AXLE FASHION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08418918 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-25
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 14190
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 77400Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyright works
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-05-13📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-11-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-13➕MUNDING, Dashiel Hugo, Dr. appointeddirector
- 2023-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-03-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-03-01➖OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2017-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-05-05📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2017-03-01➕OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-02-25🏢Company incorporatedAs AXLE FASHION LIMITED
- 2013-02-25➕MUNDING, Rolf Hugo, Mr. appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
39/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MUNDING, Dashiel Hugo, Dr. (same surname) appointed 2024-11-13. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Rolf Hugo Munding Individual · British · DOB 01/1953 · age 73 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 04/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC14190 — SIC 14190
Registered office
Kernow House Gas Hill
Newham
Truro
TR1 2XP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MUNDING, Dashiel Hugo, Dr.→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2024-11-13
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MUNDING, Rolf Hugo, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2013-02-25
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OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2017-03-01 · resigned 2018-03-01
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-05