TAIGH LTD
Opportunity 74/100 (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 -46% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.9y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.9 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.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £170.2k | £178.1k |
| Current assets | £2.3k | £605 |
| Cash | £326 | £605 |
| Debtors | £2.0k | — |
| Net assets | £30.4k | £39.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-05-02🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
- 2022-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-12-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Charter Court Financial Services Limited
- 2017-06-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-06-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Charter Court Financial Services Limited
- 2017-02-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-02-12➕SANDISON, Rory Alasdair appointeddirector
- 2017-01-12🏢Company incorporatedAs TAIGH LTD
- 2017-01-12➕VALAITIS, Peter Anthony appointeddirector
- 2017-01-12➖VALAITIS, Peter Anthony resigneddirector
- 2017-01-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-01-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Rory Alasdair Sandison Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 13/01/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Peter Anthony Valaitisceased 13/01/2017· 75-100% shares · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/05/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Precise Mortgages Charter Court Financial Services Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/12/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Precise Mortgages Charter Court Financial Services Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/06/2017 | — |