MAXARLO LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
16020712 · ltd · incorporated 2024-10-16
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of construction holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.6y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-24📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2026-04-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-31➖HOPKINS, John resigneddirector
- 2025-10-22➕CLEAL, Trevor Alan appointeddirector
- 2025-09-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-31➖SUMNER, James Robert resigneddirector
- 2024-10-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money)
- 2024-10-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-10-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-10-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-10-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-18➕BURTON, Mark Reginald appointeddirector
- 2024-10-18➖A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-10-18➖HART, Roger resigneddirector
- 2024-10-18➕HOPKINS, John appointeddirector
- 2024-10-18➕SUMNER, James Robert appointeddirector
- 2024-10-18➖A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2024-10-18➖INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2024-10-18✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-10-16🏢Company incorporatedAs MAXARLO LIMITED
- 2024-10-16➕A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-10-16➕HART, Roger appointeddirector
- 2024-10-16➕A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2024-10-16➕INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2024-10-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Young company: Only 1.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
2 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: HOPKINS, John resigned 2025-10-31; SUMNER, James Robert resigned 2025-08-31
Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-10-18: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Reginald Burton Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/10/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Inhoco Formations Limitedceased 21/10/2024· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64203 — Activities of construction holding companies
Registered office
Howard Piper House
Salterns Lane
Fareham
PO16 0QS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last: 2026-04-16
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
BURTON, Mark Reginald→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2024-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLEAL, Trevor Alan→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-10-22
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A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2024-10-16 · resigned 2024-10-18
HART, Roger→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2024-10-16 · resigned 2024-10-18
HOPKINS, John→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2024-10-18 · resigned 2025-10-31
SUMNER, James Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2024-10-18 · resigned 2025-08-31
A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2024-10-16 · resigned 2024-10-18
INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2024-10-16 · resigned 2024-10-18
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money) | A registered charge | — | 24/10/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (23 total)
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-21