MAXWELL JOINERY LTD.

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SC190219 · ltd · incorporated 1998-10-13
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£51.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £51,528
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,082 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£52k
↓ 5.6% YoY
Current Assets
£83k
↑ 8.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£17k£33k£50k£66k£83kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£58.0k£71.2k
Current assets£83.1k£76.7k
Net assets£51.5k£54.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-10-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2024-06-27
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  5. 2023-06-29
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  6. 2022-07-18
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  7. 2021-07-21
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  8. 2020-07-21
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  9. 2019-06-19
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  10. 2018-06-15
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  11. 2017-07-10
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-05-24
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-10-21
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-07-29
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-10-21
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 1999-11-04
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    MAXWELL, George resigned
    secretary
  17. 1999-11-04
    ➖
    MAXWELL, Janice resigned
    director
  18. 1999-11-01
    ➕
    MAXWELL, Janice appointed
    secretary
  19. 1999-11-01
    ➕
    MAXWELL, George appointed
    director
  20. 1998-11-01
    ➕
    MAXWELL, George appointed
    secretary
  21. 1998-10-28
    ➖
    MAXWELL, Janice resigned
    secretary
  22. 1998-10-28
    ➖
    MAXWELL, George resigned
    director
  23. 1998-10-13
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    Company incorporated
    As MAXWELL JOINERY LTD.
  24. 1998-10-13
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    MAXWELL, Janice appointed
    secretary
  25. 1998-10-13
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  26. 1998-10-13
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  27. 1998-10-13
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  28. 1998-10-13
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director
  29. 1998-10-13
    ➕
    MAXWELL, George appointed
    director
  30. 1998-10-13
    ➕
    MAXWELL, Janice appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MAXWELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr George Maxwell
Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control17/09/2016
Mrs Janice Maxwell
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-10-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

13 Ullapool Crescent
Dundee
DD2 4TT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

MAXWELL, Janice→
secretary · appointed 1999-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAXWELL, George→
director · ~62y · appointed 1999-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAXWELL, George→
secretary · appointed 1998-11-01 · resigned 1999-11-04
Resigned
MAXWELL, Janice→
secretary · appointed 1998-10-13 · resigned 1998-10-28
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-10-13 · resigned 1998-10-13
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1998-10-13 · resigned 1998-10-13
Resigned
MAXWELL, George→
director · ~94y · appointed 1998-10-13 · resigned 1998-10-28
Resigned
MAXWELL, Janice→
director · appointed 1998-10-13 · resigned 1999-11-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-22