TAYLORS SNACKS LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC351531 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-19

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

£16.88M

year to Jun 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10890

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 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

6 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 16.9y

25/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 16.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
· Not currently profitable — coverage conversation is a harder sell.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

18 officers (7 active, 18 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

106 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Loss-making

Loss before tax £317,124

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-06-30
Turnover	£16.88M
Gross profit	£2.55M
Operating profit	£-172.8k
Profit before tax	£-317.1k
Average employees	9800

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

• 3 persons-with-significant-control

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (63 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-08
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accounts · AA01
2025-06-17
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KING, Steven James appointed
director
2025-06-17
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officers · AP01
2025-02-19
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accounts · AA
2024-11-28
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legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2024-10-13
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mortgage · MR04
2024-10-13
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Charge satisfied #4
2024-09-07
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mortgage · 466(Scot)
2024-09-07
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mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2024-09-04
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mortgage · MR01
2024-08-28
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-08-28
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-08-19
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Charge registered #6
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2024-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
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TAYLOR, Sally Elizabeth appointed
director
2024-03-20
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TAYLOR, Susanna Cynthia appointed
director
2024-03-20
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officers · AP01
2024-03-20
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officers · AP01
2024-03-03
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mortgage · MR04
2024-03-03
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Charge satisfied #3
2023-12-22
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mortgage · 466(Scot)
2023-12-12
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mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2023-12-06
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-11-17
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
2023-11-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
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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2023-10-28
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officers · AP03
2022-06-22
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MACKIE, JUNIOR, Maitland resigned
director
2021-09-29
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SMITH, Ross resigned
director
2019-07-05
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SMITH, Ross appointed
director
2018-04-05
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
2018-04-03
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Charge satisfied #2
2018-04-03
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Charge satisfied #1
2018-03-28
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC (SC327000)
2017-11-27
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THORNTONS LAW LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2016-01-04
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TAYLOR, James Russell appointed
director
2015-04-30
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BROWN, Martin Robert resigned
director
2014-08-31
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WILSON, Ronald John resigned
director
2014-03-07
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TAYLOR, James Russell resigned
director
2013-07-01
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BROWN, Martin Robert appointed
director
2013-07-01
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WILSON, Ronald John appointed
director
2012-11-29
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HAYHOW, Karin Aslaug resigned
director
2012-11-29
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MCNUTT, Kirstin Isobel resigned
director
2012-09-19
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2012-08-01
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GARDINER, Tim Campbell resigned
director

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Owner dependency

81/100

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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-25

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.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James Russell Taylor Individual · British · DOB 08/1989 · age 37	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	08/09/2025
Mr George Calder Taylor Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62	25–50%	—	board control25-50% shares · board control	20/07/2018

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Wendy Bartow Taylorceased 19/10/2023· 25-50% shares
Taylors Food Group Limitedceased 20/07/2018· 75-100% shares

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2008-11-19

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890

Registered office

The Old Brickworks

Inchcoonans Road

Errol

Perthshire

PH2 7RB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-03-25OVERDUE

Last: 2025-03-11