MAXWELL PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC618142 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-14
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-02-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-28
    MAXWELL, Lauren Helen resigned
    director
  4. 2025-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-05-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-05-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-03-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MAXWELL PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LTD
  14. 2019-01-14
    MAXWELL, Ross George appointed
    director
  15. 2019-01-14
    MAXWELL, Lauren Helen appointed
    director
  16. 2019-01-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ross George Maxwell
Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1991 · age 35
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control14/01/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Lauren Helen Beveridgeceased 28/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-01-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

17 Stobie Place
Oakley
Dunfermline
KY12 9QP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MAXWELL, Ross George
director · ~35y · appointed 2019-01-14
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Active
MAXWELL, Lauren Helen
director · ~35y · appointed 2019-01-14 · resigned 2026-01-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-28