THE TAYLOR CLARKE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC135704 · ltd · incorporated 1991-12-20

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 34.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£92.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 34.0y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 34.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

17 officers (5 active, 17 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

143 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £92,431

Cash YoY

-10%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£237k

↓ 9.6% YoY

Net Worth

£92k

Current Assets

£328k

↓ 27% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£101.7k	£149.4k
Current assets	£327.8k	£449.6k
Cash	£236.6k	£261.8k
Debtors	£91.2k	£187.8k
Net assets	£92.4k	—

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 mortgage

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand

2025-11-12
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-11-12
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Charge satisfied #2
2025-06-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-08
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KUJAWA, Simon Peter appointed
director
2024-07-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-29
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CLARKE, Bonnie Rachel appointed
director
2023-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
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BALLANTYNE, Sarah resigned
director
2021-12-01
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MCM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2021-12-01
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SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2021-12-01
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2021-12-01
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-09-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-29
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-09-28
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-04-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-12-20
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2019-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-06-03
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2019-05-31
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SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2019-05-31
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WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2018-03-30
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BROWN, Alistair Duncan resigned
director
2015-06-26
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BROWN, Alistair Duncan appointed
director
2014-01-02
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GOULD, Janice resigned
director
2012-05-23
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BALLANTYNE, Sarah appointed
director
2012-05-01
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TAIT, Robert George resigned
director
2010-01-01
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HOUSTON, Anne appointed
director
2010-01-01
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TAIT, Robert George appointed
director
2007-10-26
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GOULD, Janice resigned
secretary
2007-10-26
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WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2000-12-14
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Charge satisfied #1
2000-11-06
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GOULD, Janice appointed
director
2000-03-11
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1996-05-13
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CLARKE, Laurence John resigned
secretary
1996-05-13
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GOULD, Janice appointed
secretary
1996-03-31
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TAYLOR, Roslyn resigned
director
1993-04-09
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MOORE, Alan resigned
director
1992-05-06
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1991-12-23
➕
CLARKE, Laurence John appointed
director
1991-12-23
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CLARKE, Laurence John appointed
secretary
1991-12-23
➕
MOORE, Alan appointed
director
1991-12-23
➕
TAYLOR, Roslyn appointed
director
1991-12-20
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Company incorporated
As THE TAYLOR CLARKE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
1991-12-20
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REID, Brian appointed
nominee-secretary
1991-12-20
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REID, Brian resigned
nominee-secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 52 events

Owner dependency

88/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CLARKE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Laurence John Clarke Individual · British · DOB 01/1952 · age 74	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1991-12-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

20-23 Woodside Place

Glasgow

G3 7QL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-03

Last: 2025-12-20