TAYLOR BROTHERS (PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT) LIMITED

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SC058985 · ltd · incorporated 1975-11-21

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 15.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£314.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Property-backed borrower with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.1y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 15.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

130 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £314,343

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£314k

↑ 42% YoY

Current Assets

£56k

↓ 26% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£517.3k	£448.6k
Current assets	£56.1k	£76.3k
Net assets	£314.3k	£221.5k

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

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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

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-04-16
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2026-04-16
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2025-07-01
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2024-09-25
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2023-09-20
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2022-09-28
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2021-09-07
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2020-09-14
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2019-08-26
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2019-04-24
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capital · SH04
2018-11-12
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2018-11-12
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2018-11-01
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GIBLEN, Nolan Darrel appointed
director
2018-11-01
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GIBLEN BAGBY, Natalie Simone appointed
director
2018-05-17
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2017-08-31
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2011-04-11
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2011-04-11
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
2009-08-17
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GIBLEN, Graham appointed
director
2004-03-01
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GIBLEN, Kathleen resigned
secretary
2003-10-10
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GIBLEN, Graham appointed
secretary
2003-10-10
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GIBLEN, Graham resigned
director
1975-11-21
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Company incorporated
As TAYLOR BROTHERS (PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT) LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — 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 candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 50 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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Kathleen Giblen Individual · British · DOB 06/1947 · age 79	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	23/02/2017

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

Incorporated1975-11-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

14 School Road

Balmullo

St. Andrews

Fife

KY16 0BD

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-01

Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

GIBLEN, Graham→

secretary · appointed 2003-10-10

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Active

GIBLEN, Graham→

director · ~79y · appointed 2009-08-17

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Active

GIBLEN, Kathleen→

director · ~79y

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Active

GIBLEN, Nolan Darrel→

director · ~51y · appointed 2018-11-01

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Active

GIBLEN BAGBY, Natalie Simone→

director · ~47y · appointed 2018-11-01

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Active

GIBLEN, Kathleen→

secretary · resigned 2004-03-01

Resigned

GIBLEN, Graham→

director · ~79y · resigned 2003-10-10

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Standard security	1 property	11/04/2011	—
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	11/04/2011	—

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Recent filings (130 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-17

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-04-16

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-04-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-07-01

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-09-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-26

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-04-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-09-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-09-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-09-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-05-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2020-09-14