TAYLORS FOOD GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC335705 · ltd · incorporated 2007-12-31

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.

Why now

Window opening · high confidence

More negotiable than before — 3 signals weakening over the last 30 days.

· Bankability: 75 → 67
· Refinance opportunity: ready → too_messy
· Legal friction: low → moderate
· Live charges: 2 → 3

Opportunity decay

softening · 6-months

Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.

· 6 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.

↓Bankability: 75 → 67
↓Live charges: 2 → 3
↓Refinance opportunity: ready → too_messy
·Legal friction: low → moderate

Last 90 days

Picture worsened over the last 90 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.

↓Bankability: 75 → 67
↓Live charges: 2 → 3
↓Refinance opportunity: ready → too_messy
·Legal friction: low → moderate

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (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. 3 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

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 17.3y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 17.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

60 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

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

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Average employees	0	0

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

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 mortgage

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 mortgage
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2026-06-17
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mortgage · MR01
2026-06-17
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Cynergy Business Finance Limited
2026-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-09
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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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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-10-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-28
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officers · AP01
2023-10-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
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
2023-10-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-10-27
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-10-27
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Charge satisfied #1
2022-10-25
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2021-08-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-12-18
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accounts · AA
2009-04-07
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2007-12-31
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Company incorporated
As TAYLORS FOOD GROUP LIMITED
2007-12-31
➕
TAYLOR, George Calder appointed
director
2007-12-31
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TAYLOR, Wendy Bartow appointed
secretary
2007-12-31
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TAYLOR, Wendy Bartow appointed
director

Owner dependency

91/100

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

+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 19 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.

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
Mr George Calder Taylor Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62	50–75%	—	board control50-75% shares · board control	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Wendy Bartow Taylorceased 19/10/2023· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2007-12-31

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

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 · 2 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 2007-12-31

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Active

TAYLOR, James→

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

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Active

TAYLOR, Wendy Bartow→

secretary · appointed 2007-12-31 · resigned 2023-10-19

Resigned

TAYLOR, Wendy Bartow→

director · ~61y · appointed 2007-12-31 · resigned 2023-10-19

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Cynergy Business Finance Cynergy Business Finance Limited	A registered charge	—	17/06/2026	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	—	25/10/2022	—
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC	Floating charge	1 property	07/04/2009	27/10/2022

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Recent filings (60 total)

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

mortgage · MR01

2026-06-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

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

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-09-19

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

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-11-17

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

officers · TM01

2023-11-09

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

officers · TM02

2023-10-28

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2023-10-28

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

officers · AP01

2023-10-28

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

officers · AP01

2023-10-28

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2023-10-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-10-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-13

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

accounts · AA

2023-03-31