AXIOM FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
05834503 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-01
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees1100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-01
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2021-11-01
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  8. 2021-10-19
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2021-07-20
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    second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · RP04AR01
  10. 2021-07-20
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    second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · RP04AR01
  11. 2021-06-11
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  12. 2021-06-11
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  13. 2021-06-11
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  14. 2021-06-11
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  15. 2021-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2008-09-16
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    JEFFREY, Sian Margaret Humphreys appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-09-16
    ➖
    GARDEN, Barbara Jane resigned
    secretary
  20. 2008-09-16
    ➖
    GARDEN, Barbara Jane resigned
    director
  21. 2006-06-01
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    Company incorporated
    As AXIOM FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD
  22. 2006-06-01
    ➕
    JEFFREY, Adam John Craig appointed
    director
  23. 2006-06-01
    ➕
    GARDEN, Barbara Jane appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-06-01
    ➕
    GARDEN, Barbara Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam Jeffrey
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2006-06-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Yellow Hammer Cottage High Street
Beckley
Oxford
OX3 9UU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-28
Last: 2026-05-14

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

JEFFREY, Sian Margaret Humphreys→
secretary · appointed 2008-09-16
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Active
JEFFREY, Adam John Craig→
director · ~55y · appointed 2006-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GARDEN, Barbara Jane→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-01 · resigned 2008-09-16
Resigned
GARDEN, Barbara Jane→
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-06-01 · resigned 2008-09-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-11-01
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-11-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-10-19
second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
annual-return · RP04AR01
2021-07-20
second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
annual-return · RP04AR01
2021-07-20