5 AXIS LTD

🌳Matureactive

04882814 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-01

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£839.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 25730

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

92 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £839,385

Cash YoY

+105%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£550k

↑ 105% YoY

Net Worth

£839k

↑ 40% YoY

Current Assets

£1.8m

↑ 56% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£1.37M	£1.08M
Current assets	£1.83M	£1.17M
Cash	£550.5k	£269.0k
Debtors	£945.2k	£589.7k
Net assets	£839.4k	£599.5k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2025-11-11
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2025-09-30
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH01
2025-09-29
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address · AD01
2024-12-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-09
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH01
2023-11-09
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
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officers · CH01
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2023-11-09
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-09-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-05-20
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FOSTER, Tobias Allun appointed
director
2020-05-20
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PARKS, Anthony Michael appointed
director
2019-10-08
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BROADHURST, William John resigned
director
2019-04-08
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WYATT, Giles Gabriel Stanford appointed
director
2018-07-04
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COVERLEY, Paul appointed
director
2018-07-02
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BROADHURST, Karen resigned
secretary
2013-03-31
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BROADHURST, William Nicholas resigned
director
2011-06-21
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BROADHURST, William Nicholas appointed
director
2003-09-01
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Company incorporated
As 5 AXIS LTD
2003-09-01
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BROADHURST, Karen appointed
secretary
2003-09-01
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AT SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-09-01
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AT SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-09-01
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BROADHURST, William John appointed
director
2003-09-01
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AT DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-09-01
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AT DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alan Foster Individual · British · DOB 07/1959 · age 67	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	31/07/2020

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Alken Systems Limitedceased 31/07/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Alken Engineering Holdings Limitedceased 31/07/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mrs Karen Broadhurstceased 02/07/2018· 25-50% shares
Mr William John Broadhurstceased 02/07/2018· 25-50% shares

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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6 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

Incorporated2003-09-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC25730 — SIC 25730

Registered office

Unit 2 Ensor Way

New Mills

High Peak

Derbyshire

SK22 4NQ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-15

Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

COVERLEY, Paul→

director · ~61y · appointed 2018-07-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FOSTER, Tobias Allun→

director · ~41y · appointed 2020-05-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PARKS, Anthony Michael→

director · ~40y · appointed 2020-05-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WYATT, Giles Gabriel Stanford→

director · ~55y · appointed 2019-04-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BROADHURST, Karen→

secretary · appointed 2003-09-01 · resigned 2018-07-02

Resigned

AT SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-01 · resigned 2003-09-01

Resigned

BROADHURST, William Nicholas→

director · ~82y · appointed 2011-06-21 · resigned 2013-03-31

Resigned

BROADHURST, William John→

director · ~50y · appointed 2003-09-01 · resigned 2019-10-08

Resigned

AT DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-01 · resigned 2003-09-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (92 total)

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

accounts · AA

2025-11-11

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-09-30

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

officers · CH01

2025-09-30

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

officers · CH01

2025-09-30

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

officers · CH01

2025-09-30

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

officers · CH01

2025-09-30

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-09-29

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-09

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

accounts · AA

2024-12-04

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-02

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

accounts · AA

2023-11-10

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

officers · CH01

2023-11-09

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

officers · CH01

2023-11-09

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-11-09

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

officers · CH01

2023-11-09