TAYFORTH LLP

💤Zombieactive
SO303710 · llp · incorporated 2011-12-16
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.6y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, no SIC, incorporation date
80
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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-12
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-30
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-04
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-28
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2022-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-29
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-01-18
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2020-12-31
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
  14. 2020-11-30
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR04
  15. 2020-11-30
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    Charge satisfied #1
  16. 2020-01-09
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  17. 2020-01-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-12-23
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    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  19. 2019-12-23
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    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  20. 2019-12-23
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    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  21. 2019-12-23
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    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  22. 2019-12-19
    ➖
    GIBSON, John resigned
    llp-designated-member
  23. 2019-12-19
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, Jill Heather resigned
    llp-member
  24. 2019-12-19
    ➖
    GIBSON, Anne Denniston resigned
    llp-member
  25. 2019-12-19
    ➖
    MONTE, Clare Victoria resigned
    llp-member
  26. 2019-01-17
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  27. 2019-01-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  28. 2018-01-29
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  29. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  30. 2017-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  31. 2015-10-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Tayforth Property Developments Limited
  32. 2011-12-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TAYFORTH LLP
  33. 2011-12-16
    ➕
    MORRISON, David Donald Corbett appointed
    llp-designated-member
  34. 2011-12-16
    ➕
    MORRISON, Donald George appointed
    llp-member
  35. 2011-12-16
    ➕
    MORRISON, James Ross appointed
    llp-member
  36. 2011-12-16
    ➕
    MORRISON, Shonagh Elizabeth appointed
    llp-member
  37. 2011-12-16
    ➕
    GIBSON, John appointed
    llp-designated-member
  38. 2011-12-16
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Jill Heather appointed
    llp-member
  39. 2011-12-16
    ➕
    GIBSON, Anne Denniston appointed
    llp-member
  40. 2011-12-16
    ➕
    MONTE, Clare Victoria appointed
    llp-member

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

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

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 Ross Morrison
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr David Donald Corbett Morrison
Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1944 · age 82
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Gibsonceased 24/01/2020· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2011-12-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—

Registered office

56 Torridon Road
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 3JH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last: 2025-12-16

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

MORRISON, David Donald Corbett→
llp-designated-member · ~82y · appointed 2011-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORRISON, Donald George→
llp-member · ~55y · appointed 2011-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORRISON, James Ross→
llp-member · ~60y · appointed 2011-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORRISON, Shonagh Elizabeth→
llp-member · ~81y · appointed 2011-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GIBSON, John→
llp-designated-member · ~72y · appointed 2011-12-16 · resigned 2019-12-19
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Jill Heather→
llp-member · ~40y · appointed 2011-12-16 · resigned 2019-12-19
Resigned
GIBSON, Anne Denniston→
llp-member · ~72y · appointed 2011-12-16 · resigned 2019-12-19
Resigned
MONTE, Clare Victoria→
llp-member · ~42y · appointed 2011-12-16 · resigned 2019-12-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Tayforth Property Developments
Tayforth Property Developments Limited
A registered charge1 property21/10/201530/11/2020

Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-01-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
2020-12-31
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR04
2020-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-01-09