MAXWELL TOPCO LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
12231387 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-27
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 3.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
44/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 44/100 (watch), bankability 55/100. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (43/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 3.3y
55/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Charge age ~3.3 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 43/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (0 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
44/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.
Business quality
5
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-20⚠️gazette-dissolved-liquidationgazette · GAZ2
- 2025-06-20🏁Company dissolved
- 2025-03-20⚠️liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meetinginsolvency · LIQ13
- 2024-10-18⚠️liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvencyinsolvency · LIQ01
- 2024-10-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-04⚠️liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidatorinsolvency · 600
- 2024-10-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-09-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-23➖MULLALLY, Michael Luke resigneddirector
- 2024-09-23➖NOLAN, Trevor Frank resigneddirector
- 2024-09-23➖TSAI, Zachary David resigneddirector
- 2024-07-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-05-04➖CONS, Ben Major George, Dr resigneddirector
- 2024-05-04➖PATTERSON, Lee Robert resigneddirector
- 2024-01-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-06-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-01-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2022-09-21➖ASHLIN, Timothy James West resigneddirector
- 2022-09-21➖HANDLEY, John William resigneddirector
- 2022-09-21➕MULLALLY, Michael Luke appointeddirector
- 2022-09-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-28➖ALLIN, Steven Mark, Professor resigneddirector
- 2022-07-28➕PATTERSON, Lee Robert appointeddirector
- 2022-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-02➕HANDLEY, John William appointeddirector
- 2020-06-02➕NOLAN, Trevor Frank appointeddirector
- 2020-03-03➕CONS, Ben Major George, Dr appointeddirector
- 2019-12-13➕ALLIN, Steven Mark, Professor appointeddirector
- 2019-12-03➖A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-12-03➕ASHLIN, Timothy James West appointeddirector
- 2019-12-03➖HART, Roger resigneddirector
- 2019-12-03➕TSAI, Zachary David appointeddirector
- 2019-12-03➖A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2019-12-03➖INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2019-09-27🏢Company incorporatedAs MAXWELL TOPCO LIMITED
- 2019-09-27➕A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-09-27➕HART, Roger appointeddirector
- 2019-09-27➕A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2019-09-27➕INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
2 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2025-06-20
4 insolvency-related filings on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2025-06-20: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2025-03-20: liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
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Synova Capital Llp
Corporate parent
🏛️ultimate parent
Synova Capital Gp Iii Llp (As General Partner Of Synova Capital Fund Iii Lp)
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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MAXWELL TOPCO LIMITED
This company · 12231387
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Synova Capital Gp Iii Llp (As General Partner Of Synova Capital Fund Iii Lp) Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/12/2019 |
Synova Capital Llp Corporate entity | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 09/12/2019 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Synova Capital Gp 5 Limited (As Nominee For And On Behalf Of Synova Capital Fund Iii Lp)ceased 09/12/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Inhoco Formations Limitedceased 09/12/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-09-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
C/O Frp Advisory Trading Limited. Kings Orchard
1 Queen Street
Bristol
BS2 0HQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2022-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: 2024-07-09
Officers (0 active · 12 resigned)
A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2019-09-27 · resigned 2019-12-03
ALLIN, Steven Mark, Professor→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2019-12-13 · resigned 2022-07-28
ASHLIN, Timothy James West→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2019-12-03 · resigned 2022-09-21
CONS, Ben Major George, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2020-03-03 · resigned 2024-05-04
HANDLEY, John William→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2020-06-02 · resigned 2022-09-21
HART, Roger→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2019-09-27 · resigned 2019-12-03
MULLALLY, Michael Luke→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2022-09-21 · resigned 2024-09-23
NOLAN, Trevor Frank→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2020-06-02 · resigned 2024-09-23
PATTERSON, Lee Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-07-28 · resigned 2024-05-04
TSAI, Zachary David→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2019-12-03 · resigned 2024-09-23
A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2019-09-27 · resigned 2019-12-03
INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2019-09-27 · resigned 2019-12-03
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 30/01/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (60 total)
gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2025-06-20
liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · LIQ13
2025-03-20
liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · LIQ01
2024-10-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-04
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2024-10-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-07-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24