AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS U.K. (2) LIMITED
📈Growthactive
08813062 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-12
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (70/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 12.2y
45/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £31,928,000
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £31.93M | £23.41M |
| Average employees | 1 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-28➕YOUENS, Laura Michele appointeddirector
- 2025-03-28➖BLENKINSOPP, James Ian resigneddirector
- 2025-03-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-02-28🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Barclays Bank PLC, 1 Churchill Place, London, E14 5HP
- 2024-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-04-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-04-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-04-19🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2023-04-19🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2023-04-19🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-04-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-04-14🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2022-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-25📄auditors-resignation-companyauditors · AUD
- 2021-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-10-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-07-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-06-24➕DOLAN, Farrell appointeddirector
- 2019-06-24➖DAVIS, Michael Keith resigneddirector
- 2018-06-22🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2017-07-13🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC as Collateral Agent
- 2016-10-06🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2014-03-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC (The Collateral Agent)
- 2014-03-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Wilmington Trust, National Association (The "Notes Collateral Agent")
- 2014-02-06➕DAVIS, Michael Keith appointeddirector
- 2014-02-06➖DIGAETANO, Stephen Raffaele resigneddirector
- 2013-12-20➕DIGAETANO, Stephen Raffaele appointeddirector
- 2013-12-12🏢Company incorporatedAs AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS U.K. (2) LIMITED
- 2013-12-12➕BLENKINSOPP, James Ian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Axalta Coating Systems Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Axalta Coating Systems Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS U.K. (2) LIMITED
This company · 08813062
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Axalta Coating Systems Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 13/12/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Axalta Coating Systems Uk Holding Limitedceased 13/12/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 1 Quadrant Park
Mundells
Welwyn Garden City
Herts
AL7 1FS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
DOLAN, Farrell→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2019-06-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
YOUENS, Laura Michele→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2025-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLENKINSOPP, James Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2013-12-12 · resigned 2025-03-28
DAVIS, Michael Keith→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2014-02-06 · resigned 2019-06-24
DIGAETANO, Stephen Raffaele→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2013-12-20 · resigned 2014-02-06
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC, 1 Churchill Place, London, E14 5HP | A registered charge | — | 28/02/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 14/04/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 22/06/2018 | 19/04/2023 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC as Collateral Agent | A registered charge | — | 13/07/2017 | 19/04/2023 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC (The Collateral Agent) | A registered charge | — | 25/03/2014 | 19/04/2023 | |
| satisfied | Wilmington Trust, National Association (The "Notes Collateral Agent") | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/03/2014 | 06/10/2016 |
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Recent filings (56 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-04-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-04-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-04-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-06