AXENT INVESTMENTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
04198511 · ltd · incorporated 2001-04-11
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£68.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £68,278

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£68k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£10
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£14k£27k£41k£55k£68kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£68.3k£68.3k
Current assets£10£10
Debtors£10£10
Net assets£68.3k£68.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-26
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  2. 2024-08-06
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  3. 2023-09-11
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  4. 2022-09-13
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  5. 2021-10-01
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-15
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    address · AD02
  7. 2020-09-28
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  8. 2019-09-20
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  9. 2018-08-20
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  10. 2017-09-20
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  11. 2016-09-14
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  12. 2016-06-14
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  13. 2016-01-20
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    capital · SH01
  14. 2015-08-20
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  15. 2015-04-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2001-05-31
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    JESSOP, Julia Anne appointed
    secretary
  17. 2001-05-31
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    JESSOP, Peter Eric appointed
    director
  18. 2001-05-31
    ➖
    TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
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  19. 2001-05-31
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    TEMPLES (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES) LIMITED resigned
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  20. 2001-04-11
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    Company incorporated
    As AXENT INVESTMENTS LTD
  21. 2001-04-11
    ➕
    TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2001-04-11
    ➕
    TEMPLES (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Eric Jessop
Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

49 Robinson Road
Loudwater High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP13 7BJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-25
Last: 2026-04-11

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

JESSOP, Julia Anne→
secretary · appointed 2001-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JESSOP, Peter Eric→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-05-31
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Active
TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-04-11 · resigned 2001-05-31
Resigned
TEMPLES (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-04-11 · resigned 2001-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
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accounts · AA
2025-08-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
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accounts · AA
2024-08-06
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2024-04-24
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accounts · AA
2023-09-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-01
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2021-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-20