TAYLOR TRANSPORT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC170793 · ltd · incorporated 1996-12-19

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 29.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Freight transport by road

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 29.1y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 29.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

99 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2026-01-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-28
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SMITH, Ross appointed
secretary
2023-10-28
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SMITH, Ross appointed
director
2023-10-28
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TAYLOR, James appointed
director
2023-10-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-28
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-28
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-10-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-06-02
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2018-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-05-29
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2017-12-04
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2017-11-27
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THORNTONS LAW LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2015-04-30
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BROWN, Martin Robert resigned
director
2010-09-01
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BROWN, Martin Robert appointed
director
2009-12-14
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TAYLOR, George Calder appointed
director
2009-12-14
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TAYLOR, James Russell resigned
secretary
2009-12-14
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THORNTONS LAW LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2009-12-14
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TAYLOR, Agnes Ferguson resigned
director
2009-12-14
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TAYLOR, James Russell resigned
director
2000-01-22
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TAYLOR, Agnes Ferguson appointed
secretary
2000-01-22
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TAYLOR, Agnes Ferguson resigned
secretary
2000-01-22
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TAYLOR, Agnes Ferguson appointed
director
1997-12-25
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TAYLOR, Florence Effie resigned
director
1997-03-15
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1997-02-21
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TAYLOR, James Russell appointed
secretary
1997-02-21
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THORNTONS WS resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-02-21
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TAYLOR, Florence Effie appointed
director
1997-02-21
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TAYLOR, James Russell appointed
director
1997-02-21
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WILSON, Graham Alexander resigned
director
1996-12-19
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Company incorporated
As TAYLOR TRANSPORT LIMITED
1996-12-19
➕
THORNTONS WS appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1996-12-19
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WILSON, Graham Alexander appointed
director

Owner dependency

91/100

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

+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "TAYLOR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 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.

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 George Calder Taylor Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Wendy Bartow Taylorceased 19/10/2023· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated1996-12-19

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

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 · 9 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 2009-12-14

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Active

TAYLOR, James→

director · ~37y · appointed 2023-10-28

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Active

TAYLOR, Agnes Ferguson→

secretary · appointed 2000-01-22 · resigned 2000-01-22

Resigned

TAYLOR, James Russell→

secretary · appointed 1997-02-21 · resigned 2009-12-14

Resigned

THORNTONS LAW LLP→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-12-14 · resigned 2017-11-27

Resigned

THORNTONS WS→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-12-19 · resigned 1997-02-21

Resigned

BROWN, Martin Robert→

director · ~56y · appointed 2010-09-01 · resigned 2015-04-30

Resigned

TAYLOR, Agnes Ferguson→

director · ~85y · appointed 2000-01-22 · resigned 2009-12-14

Resigned

TAYLOR, Florence Effie→

director · ~121y · appointed 1997-02-21 · resigned 1997-12-25

Resigned

TAYLOR, James Russell→

director · ~87y · appointed 1997-02-21 · resigned 2009-12-14

Resigned

WILSON, Graham Alexander→

director · ~71y · appointed 1996-12-19 · resigned 1997-02-21

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	15/03/1997	—

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Recent filings (99 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-01-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-09-19

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-10-28

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2023-10-28

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-10-28

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-10-28

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2023-10-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-10-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-02-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-02-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-11-18