A.T. MAYCOCK & SONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01224228 · ltd · incorporated 1975-08-28
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£211.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
5 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 48.7y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 48.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
104 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £211,428
Cash YoY
+73%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£63k
↑ 73% YoY
Net Worth
£211k
↑ 43% YoY
Current Assets
£73k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £211.4k | £182.7k |
| Current assets | £73.1k | £53.7k |
| Cash | £62.8k | £36.3k |
| Debtors | £385 | £2.5k |
| Net assets | £211.4k | £147.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-05-01📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2000-04-06➕MAYCOCK, Anthony Frederick appointedsecretary
- 2000-04-06➖MAYCOCK, Anthony Thomas resignedsecretary
- 2000-04-06➖MAYCOCK, Anthony Thomas resigneddirector
- 2000-04-01➖MAYCOCK, Elsie May resigneddirector
- 1991-06-28🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 1987-07-03🔒Charge registered #5Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1985-03-18🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Norwich General Trust Limited
- 1983-03-02🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1978-02-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
- 1977-10-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Norwich General Trust Limited.
- 1975-08-28🏢Company incorporatedAs A.T. MAYCOCK & SONS LIMITED
Owner dependency
96/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MAYCOCK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 51 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony Frederick Maycock Individual · British · DOB 12/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Dennis Henry Maycock Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1975-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
296 Munster Road
Fulham
London
SW6 6BH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
MAYCOCK, Anthony Frederick→
Activesecretary · appointed 2000-04-06
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Active
Active
MAYCOCK, Anthony Thomas→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2000-04-06
MAYCOCK, Anthony Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 2000-04-06
MAYCOCK, Elsie May→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · resigned 2000-04-01
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
4
Outstanding
4
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 03/07/1987 | — | |
| outstanding | Norwich General Trust Norwich General Trust Limited | Further & legal charge | 1 property | 18/03/1985 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 02/03/1983 | 28/06/1991 | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank LTD | Legal charge | 1 property | 17/02/1978 | — | |
| outstanding | Norwich General Trust . Norwich General Trust Limited. | Legal charge | 1 property | 03/10/1977 | — |
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Recent filings (104 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-30