~37y · appointed 2023-10-28

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Active

TAYLOR, Agnes Ferguson→

secretary · resigned 1992-10-16

Resigned

TAYLOR, Florence Effie→

secretary · resigned 1990-03-15

Resigned

TAYLOR, Wendy Bartow→

secretary · appointed 1992-10-16 · resigned 2023-10-19

Resigned

BROWN, Alexander Craig→

director · ~69y · appointed 1998-01-01 · resigned 2009-02-06

Resigned

BROWN, Martin Robert→

director · ~56y · appointed 2015-03-10 · resigned 2015-04-30

Resigned

TAYLOR, Agnes Ferguson→

director · ~85y · resigned 1992-10-16

Resigned

TAYLOR, Florence Effie→

director · ~121y · resigned 1990-03-15

Resigned

TAYLOR, George Calder→

director · resigned 1990-03-15

Resigned

TAYLOR, James Russell→

director · ~87y · appointed 1999-03-02 · resigned 2009-12-14

Resigned

TAYLOR, James Russell→

director · ~87y · resigned 1992-10-16

Resigned

TAYLOR, Wendy Bartow→

director · ~61y · appointed 1992-10-16 · resigned 2023-10-19

Resigned

TERRY, Nigel Stuart→

director · ~75y · appointed 1999-03-02 · resigned 2003-12-31

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	1 property	10/09/2024	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	—	19/08/2024	—
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	1 property	04/04/2018	13/10/2024
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC (SC327000)	A registered charge	—	28/03/2018	13/10/2024
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	20/11/2015	03/04/2018
satisfied	Wendy Bartow Taylor / George Calder Taylor / Barnett Waddingham Trustees Scotland Wendy Bartow Taylor / George Calder Taylor / Barnett Waddingham Trustees Scotland Limited	A registered charge	1 property	31/12/2013	27/07/2024
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC	Standard security	1 property	25/05/2009	04/04/2018
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC	Floating charge	1 property	17/04/2009	03/04/2018
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	07/01/1999	23/05/2009
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	03/10/1997	23/05/2009

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Recent filings (135 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-03-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-13

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-10-13

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-10-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-09-19

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2024-09-11

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2024-09-04

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-07-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-03-07

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2023-12-08

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2023-11-17

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-11-03

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2023-10-28

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-10-28