A.J. MAIDEN AND SON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01637540 · ltd · incorporated 1982-05-24
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£14.08M
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).
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Refinance opportunity
11 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 9.0y
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 9.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 48/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)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
11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
140 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Loss-making
Loss before tax £33,003
Turnover YoY
+11%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14.08M | £12.71M |
| Gross profit | £1.93M | £1.87M |
| Operating profit | £82.8k | £-149.9k |
| Profit before tax | £-33.0k | £-251.5k |
| Average employees | 9800 | 9100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-01➕BLAKELEY, Allan appointeddirector
- 2026-01-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-10➖GERMANY, Barry John resigneddirector
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-07➕COX, Graham John appointeddirector
- 2025-04-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-14📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-21➕JENKINS, Gareth appointeddirector
- 2024-12-21➕WARRILLOW, Benjamin James appointeddirector
- 2024-12-21➖FIELDS, Peter Richard resigneddirector
- 2024-12-21➕GERMANY, Barry John appointeddirector
- 2024-12-21➖NORFOLK, Graham Richard resigneddirector
- 2024-12-21🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Apex Group Hold Co (UK) Limited
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-05-24🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
- 2022-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-15🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2022-03-15🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2022-03-15🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2022-03-10📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-10📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-10📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-10🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2022-03-10🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2022-03-10🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-03-10🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-03-03🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Sanne Group (UK) Limited
- 2021-12-17🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Sanne Fiduciary Services Limited for Itself and as Security Agent.
- 2021-02-17🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Sanne Fiduciary Services Limited (As Security Agent)
- 2019-07-10🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
- 2019-04-30➖MAIDEN, Arthur John resignedsecretary
- 2019-04-30➖MAIDEN, Arthur John resigneddirector
- 2019-04-05🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Sanne Fiduciary Services Limited (As Security Agent)
- 2018-10-04🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Sanne Fiduciary Services Limited (As Security Agent)
- 2017-05-26🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Sanne Fiduciary Services Limited
- 2017-05-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Sanne Fiduciary Services Limited
- 2017-05-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Sanne Fiduciary Services Limited
- 2017-05-25➕FIELDS, Peter Richard appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 54 events
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MAIDEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 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
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Kinaxia Transport And Warehousing Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Kinaxia Transport And Warehousing Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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A.J. MAIDEN AND SON LIMITED
This company · 01637540
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kinaxia Transport And Warehousing Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 25/05/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Arthur John Maidenceased 25/05/2017· 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 002-02092021 LTD→ 13603665 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 24K TRANSPORT LTD→ 15704604 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A. AND D. HAULAGE (TELFORD) LIMITED→ 02597876 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
| A.G.H TRANSPORT LTD→ 11853850 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ABHIRUP LTD→ 09887945 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ABOVE & BEYOND TRANSFERS LTD→ 16981835 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACEPOR LTD→ 11290428 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ACME TRUCKING LTD→ 13515885 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ADASTRA LOGISTICS & TRAINING LIMITED→ 16943859 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADFIR LTD→ 11284235 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ADG HAULAGE LTD→ 16053659 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADOMAD LTD→ 11291125 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1982-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
A J Maiden & Son Deer Park Court
Donnington Wood
Telford
Shropshire
TF2 7NA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05
Officers (5 active · 6 resigned)
BLAKELEY, Allan→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2026-02-01
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COX, Graham John→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2025-04-07
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JENKINS, Gareth→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2024-12-21
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MAIDEN, Arthur John Coxill→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2004-01-16
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WARRILLOW, Benjamin James→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-12-21
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MAIDEN, Arthur John→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2019-04-30
FIELDS, Peter Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2017-05-25 · resigned 2024-12-21
GERMANY, Barry John→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2024-12-21 · resigned 2025-12-10
MAIDEN, Arthur John→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · resigned 2019-04-30
MAIDEN, Joseph Arthur Reader→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · resigned 2004-08-24
NORFOLK, Graham Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2017-05-25 · resigned 2024-12-21
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Mortgages & charges
11
Total charges
4
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:11 of 11 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Apex Group Hold Co (UK) Apex Group Hold Co (UK) Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/12/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD | A registered charge | — | 24/05/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Sanne Group (UK) Sanne Group (UK) Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/03/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Sanne Fiduciary Services for Itself and as Security Agent. Sanne Fiduciary Services Limited for Itself and as Security Agent. | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/12/2021 | 15/03/2022 | |
| satisfied | Sanne Fiduciary Services (As Security Agent) Sanne Fiduciary Services Limited (As Security Agent) | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/02/2021 | 15/03/2022 | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD | A registered charge | — | 10/07/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Sanne Fiduciary Services (As Security Agent) Sanne Fiduciary Services Limited (As Security Agent) | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/04/2019 | 15/03/2022 | |
| satisfied | Sanne Fiduciary Services (As Security Agent) Sanne Fiduciary Services Limited (As Security Agent) | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/10/2018 | 10/03/2022 | |
| satisfied | Sanne Fiduciary Services Sanne Fiduciary Services Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/05/2017 | 10/03/2022 | |
| satisfied | Sanne Fiduciary Services Sanne Fiduciary Services Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/05/2017 | 10/03/2022 | |
| satisfied | Sanne Fiduciary Services Sanne Fiduciary Services Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/05/2017 | 10/03/2022 |
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Recent filings (140 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-07
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09