TAYLOR SCOTLAND LIMITED

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SC420202 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-23
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£189.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.1y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 £189,080
Cash YoY
+21%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£190k
↑ 21% YoY
Net Worth
£189k
↑ 59% YoY
Current Assets
£243k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£49k£97k£146k£195k£243kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£208.6k£144.9k
Current assets£243.2k£204.1k
Cash£190.5k£157.1k
Debtors£30.9k£25.2k
Net assets£189.1k£119.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-07-04
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-04
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    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2022-08-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  7. 2022-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2021-10-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2021-07-06
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-04-29
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    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2021-04-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  13. 2020-12-30
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    HUGHES, Frederick Stephen resigned
    director
  14. 2020-12-11
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  15. 2020-12-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2020-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-08-01
    ➕
    HUGHES, Geoffrey Howard appointed
    director
  19. 2012-03-23
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    Company incorporated
    As TAYLOR SCOTLAND LIMITED
  20. 2012-03-23
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2012-03-23
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2012-03-23
    ➕
    HUGHES, Frederick Stephen appointed
    director
  23. 2012-03-23
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  24. 2012-03-23
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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.)

Group structure

Hughes Developments Scotland Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Hughes Developments Scotland Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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TAYLOR SCOTLAND LIMITED
This company · SC420202

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Hughes Developments Scotland Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting29/09/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Geoffrey Howard Hughesceased 29/09/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr Frederick Stephen Hughesceased 14/10/2020· 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
Incorporated2012-03-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Radleigh House 1 Golf Road
Clarkston
Glasgow
G76 7HU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HUGHES, Geoffrey Howard→
director · ~38y · appointed 2015-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-03-23 · resigned 2012-03-23
Resigned
HUGHES, Frederick Stephen→
director · ~75y · appointed 2012-03-23 · resigned 2020-12-30
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2012-03-23 · resigned 2012-03-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—27/04/202104/08/2022

Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-10-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-06