AXIS COMMUNICATIONS (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03318032 · ltd · incorporated 1997-02-13

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

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

18 officers (4 active, 18 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

121 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Average employees	6100	5500

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand

2026-03-09
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accounts · AA
2025-03-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
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officers · AP01
2025-01-20
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EMOND, Johan Olof appointed
director
2024-04-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-08-17
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FREIJ, Annika resigned
director
2021-08-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-01-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-09-02
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-09-02
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-09-01
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STORÄNG, Linn appointed
secretary
2020-09-01
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RAJPUT, Atul resigned
secretary
2019-06-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2018-09-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-09-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-09-16
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FREIJ, Annika appointed
director
2018-09-15
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SONESSON, Bodil resigned
director
2018-05-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2013-02-26
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FREIJ, Annika Linda Susanne resigned
secretary
2013-02-26
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RAJPUT, Atul appointed
secretary
2013-01-21
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DOYLE, Philip John Frederick resigned
secretary
2013-01-21
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FREIJ, Annika Linda Susanne appointed
secretary
2011-10-09
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BRUNING, Dominic James Mark Hugo resigned
secretary
2011-10-09
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DOYLE, Philip John Frederick appointed
secretary
2008-02-12
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SONESSON, Bodil appointed
director
2004-04-15
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LINDQUIST, Jorgen resigned
director
2004-04-05
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SJOSTRAND, Fredrik appointed
director
2003-10-22
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MAURITSSON, Ray appointed
director
2002-07-02
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FALVIN, Anna Charlotta resigned
director
2002-01-11
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LINDQUIST, Jorgen appointed
director
2002-01-11
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SONESSON, Bodil resigned
director
2001-06-29
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BRUNING, Dominic James Mark Hugo appointed
secretary
2001-06-29
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FLASCK, Brian resigned
secretary
1998-12-18
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FLASCK, Brian appointed
secretary
1998-10-14
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ROLF, Semmy resigned
director
1998-06-09
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WILLIAMS, Martin Christopher resigned
secretary
1997-11-18
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SONESSON, Bodil appointed
director
1997-05-12
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ROLF, Semmy appointed
director
1997-03-04
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WILLIAMS, Martin Christopher appointed
secretary
1997-03-04
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HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-03-04
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FALVIN, Anna Charlotta appointed
director
1997-03-04
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HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1997-02-13
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Company incorporated
As AXIS COMMUNICATIONS (UK) LIMITED
1997-02-13
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HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-02-13
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HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Canon Inc. is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Canon Inc.

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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AXIS COMMUNICATIONS (UK) LIMITED

This company · 03318032

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Canon Inc. Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	03/10/2016

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

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🔒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.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1997-02-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

First Floor 1

Capability Green

Luton

LU1 3LU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-23

Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (4 active · 14 resigned)

STORÄNG, Linn→

secretary · appointed 2020-09-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

EMOND, Johan Olof→

director · ~42y · appointed 2025-01-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MAURITSSON, Ray→

director · ~64y · appointed 2003-10-22

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SJOSTRAND, Fredrik→

director · ~57y · appointed 2004-04-05

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BRUNING, Dominic James Mark Hugo→

secretary · appointed 2001-06-29 · resigned 2011-10-09

Resigned

DOYLE, Philip John Frederick→

secretary · appointed 2011-10-09 · resigned 2013-01-21

Resigned

FLASCK, Brian→

secretary · appointed 1998-12-18 · resigned 2001-06-29

Resigned

FREIJ, Annika Linda Susanne→

secretary · appointed 2013-01-21 · resigned 2013-02-26

Resigned

RAJPUT, Atul→

secretary · appointed 2013-02-26 · resigned 2020-09-01

Resigned

WILLIAMS, Martin Christopher→

secretary · appointed 1997-03-04 · resigned 1998-06-09

Resigned

HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-02-13 · resigned 1997-03-04

Resigned

FALVIN, Anna Charlotta→

director · ~60y · appointed 1997-03-04 · resigned 2002-07-02

Resigned

FREIJ, Annika→

director · ~49y · appointed 2018-09-16 · resigned 2021-08-17

Resigned

LINDQUIST, Jorgen→

director · ~61y · appointed 2002-01-11 · resigned 2004-04-15

Resigned

ROLF, Semmy→

director · ~76y · appointed 1997-05-12 · resigned 1998-10-14

Resigned

SONESSON, Bodil→

director · ~58y · appointed 2008-02-12 · resigned 2018-09-15

Resigned

SONESSON, Bodil→

director · ~58y · appointed 1997-11-18 · resigned 2002-01-11

Resigned

HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-02-13 · resigned 1997-03-04

Resigned

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Recent filings (121 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2026-03-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-03-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-17

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-01-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2024-04-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-08-18

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-04-05

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-04-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2022-08-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-03-03

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-08-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2021-06-14