TAYNES GLASS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC678416 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-22
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2021-08-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2021-08-16
    ➖
    EGGLESTON, Cameron Ross resigned
    director
  8. 2021-04-06
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2021-04-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-03-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-03-25
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2021-03-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-03-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2021-03-01
    ➕
    MIDDLETON, John Godfrey appointed
    secretary
  15. 2021-01-31
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    DOWNES, Juliet Ella resigned
    director
  16. 2020-11-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2020-11-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2020-11-02
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    EGGLESTON, Cameron Ross appointed
    director
  19. 2020-10-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TAYNES GLASS LTD
  20. 2020-10-22
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Glen John appointed
    director
  21. 2020-10-22
    ➕
    DOWNES, Juliet Ella appointed
    director
  22. 2020-10-22
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

45/100
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.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Glen John Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 03/1988 · age 38
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest01/01/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Juliet Ella Downesceased 01/03/2021· 75-100% 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
Incorporated2020-10-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

8 Union Street
Coupar Angus
Blairgowrie
Perthshire
PH13 9AE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-10
Last: 2025-07-27

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MIDDLETON, John Godfrey→
secretary · appointed 2021-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR, Glen John→
director · ~38y · appointed 2020-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOWNES, Juliet Ella→
director · ~26y · appointed 2020-10-22 · resigned 2021-01-31
Resigned
EGGLESTON, Cameron Ross→
director · ~29y · appointed 2020-11-02 · resigned 2021-08-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-04-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-04-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-03-25