ANTHONY AXFORD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01421417 · ltd · incorporated 1979-05-18

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 41.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Sawmilling and planing of wood

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

12 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 41.3y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 41.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

132 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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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 · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	4400	4700

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 mortgage
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand

2026-02-25
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mortgage · MR01
2026-02-19
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mortgage · MR01
2026-02-19
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mortgage · MR04
2026-02-19
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-19
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Charles Street Commercial Investments Limited
2026-02-19
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Charles Street Commercial Investments Limited
2026-02-19
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Charge satisfied #3
2026-02-19
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Charge satisfied #1
2025-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-09-02
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-09-02
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Charge satisfied #10
2024-09-02
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Charge satisfied #8
2023-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-24
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officers · TM01
2020-09-18
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accounts · AA
2020-04-30
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THOMSON, Paul resigned
director
2020-03-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-03-11
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officers · AP01
2020-03-11
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officers · TM01
2020-03-01
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THOMSON, Paul appointed
director
2020-03-01
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THOMSON, Paul resigned
director
2019-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-01-17
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Charge satisfied #7
2019-01-17
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Charge satisfied #6
2019-01-17
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Charge satisfied #5
2019-01-17
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Charge satisfied #4
2019-01-17
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Charge satisfied #2
2018-11-29
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Charge satisfied #9
2018-07-23
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AXFORD, Diane Marie appointed
director
2018-07-23
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AXFORD, Michael Anthony appointed
director
2017-10-02
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2016-11-07
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AXFORD, Anthony resigned
director
2016-02-09
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AXFORD, Michael Anthony resigned
director
2013-09-25
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AXFORD, Martin James appointed
secretary
2013-09-25
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AXFORD, Anthony resigned
secretary
2013-07-08
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2002-05-01
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2001-09-04
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THOMSON, Paul appointed
director
2001-06-21
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2001-06-21
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2001-06-21
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2001-06-21
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2000-07-13
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AXFORD, Phyllis Mary resigned
secretary
1994-05-26
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1992-07-21
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AXFORD, Anthony appointed
secretary
1987-03-03
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC

Showing most recent 50 of 52 events

Owner dependency

88/100

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

+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AXFORD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Michael Anthony Axford Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	07/05/2019
Diane Marie Axford Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	07/05/2019
Mr Martin James Axford Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Paul Thomsonceased 01/03/2020· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1979-05-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC16100 — Sawmilling and planing of wood

Registered office

Atlas Saw Mills

King Street

Farnworth

BL4 7AD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-24

Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

AXFORD, Martin James→

secretary · appointed 2013-09-25

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Active

AXFORD, Diane Marie→

director · ~60y · appointed 2018-07-23

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Active

AXFORD, Martin James→

director · ~66y

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Active

AXFORD, Michael Anthony→

director · ~59y · appointed 2018-07-23

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Active

AXFORD, Anthony→

secretary · appointed 1992-07-21 · resigned 2013-09-25

Resigned

AXFORD, Phyllis Mary→

secretary · resigned 2000-07-13

Resigned

AXFORD, Anthony→

director · ~91y · resigned 2016-11-07

Resigned

AXFORD, Michael Anthony→

director · ~59y · resigned 2016-02-09

Resigned

THOMSON, Paul→

director · ~79y · appointed 2020-03-01 · resigned 2020-04-30

Resigned

THOMSON, Paul→

director · ~79y · appointed 2001-09-04 · resigned 2020-03-01

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:12 of 12 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Charles Street Commercial Investments Charles Street Commercial Investments Limited	A registered charge	1 property	19/02/2026	—
outstanding	Charles Street Commercial Investments Charles Street Commercial Investments Limited	A registered charge	1 property	19/02/2026	—
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	02/10/2017	02/09/2024
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	08/07/2013	29/11/2018
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	01/05/2002	02/09/2024
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	21/06/2001	17/01/2019
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	21/06/2001	17/01/2019
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	21/06/2001	17/01/2019
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	21/06/2001	17/01/2019
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	26/05/1994	19/02/2026
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	03/03/1987	17/01/2019
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	01/04/1985	19/02/2026

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Recent filings (132 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-24

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2026-02-25

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2026-02-19

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2026-02-19

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2026-02-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-09-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-30

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-09-02

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-09-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-09-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-09-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-03-16