AXLE TOPCO LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10223517 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒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
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of investment trusts
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 9.8y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
16 officers (4 active, 16 linked, 16 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
105 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 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
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (61 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-16➕DE SMET, Birger Albert Gerard appointeddirector
- 2026-04-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-06➖MALE, Matthew Toby resigneddirector
- 2025-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-02-12🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Kbc Bank Nv as Security Agent and Security Trustee for the Secured Parties
- 2024-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-12📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-07-12🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-03-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-01➕JAMIESON, Paul appointeddirector
- 2024-01-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-12-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-29📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-11-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-11-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-11-11📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-11-09📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-11-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-11-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-11-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-11-01🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2023-11-01🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2023-11-01🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-10-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-27➕SAELENS, David Robert Karel appointeddirector
- 2023-10-27➕SAELENS, Nicolas Robert Andre appointeddirector
- 2023-10-27➖GRANITE, Steven resigneddirector
- 2023-10-27➖MATKIN, Daniel James resigneddirector
- 2023-10-27➖MATURI, Julian resigneddirector
- 2022-05-06➖COULSON, David resigneddirector
- 2020-12-10➕MATKIN, Daniel James appointeddirector
- 2020-12-10➖WILLIAMS, Lloyd resigneddirector
- 2019-04-01➕MALE, Matthew Toby appointeddirector
- 2019-04-01➕MATURI, Julian appointeddirector
- 2019-04-01➖PICKERING, Jon resigneddirector
- 2019-04-01➕WILLIAMS, Lloyd appointeddirector
- 2019-01-21➖KELLY, Ian Francis resigneddirector
- 2018-11-16➖CHAMBERS, Christopher James resigneddirector
- 2018-09-21🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Northedge Capital LLP
- 2018-06-26🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Northedge Capital LLP (As Security Trustee)
- 2018-06-07➕PICKERING, Jon appointeddirector
- 2018-06-07➖WILDSMITH, Benjamin John resigneddirector
- 2018-01-18➖PALMER, Andrew James resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 61 events
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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.
🔒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
Incorporated2016-06-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64301 — Activities of investment trusts
Registered office
Suite 11, Stone Cross Place Stone Cross Lane North
Lowton
Warrington
WA3 2SH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-22
Last: 2025-06-08
Officers (4 active · 12 resigned)
DE SMET, Birger Albert Gerard→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2026-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JAMIESON, Paul→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2024-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SAELENS, David Robert Karel→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2023-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SAELENS, Nicolas Robert Andre→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2023-10-27
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CHAMBERS, Christopher James→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2017-09-08 · resigned 2018-11-16
COULSON, David→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2016-08-03 · resigned 2022-05-06
GRANITE, Steven→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2016-06-09 · resigned 2023-10-27
KELLY, Ian Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2016-08-03 · resigned 2019-01-21
MALE, Matthew Toby→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2026-04-06
MATKIN, Daniel James→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2020-12-10 · resigned 2023-10-27
MATURI, Julian→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2023-10-27
PALMER, Andrew James→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2016-09-07 · resigned 2018-01-18
PICKERING, Jon→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2018-06-07 · resigned 2019-04-01
PICKERING, Jon→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2016-08-03 · resigned 2017-08-31
WILDSMITH, Benjamin John→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2017-08-31 · resigned 2018-06-07
WILLIAMS, Lloyd→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2020-12-10
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Kbc Bank Nv as Security Agent and Security Trustee for the Secured Parties | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/02/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Northedge Capital Northedge Capital LLP | A registered charge | — | 21/09/2018 | 01/11/2023 | |
| satisfied | Northedge Capital (As Security Trustee) Northedge Capital LLP (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | — | 26/06/2018 | 01/11/2023 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 03/08/2016 | 12/07/2024 | |
| satisfied | Northedge Capital (As Security Trustee) Northedge Capital LLP (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | — | 03/08/2016 | 01/11/2023 |
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Recent filings (105 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-01-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-13
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-11-29