AUDAX SOLUTIONS LTD
🌳Matureactive
08361402 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-15
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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26400
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
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
75
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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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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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-01-15🏢Company incorporatedAs AUDAX SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2013-01-15➕LIARDET, Adam James appointeddirector
- 2013-01-15➕PITT, Michael Robert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Adam James Liardet Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Michael Robert Pitt Individual · British · DOB 03/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-01-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26400 — SIC 26400
Registered office
Francis Clark Llp Melville Building East
Royal William Yard
Plymouth
Devon
PL1 3GW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LIARDET, Adam James→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2013-01-15
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PITT, Michael Robert→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2013-01-15
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Recent filings (38 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-17