TAYLOR CONSTRUCTION (SCOTLAND) LTD.

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SC302379 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-15
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
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£108.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -100% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.6y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £108,691
Very low cash
Cash position: £0
Cash draining
Cash down 100% YoY
Cash YoY
-100%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£0
↓ 100% YoY
Net Worth
£109k
↑ 43% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£22k£43k£65k£87k£109kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Cash£0£28.0k
Net assets£108.7k£75.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-03-10
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  3. 2024-03-26
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  4. 2023-03-30
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  5. 2022-06-02
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  6. 2022-06-02
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  7. 2022-03-29
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  8. 2021-06-25
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  9. 2020-03-23
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  10. 2019-01-25
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  11. 2017-11-15
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  12. 2016-08-17
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  13. 2016-05-27
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  14. 2015-12-18
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  15. 2015-05-15
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  16. 2014-12-04
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-12-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2009-07-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2008-09-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
  20. 2006-05-15
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    Company incorporated
    As TAYLOR CONSTRUCTION (SCOTLAND) LTD.
  21. 2006-05-15
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Claire Williamina appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-05-15
    ➕
    TAYLOR, David appointed
    director
  23. 2006-05-15
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2006-05-15
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2006-05-15
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2006-05-15
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Taylor
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Claire Williamina Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-05-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

Lowberry House The Holdings
Wester Kincardine
Crieff
PH7 3RP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-25
Last: 2025-05-11

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

TAYLOR, Claire Williamina→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR, David→
director · ~56y · appointed 2006-05-15
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-05-15 · resigned 2006-05-15
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-05-15 · resigned 2006-05-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property29/07/2009—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property16/09/200820/12/2011
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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-23