JOHN MAXWELL LIMITED

What JOHN MAXWELL LIMITED does

John Maxwell Limited is a UK-based independent IT project management consultancy operated as a sole-trader contracting business by founder John 'Max' Maxwell. Founded in 2011 and registered as a VAT-registered UK private limited company, the firm delivers senior IT project management services on a contract basis across England and Wales, working both outside IR35 through the limited company and inside IR35 via umbrella arrangements. There is no external funding, no parent company, and no institutional ownership; the founder maintains full control and is the sole billable resource.

The service portfolio centres on full-lifecycle IT project delivery, with core offerings including PMO establishment and governance creation, cloud migration (Azure, AWS), digital transformation programme management, infrastructure consolidation, and application assurance. Notable engagements span National Highways (GeoVision, via Consaelting/Costain), Highways England (REM 2.0 via Jacobs/Atkins JV), University of Exeter (research data storage and VLE migration to Azure), DAS UK Group (on-premise to AWS), ONE.io Ltd (FinTech PMO creation across 50+ projects), Konica Minolta, Animus Bytes, and Interserve Support Services. The founder holds Prince2 and Agile/Scrum certifications and brings a Royal Signals military background as a people-focused delivery discipline.

The business model is direct contracting with client organisations, with new engagements sourced primarily through personal network, LinkedIn visibility, the project portfolio website (johnmaxwellltd.co.uk), and prior client recommendations. Contracts are structured as 3-month rolling engagements, typically extended multiple times. Revenue is undeclared; headcount is one. There is no proprietary technology platform, no app or API offering, and no AI/ML capability layer — the company's product is the founder's time, methodology, and certified expertise.

Name

JOHN MAXWELL LIMITED

Legal name

John Maxwell Limited

Website

https://johnmaxwellltd.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Short description

John Maxwell Limited is a sole-trader UK IT project management consultancy delivering PMO setup, cloud migration, and digital transformation programmes to public and private sector clients across England and Wales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Project Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

akta.pro primary industry

IT Program/Project Management (PMO) & Delivery Assurance (BPAEAAAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Program & Project Management (PMO) Consulting (BPAHACAL)

Keywords

• IT project management
• Cloud migration services
• Digital transformation consulting
• PMO establishment services
• Programme management

Headquarters

HQ city

Tiverton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Contracting Services: Individual IT Project Manager providing services to clients on a contract basis. Operates as VAT-registered UK Ltd company. Services include project management, PMO establishment, cloud migration, and digital transformation programme delivery.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

John Maxwell Limited is an independent IT project management contracting firm that delivers projects on time and within budget across public and private sector clients. The firm specializes in PMO establishment, cloud migration programmes, and digital transformation initiatives, providing end-to-end project lifecycle services from initiation and planning through execution to closure.

Product overview

John Maxwell Ltd is a specialist IT project management consultancy offering a unified portfolio of services centered on senior IT project delivery. The core offering is IT Project Management Services, supplemented by specialized service modules including PMO Setup and Governance, Cloud Infrastructure Migration, and application assurance. The company operates on a contracting basis (outside IR35 as VAT-registered UK Ltd, inside IR35 via agency arrangements) and specializes in rapid transformational change with minimal impact on BAU operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IT Project Management Services
• PMO Establishment Services
• Cloud Migration Programme Delivery
• Digital Transformation Programme Management

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered Phase 1 GeoVision project on time and on budget (May 2025)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• PwC UK: PwC UK's Consulting practice delivers technology and digital transformation programme management, including PMO setup and cloud migration advisory, competing with John Maxwell for enterprise and public sector IT PM mandates.
• PA Consulting: PA Consulting is a UK-headquartered management and technology consultancy that delivers IT transformation, cloud migration, and PMO advisory work for enterprise and public sector clients, comparable to Max's offerings but at far larger scale.
• FDM Group: FDM Group is a UK-listed IT services and consulting firm providing project management, cloud, and digital transformation consultants to enterprise and public sector clients, comparable in service mix though operating via a deployed consultant model.
• Mott MacDonald: Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with deep UK infrastructure programme delivery capability, overlapping with Max's work on Highways England and National Highways supply chain programmes.
• Arcadis: Arcadis is a global design, engineering, and project management consultancy with significant UK presence in transport and infrastructure programmes, serving the same client segments as John Maxwell but at significantly greater scale.
• Capita: Capita is a large UK IT services and consulting provider delivering digital transformation, cloud migration, and programme management to public sector and enterprise clients, a broader incumbent competing for similar IT PM mandates.
• KPMG UK: KPMG UK's Advisory practice includes IT programme management, cloud transformation, and PMO consulting for enterprise and public sector clients, competing for the same types of engagements Max delivers as a sole operator.

Direct peers

• Turner & Townsend: Turner & Townsend is a global project management and consultancy firm with a strong UK public sector and infrastructure practice, directly comparable to Max's PMO, programme assurance, and digital transformation delivery for clients like National Highways.
• Mace (Mace Consult): Mace operates a dedicated project management consultancy practice delivering programme and PMO services across UK infrastructure and construction, the closest large-scale analogue to John Maxwell's PMO establishment and project assurance work.

Others

• IO Associates: IO Associates is a UK IT recruitment and contracting firm that places IT project managers and PMO professionals, an ecosystem enabler competing for the same freelance contractor talent pool that John Maxwell operates within.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInuk.linkedin.com/in/johnmaxmaxwell

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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