MAXTON STORE LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (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: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £21.3k | £22.2k |
| Current assets | £98.9k | £105.4k |
| Cash | £5.1k | £3.1k |
| Debtors | £29.3k | £29.3k |
| Net assets | £11.3k | £6.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 accounts
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-01-15📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2026-01-13📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-03-29📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-13📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-01-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-07-01➕NAWAZ, Nargis appointeddirector
- 2019-10-28🏢Company incorporatedAs MAXTON STORE LTD
- 2019-10-28➕NAWAZ, Ali appointeddirector
- 2019-10-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ali Nawaz Individual · British · DOB 06/1987 · age 39 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 28/10/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Retail · ML postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDS TALK RUTHERGLEN LTD→ SC673334 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| KST PHARM LTD→ SC375579 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| MA TRADING SCOT LIMITED→ SC597778 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| MAILEY'S MARKET LTD→ SC841584 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| MAXSERVE (GB) LTD→ SC557574 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| MCMINNS PHARMACY LTD→ SC767436 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| MDS SINGH LTD→ SC688695 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| MEGAVALUE DISTRIBUTION LTD→ SC788867 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| METRO THREE LTD→ SC722287 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| MILLAR & MCGOWAN LIMITED→ SC053853 · est 1973 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 52y | — | — |
| MINSU LTD→ SC854440 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MINTY MARKET LTD→ SC851326 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.