MAXRO SOLUTIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC475506 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-16
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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| Average employees | 100 | -200 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-04-16🏢Company incorporatedAs MAXRO SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2014-04-16➕AHEARN, John appointeddirector
- 2014-04-16➕AHEARN, Maxine appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Ahearn Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56 | 50–75% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 25/02/2026 |
Mrs Maxine Ahearn Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 16/04/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Ahearnceased 25/02/2026· 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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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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
Incorporated2014-04-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
2a New Dock Lane
Custom House Place
Greenock
Inverclyde
PA15 1EJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-11
Last: 2025-04-27
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
AHEARN, John→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2014-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AHEARN, Maxine→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2014-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (27 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-28