AXENIC LIMITED

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06905793 · ltd · incorporated 2009-05-14
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26110
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 10.9y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees13001200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-28
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-07-24
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Maven Capital Partners UK LLP
  4. 2025-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-02-23
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2021-02-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  11. 2020-12-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2020-12-11
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  13. 2020-12-07
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    mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number
    mortgage · MR05
  14. 2020-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-08-13
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    ADZEMA, Kurt Christopher resigned
    director
  20. 2015-08-13
    ➖
    CLARK, John Hamilton resigned
    director
  21. 2015-08-13
    ➖
    UMBACH, Andreas resigned
    director
  22. 2015-08-13
    ➖
    UNTERBOERSCH, Guenter resigned
    director
  23. 2015-08-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Finisar Corporation
  24. 2014-04-28
    ➕
    CLEMENTS, Stephen John appointed
    director
  25. 2014-04-28
    ➕
    ADZEMA, Kurt Christopher appointed
    director
  26. 2014-04-28
    ➕
    CLARK, John Hamilton appointed
    director
  27. 2010-08-31
    ➖
    TAYLOR WESSING SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2009-07-01
    ➕
    UNTERBOERSCH, Guenter appointed
    director
  29. 2009-05-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AXENIC LIMITED
  30. 2009-05-14
    ➕
    TAYLOR WESSING SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2009-05-14
    ➕
    BURKE, Paul Simon appointed
    director
  32. 2009-05-14
    ➖
    BURKE, Paul Simon resigned
    director
  33. 2009-05-14
    ➕
    UMBACH, Andreas appointed
    director
  34. 2009-05-14
    ➕
    HUNTSMOOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  35. 2009-05-14
    ➖
    HUNTSMOOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  36. 2009-05-14
    ➕
    HUNTSMOOR NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  37. 2009-05-14
    ➖
    HUNTSMOOR NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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.)

Group structure

Axenic Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Axenic Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AXENIC LIMITED
This company · 06905793

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Axenic Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26110 — SIC 26110

Registered office

Netpark Incubator Thomas Wright Way
Sedgefield
Co Durham
Cleveland
TS21 3FD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-28
Last: 2026-05-14

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

CLEMENTS, Stephen John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR WESSING SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-05-14 · resigned 2010-08-31
Resigned
ADZEMA, Kurt Christopher→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-04-28 · resigned 2015-08-13
Resigned
BURKE, Paul Simon→
director · ~57y · appointed 2009-05-14 · resigned 2009-05-14
Resigned
CLARK, John Hamilton→
director · ~77y · appointed 2014-04-28 · resigned 2015-08-13
Resigned
UMBACH, Andreas→
director · ~65y · appointed 2009-05-14 · resigned 2015-08-13
Resigned
UNTERBOERSCH, Guenter→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-07-01 · resigned 2015-08-13
Resigned
HUNTSMOOR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2009-05-14 · resigned 2009-05-14
Resigned
HUNTSMOOR NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2009-05-14 · resigned 2009-05-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Maven Capital Partners UK
Maven Capital Partners UK LLP
A registered charge—24/07/2025—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property11/12/2020—
satisfied
Finisar Corporation
A registered charge1 property13/08/201523/02/2021
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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-02-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-12-11