AXIOM ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED

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07545971 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-28
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.85M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.1y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,851,165
Net assets shrinking
Down £111,204 YoY
Cash YoY
-17%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£569k
↓ 17% YoY
Net Worth
£1.9m
↓ 5.7% YoY
Current Assets
£2.8m
↓ 9.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£620k£1.2m£1.9m£2.5m£3.1mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£1.87M£2.00M
Current assets£2.80M£3.10M
Cash£569.3k£682.8k
Debtors£2.23M£2.41M
Net assets£1.85M£1.96M

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-22
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-29
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  4. 2024-02-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2023-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2019-07-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2019-01-18
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-30
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-11-30
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-11-29
    ➕
    KNOTT, Adam Paul appointed
    director
  16. 2018-11-29
    ➖
    BETTS, Paul Philip resigned
    director
  17. 2018-08-16
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    capital · SH08
  18. 2018-08-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2018-07-24
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    capital · SH01
  20. 2018-06-25
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2018-04-16
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    BETTS, Kathryn Louise resigned
    director
  22. 2018-04-16
    ➕
    BETTS, Paul Philip appointed
    director
  23. 2018-04-16
    ➖
    DRURY, Mark Douglas resigned
    director
  24. 2015-04-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  25. 2011-04-11
    ➕
    DRURY, Mark Douglas appointed
    director
  26. 2011-02-28
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    Company incorporated
    As AXIOM ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED
  27. 2011-02-28
    ➕
    BETTS, Kathryn Louise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Audley Court Consulting Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Audley Court Consulting Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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AXIOM ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED
This company · 07545971

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam Knott
Individual · British · DOB 09/1988 · age 38
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting29/11/2018
Audley Court Consulting Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/07/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Paul Philip Bettsceased 29/11/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Mark Douglas Druryceased 16/04/2018· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2011-02-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

Keystone Innovation Centre
Croxton Road
Thetford
Norfolk
IP24 1JD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

KNOTT, Adam Paul→
director · ~38y · appointed 2018-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BETTS, Kathryn Louise→
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-02-28 · resigned 2018-04-16
Resigned
BETTS, Paul Philip→
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-04-16 · resigned 2018-11-29
Resigned
DRURY, Mark Douglas→
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-04-11 · resigned 2018-04-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property20/04/201525/06/2018

Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-19