MAXWELLTOWN ROOFING SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC283991 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-28
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£153.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Roofing activities
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £153,866

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£154k
↑ 4.3% YoY
Current Assets
£147k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£31k£62k£92k£123k£154kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£156.7k£155.2k
Current assets£147.1k£132.9k
Net assets£153.9k£147.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-04-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-04-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-04-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-05-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-05-06
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2021-05-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2005-04-28
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    Company incorporated
    As MAXWELLTOWN ROOFING SERVICES LIMITED
  19. 2005-04-28
    ➕
    HAINING, Keith James appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-04-28
    ➕
    BARTSCH, Gary John Thompson appointed
    director
  21. 2005-04-28
    ➕
    HAINING, Keith James appointed
    director
  22. 2005-04-28
    ➕
    SCOTT, Andrew William appointed
    director
  23. 2005-04-28
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-04-28
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2005-04-28
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2005-04-28
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Keith James Haining
Individual · British · DOB 10/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Gary John Thompson Bartsch
Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Andrew William Scott
Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56
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
Incorporated2005-04-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43910 — Roofing activities

Registered office

51 Rae Street
Dumfries
Dumfriesshire
DG1 1JD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-28
Last: 2025-04-14

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

HAINING, Keith James→
secretary · appointed 2005-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARTSCH, Gary John Thompson→
director · ~52y · appointed 2005-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAINING, Keith James→
director · ~53y · appointed 2005-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCOTT, Andrew William→
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-04-28 · resigned 2005-04-28
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-04-28 · resigned 2005-04-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-07