TAYLORS CREATIVE LIVING LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC784949 · ltd · incorporated 2023-10-04
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£209.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46150
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £209,261

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£15k
Net Worth
£209k
Current Assets
£346k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-31
Total assets£215.9k
Current assets£346.2k
Cash£14.9k
Debtors£134.0k
Net assets£209.3k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-01
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2024-05-01
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2024-04-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-04-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-04-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-04-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-04-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-04-17
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  12. 2023-10-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TAYLORS CREATIVE LIVING LTD
  13. 2023-10-04
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Michael appointed
    secretary
  14. 2023-10-04
    ➕
    HUNT, James appointed
    director
  15. 2023-10-04
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Michael appointed
    director
  16. 2023-10-04
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "TAYLOR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 James Hunt
Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/10/2023
Mr Michael Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/10/2023

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
Incorporated2023-10-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46150 — SIC 46150

Registered office

5 Carriden Glade
Bo'Ness
EH51 9LU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

TAYLOR, Michael→
secretary · appointed 2023-10-04
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Active
HUNT, James→
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-10-04
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Active
TAYLOR, Michael→
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-10-04
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Active

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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-05-01
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-05-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-30
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-04-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-10-04