TAYLOR WOODROW MANAGEMENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01846484 · ltd · incorporated 1984-09-06
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
35 officers (2 active, 35 linked, 27 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
176 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (73 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-23📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2025-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-18➕WARDROP, Scott Alexander appointeddirector
- 2022-12-20➖BRENNAN, Christopher Carl resigneddirector
- 2022-12-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-01-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-01-07➖BONNET, Jean-Pierre Pierre resigneddirector
- 2019-01-07➕BRENNAN, Christopher Carl appointeddirector
- 2018-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2014-12-22➕BONNET, Jean-Pierre Pierre appointeddirector
- 2014-12-22➖COMBA, Alexander Michael resigneddirector
- 2008-10-31➖PEACH, Timothy resigneddirector
- 2008-10-22➕TILBROOK, Ruth Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2008-10-22➕COMBA, Alexander Michael appointeddirector
- 2008-10-22➖RESTALL, George Henry resigneddirector
- 2008-09-09➖LONNON, Michael Andrew, Mr. resignedsecretary
- 2007-02-02➖ROWELL, Crispin Alexander resigneddirector
- 2006-12-19➕RESTALL, George Henry appointeddirector
- 2006-12-19➕ROWELL, Crispin Alexander appointeddirector
- 2006-12-19➖ROWELL, Crispin Alexander resigneddirector
- 2006-03-09➖BICKERSTAFF, Anthony Oliver resigneddirector
- 2003-10-31➕ROWELL, Crispin Alexander appointeddirector
- 2003-10-31➖SHINE, Raymond Edward Brian resigneddirector
- 2001-07-18➕BICKERSTAFF, Anthony Oliver appointeddirector
- 2001-07-18➖WHITE, David Douglas Percival resigneddirector
- 2001-06-27➖PATMAN, John David resigneddirector
- 2001-06-01➖JOHNSON, Andrew Robert resignedsecretary
- 2001-06-01➕LONNON, Michael Andrew, Mr. appointedsecretary
- 2000-06-01➕JOHNSON, Andrew Robert appointedsecretary
- 2000-05-30➖BOWYER, Albert Peter resignedsecretary
- 2000-05-30➖BOWYER, Albert Peter resigneddirector
- 2000-04-05➖FRYER, Derek William resigneddirector
- 2000-04-05➖MAC DAID, Denis James Anthony resigneddirector
- 2000-04-05➖SHED, Robert Stephen resigneddirector
- 2000-04-05➕SHINE, Raymond Edward Brian appointeddirector
- 2000-04-05➕WHITE, David Douglas Percival appointeddirector
- 1999-03-15➕MAC DAID, Denis James Anthony appointeddirector
- 1999-03-15➕SHED, Robert Stephen appointeddirector
- 1998-05-31➖SMITH, John Reginald resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 73 events
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Taylor Woodrow Construction is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Taylor Woodrow Construction
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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TAYLOR WOODROW MANAGEMENT LIMITED
This company · 01846484
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Taylor Woodrow Construction Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 RIVERS CONSULTING LIMITED→ 15850031 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 100 PNM LTD→ 11707961 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 135 SERVICES LTD→ 12565931 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 1973 CONSULTING LTD→ 12302222 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 1I2US LTD→ 10675961 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 2 FOUR 6 SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 14717936 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 2001 PAYROLL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→ 03794581 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| 2112 LTD→ 15203996 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 262 CONSULTANTS LTD→ 08999532 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| 3-FOURTEEN DESIGN LIMITED→ 15795092 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Astral House
Imperial Way
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD24 4WW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-09
Last: 2025-04-25
Officers (2 active · 33 resigned)
TILBROOK, Ruth Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2008-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WARDROP, Scott Alexander→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2023-01-18
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BOWYER, Albert Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-07-01 · resigned 2000-05-30
CHURCH, Andrew Stuart Cunningham→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-02-12
DAVIES, Peter Peers→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-03-18 · resigned 1994-12-16
DAVIES, Peter Peers→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-02-15 · resigned 1993-10-01
HAMMOND, Mairi Fiona→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-10-01 · resigned 1994-03-18
HORSMAN, Valerie Jean→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-12-16 · resigned 1997-07-01
JOHNSON, Andrew Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-06-01 · resigned 2001-06-01
LONNON, Michael Andrew, Mr.→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-06-01 · resigned 2008-09-09
BEERS, Gerald James→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · resigned 1996-12-31
BICKERSTAFF, Anthony Oliver→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2001-07-18 · resigned 2006-03-09
BONNET, Jean-Pierre Pierre→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2014-12-22 · resigned 2019-01-07
BOWYER, Albert Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · resigned 2000-05-30
BRENNAN, Christopher Carl→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2019-01-07 · resigned 2022-12-20
COMBA, Alexander Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2008-10-22 · resigned 2014-12-22
ENGLISH, Peter Humphrey→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · resigned 1996-09-06
FIELD, Nicholas John→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1996-08-01 · resigned 1998-03-30
FRYER, Derek William→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · resigned 2000-04-05
HINGE, Michael Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 1996-03-01
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Recent filings (176 total)
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-29