AXISWARE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07245034 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-06
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 May 2025
Net worth
£33.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
38 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £33,606
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,919 YoY
Cash YoY
+354%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£30k
↑ 354% YoY
Net Worth
£34k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£53k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£11k£21k£32k£43k£53kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£33.6k£40.5k
Current assets£53.3k£48.3k
Cash£30.0k£6.6k
Debtors£6.0k£19.4k
Net assets£33.6k£40.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 capital
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 capital
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-11
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    capital · SH03
  2. 2026-05-05
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    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-03-03
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  4. 2026-03-03
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    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-03-03
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    officers · TM02
  6. 2026-02-28
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    HODGSON, Richard resigned
    secretary
  7. 2026-02-28
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    HODGSON, Richard resigned
    director
  8. 2025-09-24
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  9. 2025-02-18
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  10. 2024-02-12
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  11. 2023-01-04
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  12. 2022-02-16
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  13. 2021-04-27
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  14. 2019-12-18
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  15. 2019-01-29
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  16. 2017-10-18
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  17. 2016-09-29
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  18. 2010-06-01
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    JENNINGS, Andrew Mark appointed
    director
  19. 2010-05-06
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    Company incorporated
    As AXISWARE LIMITED
  20. 2010-05-06
    ➕
    DAVEY, Patrick Robin appointed
    director
  21. 2010-05-06
    ➕
    HODGSON, Richard appointed
    secretary
  22. 2010-05-06
    ➕
    HODGSON, Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HODGSON, Richard resigned 2026-02-28; HODGSON, Richard resigned 2026-02-28

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Mark Jennings
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Patrick Robin Davey
Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Richard James Hodgsonceased 28/02/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2010-05-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Woodend Creative Centre
The Crescent
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO11 2PW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-16
Last: 2026-05-02

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DAVEY, Patrick Robin→
director · ~53y · appointed 2010-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JENNINGS, Andrew Mark→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HODGSON, Richard→
secretary · appointed 2010-05-06 · resigned 2026-02-28
Resigned
HODGSON, Richard→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-05-06 · resigned 2026-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

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capital · SH03
2026-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-03
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accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
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accounts · AA
2025-02-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
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accounts · AA
2024-02-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
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accounts · AA
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-16