AXION RECYCLING LTD.
🌳Matureactive
04322117 · ltd · incorporated 2001-11-14
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 18.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 18.9y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
113 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-01📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-09-01📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-18📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-10-18📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-06-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-10➖HARRY, John Anthony resigneddirector
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-25📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-09-25📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2022-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-01📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2022-10-01📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2021-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-15📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2021-10-15📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2021-10-15📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2021-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-19📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2021-02-19📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2019-02-28➖MORTON, Roger John resigneddirector
- 2018-06-20➖FREEGARD, Keith Martyn resignedsecretary
- 2018-06-20➖FREEGARD, Keith Martin resigneddirector
- 2007-06-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2006-07-01➕HARRY, Charles Thomas appointeddirector
- 2006-07-01➕HARRY, Matthew Paul appointeddirector
- 2006-07-01➕HARRY, John Anthony appointeddirector
- 2004-04-07➖GOEL, Anil Kumar, Doctor resigneddirector
- 2003-06-30➕FREEGARD, Keith Martyn appointedsecretary
- 2003-06-30➖MORTON, Emily Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2002-05-08➕GOEL, Anil Kumar, Doctor appointeddirector
- 2002-01-01➕FREEGARD, Keith Martin appointeddirector
- 2001-11-14🏢Company incorporatedAs AXION RECYCLING LTD.
- 2001-11-14➕MORTON, Emily Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2001-11-14➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-11-14➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-11-14➕MORTON, Roger John appointeddirector
- 2001-11-14➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-11-14➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
S. Norton & Co Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
S. Norton & Co Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AXION RECYCLING LTD.
This company · 04322117
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Norton & Co Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/06/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-11-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320
Registered office
Bankfield House Bankfield Mill
Regent Road
Liverpool
L20 8RQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01
Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)
HARRY, Charles Thomas→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2006-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARRY, Matthew Paul→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2006-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FREEGARD, Keith Martyn→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-06-30 · resigned 2018-06-20
MORTON, Emily Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-11-14 · resigned 2003-06-30
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-11-14 · resigned 2001-11-14
FREEGARD, Keith Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2002-01-01 · resigned 2018-06-20
GOEL, Anil Kumar, Doctor→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2002-05-08 · resigned 2004-04-07
HARRY, John Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2006-07-01 · resigned 2024-06-10
MORTON, Roger John→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2001-11-14 · resigned 2019-02-28
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-11-14 · resigned 2001-11-14
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 18/06/2007 | — |
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Recent filings (113 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-09-01
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-10-18
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-10-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2023-09-25
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-01
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2022-10-01