MAXWELL CONSTRUCTION AND CIVILS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC440955 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-23
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 42220
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 3500 | 2600 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-08-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-01➕MAXWELL, Susan Helen appointeddirector
- 2020-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-01-23🏢Company incorporatedAs MAXWELL CONSTRUCTION AND CIVILS LIMITED
- 2013-01-23➕MAXWELL, Marvin Norman appointeddirector
Owner dependency
94/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MAXWELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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 |
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Mrs Susan Helen Maxwell Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/02/2023 |
Mr Marvin Norman Maxwell Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-01-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC42220 — SIC 42220
Registered office
Station Yard
Oakwell Road
Castle Douglas
Kirkcudbrightshire
DG7 1LA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MAXWELL, Marvin Norman→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2013-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MAXWELL, Susan Helen→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2021-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (43 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-03