AXB TRADING LTD

🌳Matureactive
05153930 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-15
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11070
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees8900

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 change-of-name
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 change-of-name
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-20
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2025-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-05
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-06-05
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-06-05
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-04-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-09-06
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2023-09-05
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2023-06-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-08-22
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2022-08-22
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2022-08-22
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2022-04-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-04-21
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  17. 2022-04-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2022-04-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2022-04-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2022-04-21
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2022-04-13
    ➕
    AXON, Michael Allan appointed
    director
  22. 2022-04-13
    ➕
    PORTBURY, Andrew James appointed
    director
  23. 2022-04-13
    ➖
    FISH, David Paul resigned
    director
  24. 2022-02-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  25. 2013-10-02
    ➖
    FISH, Barbara Jane resigned
    secretary
  26. 2004-06-16
    ➕
    FISH, David Paul appointed
    director
  27. 2004-06-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AXB TRADING LTD
  28. 2004-06-15
    ➕
    FISH, Barbara Jane appointed
    secretary
  29. 2004-06-15
    ➕
    SOVEREIGN SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2004-06-15
    ➖
    SOVEREIGN SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2004-06-15
    ➕
    SOVEREIGN DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  32. 2004-06-15
    ➖
    SOVEREIGN DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-03-20: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew James Portbury
Individual · British · DOB 06/1991 · age 35
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control13/04/2022
Mr Michael Allan Axon
Individual · British · DOB 08/1991 · age 35
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control13/04/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Axbury Events Limitedceased 13/04/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr David Paul Fishceased 13/04/2022· 75-100% shares

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

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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
Incorporated2004-06-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11070 — SIC 11070

Registered office

The Old Dairy
Old Road
Minera
LL11 3YR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-18
Last: 2025-06-04

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

AXON, Michael Allan→
director · ~35y · appointed 2022-04-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PORTBURY, Andrew James→
director · ~35y · appointed 2022-04-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FISH, Barbara Jane→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-15 · resigned 2013-10-02
Resigned
SOVEREIGN SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-06-15 · resigned 2004-06-15
Resigned
FISH, David Paul→
director · ~63y · appointed 2004-06-16 · resigned 2022-04-13
Resigned
SOVEREIGN DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2004-06-15 · resigned 2004-06-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22