HARRY MAIDEN LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC042004 · ltd · incorporated 1965-04-05
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 21.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 21.1y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — 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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2700 | 3000 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-24➕MAIDEN, Naomi appointedsecretary
- 2023-10-24➖MAIDEN, Frances Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2023-10-24📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-10-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-16➕MAIDEN, Andrew Gordon appointeddirector
- 2006-10-01➕MAIDEN, Frances Margaret appointeddirector
- 2006-08-11🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Harry Gordon Maiden
- 2005-06-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2005-03-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1997-04-03➕MAIDEN, Frances Margaret appointedsecretary
- 1997-04-03➖MAIDEN, Harry Gordon resignedsecretary
- 1997-04-03➖MAIDEN SNR., Harry Gordon resigneddirector
- 1991-03-08➖MAIDEN, George Robertson Hope resignedsecretary
- 1991-03-08➕MAIDEN, Harry Gordon appointedsecretary
- 1991-03-08➖MAIDEN, George Robertson Hope resigneddirector
- 1965-04-05🏢Company incorporatedAs HARRY MAIDEN LIMITED
Owner dependency
98/100
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
- +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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 Harry Gordon Maiden Individual · British · DOB 07/1956 · age 70 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 23/09/2016 |
Mrs Frances Margaret Maiden Individual · British · DOB 01/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 23/09/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Andrew Gordon Maidenceased 08/04/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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
Incorporated1965-04-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Registered office
Lowfield Croft Road
Rossie Island
Montrose
Angus
DD10 9NL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01
Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)
Active
MAIDEN, Andrew Gordon→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2014-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MAIDEN, Frances Margaret→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2006-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAIDEN, Frances Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-04-03 · resigned 2023-10-24
MAIDEN, George Robertson Hope→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1991-03-08
MAIDEN, Harry Gordon→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-03-08 · resigned 1997-04-03
MAIDEN, George Robertson Hope→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · resigned 1991-03-08
MAIDEN SNR., Harry Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~99y · resigned 1997-04-03
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Harry Gordon Maiden | Standard security | 1 property | 11/08/2006 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 22/06/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 22/03/2005 | — |
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Recent filings (104 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-10-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01