MAXWELL OIL TOOLS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC578783 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-13
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£197.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28490
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).
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 (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £197,220
Net assets shrinking
Down £168,399 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£197k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.72M | £2.98M |
| Debtors | £1.17M | £1.34M |
| Net assets | £197.2k | £365.6k |
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.
See pricing →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 (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-01➕RASZCZYK, Christoph Edward appointeddirector
- 2022-02-01➖KOPPENBERG, Christian resigneddirector
- 2022-01-25📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2021-10-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-10-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-10-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-10-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-27📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2021-07-16📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2021-07-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-07-01➕BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-07-01➖PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-07-01➕KOPPENBERG, Christian appointeddirector
- 2021-07-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-07-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-01📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2020-12-17➖BAYNHAM, Richard Ronald resigneddirector
- 2020-05-14➕PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2017-10-13🏢Company incorporatedAs MAXWELL OIL TOOLS LTD
- 2017-10-13➕LEVIE, David Elrick Yule appointeddirector
- 2017-10-13➕BAYNHAM, Richard Ronald appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Susan Levie Individual · Swiss · DOB 01/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 25/02/2021 |
Cedric Tappe Individual · Dutch · DOB 11/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 08/01/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ic Aot Holdings Llcceased 04/11/2020· 75-100% shares
- Rsd2 Holding Agceased 08/01/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% 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
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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-10-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC28490 — SIC 28490
Registered office
Brodies House
31 - 33 Union Grove
Aberdeen
Scotland
AB10 6SD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2021-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEVIE, David Elrick Yule→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2017-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RASZCZYK, Christoph Edward→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2022-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2020-05-14 · resigned 2021-07-01
BAYNHAM, Richard Ronald→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2017-10-13 · resigned 2020-12-17
KOPPENBERG, Christian→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2021-07-01 · resigned 2022-02-01
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Recent filings (48 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-25
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-14