AXETEC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07156827 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-15
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of musical instruments and scores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees300300

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

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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-22
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2025-07-22
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  4. 2024-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-06-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-06-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-06-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2018-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-02-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2017-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-03-01
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    STOW, Michael appointed
    director
  18. 2016-04-12
    ➖
    JOLLEY, Keith resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-02-15
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    Company incorporated
    As AXETEC LIMITED
  20. 2010-02-15
    ➕
    JOLLEY, Alayne Carole appointed
    director
  21. 2010-02-15
    ➕
    JOLLEY, Keith appointed
    director
  22. 2010-02-15
    ➕
    JOLLEY, Keith appointed
    secretary
  23. 2010-02-15
    ➕
    JOHN, Ceri Richard appointed
    director
  24. 2010-02-15
    ➖
    JOHN, Ceri Richard resigned
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Stow
Individual · British · DOB 11/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/03/2017
Mr Keith Jolley
Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Alayne Carole Jolley
Individual · British · DOB 05/1956 · age 70
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-02-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47591 — Retail sale of musical instruments and scores

Registered office

Lynn Garth
Gillinggate
Kendal
LA9 4JB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

JOLLEY, Alayne Carole→
director · ~70y · appointed 2010-02-15
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Active
JOLLEY, Keith→
director · ~68y · appointed 2010-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STOW, Michael→
director · ~69y · appointed 2017-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOLLEY, Keith→
secretary · appointed 2010-02-15 · resigned 2016-04-12
Resigned
JOHN, Ceri Richard→
director · ~71y · appointed 2010-02-15 · resigned 2010-02-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-22
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-19