TAYPACK POTATOES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC028372 · ltd · incorporated 1951-05-25
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
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10310
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

10 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 28.5y

25/100
too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
16 officers (4 active, 16 linked, 11 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
135 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees1400-1300

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-13
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2024-10-13
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2024-10-13
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    Charge satisfied #7
  5. 2024-10-13
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    Charge satisfied #8
  6. 2024-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-09-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2024-09-10
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  9. 2024-09-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2024-08-19
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  11. 2024-07-27
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2024-07-27
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    Charge satisfied #5
  13. 2024-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-12-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  15. 2023-11-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  16. 2023-11-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2023-10-28
    SMITH, Ross appointed
    secretary
  18. 2023-10-28
    SMITH, Ross appointed
    director
  19. 2023-10-28
    TAYLOR, James appointed
    director
  20. 2023-10-28
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  21. 2023-10-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2023-10-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2023-10-28
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  24. 2023-10-19
    TAYLOR, Wendy Bartow resigned
    secretary
  25. 2023-10-19
    TAYLOR, Wendy Bartow resigned
    director
  26. 2023-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  27. 2021-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  28. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  29. 2019-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  30. 2018-04-04
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  31. 2018-04-04
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #4
  32. 2018-04-03
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #6
  33. 2018-04-03
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  34. 2018-03-28
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC (SC327000)
  35. 2015-11-20
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  36. 2015-04-30
    BROWN, Martin Robert resigned
    director
  37. 2015-03-10
    BROWN, Martin Robert appointed
    director
  38. 2013-12-31
    🔒
    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Wendy Bartow Taylor
  39. 2009-12-14
    TAYLOR, James Russell resigned
    director
  40. 2009-05-25
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  41. 2009-05-23
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    Charge satisfied #2
  42. 2009-05-23
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  43. 2009-04-17
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  44. 2009-02-06
    BROWN, Alexander Craig resigned
    director
  45. 2003-12-31
    TERRY, Nigel Stuart resigned
    director
  46. 1999-03-02
    TAYLOR, James Russell appointed
    director
  47. 1999-03-02
    TERRY, Nigel Stuart appointed
    director
  48. 1999-01-07
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  49. 1998-01-01
    BROWN, Alexander Craig appointed
    director
  50. 1997-10-03
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Showing most recent 50 of 60 events

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — TAYLOR, James (same surname) appointed 2023-10-28. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Taylors Food Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Taylors Food Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
TAYPACK POTATOES LIMITED
This company · SC028372

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Taylors Food Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1951-05-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10310 — SIC 10310

Registered office

The Old Brickworks
Inchcoonans Road
Errol
Perthshire
PH2 7RB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (4 active · 12 resigned)

SMITH, Ross
secretary · appointed 2023-10-28
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Active
SMITH, Ross
director · ~40y · appointed 2023-10-28
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Active
TAYLOR, George Calder
director · ~62y · appointed 1992-10-16
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Active
TAYLOR, James
director · ~37y · appointed 2023-10-28
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Active
TAYLOR, Agnes Ferguson
secretary · resigned 1992-10-16
Resigned
TAYLOR, Florence Effie
secretary · resigned 1990-03-15
Resigned
TAYLOR, Wendy Bartow
secretary · appointed 1992-10-16 · resigned 2023-10-19
Resigned
BROWN, Alexander Craig
director · ~69y · appointed 1998-01-01 · resigned 2009-02-06
Resigned
BROWN, Martin Robert
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-03-10 · resigned 2015-04-30
Resigned
TAYLOR, Agnes Ferguson
director · ~85y · resigned 1992-10-16
Resigned
TAYLOR, Florence Effie
director · ~121y · resigned 1990-03-15
Resigned
TAYLOR, George Calder
director · resigned 1990-03-15
Resigned
TAYLOR, James Russell
director · ~87y · appointed 1999-03-02 · resigned 2009-12-14
Resigned
TAYLOR, James Russell
director · ~87y · resigned 1992-10-16
Resigned
TAYLOR, Wendy Bartow
director · ~61y · appointed 1992-10-16 · resigned 2023-10-19
Resigned
TERRY, Nigel Stuart
director · ~75y · appointed 1999-03-02 · resigned 2003-12-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

10
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property10/09/2024
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge19/08/2024
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property04/04/201813/10/2024
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC (SC327000)
A registered charge28/03/201813/10/2024
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
A registered charge20/11/201503/04/2018
satisfied
Wendy Bartow Taylor / George Calder Taylor / Barnett Waddingham Trustees Scotland
Wendy Bartow Taylor / George Calder Taylor / Barnett Waddingham Trustees Scotland Limited
A registered charge1 property31/12/201327/07/2024
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Standard security1 property25/05/200904/04/2018
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property17/04/200903/04/2018
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property07/01/199923/05/2009
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property03/10/199723/05/2009
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Recent filings (135 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-09-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-09-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-12-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-11-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-10-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-28