AXES4 LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14321095 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-26
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
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£943
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -69% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
13 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £943
Net assets shrinking
Down £613 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 69% YoY
Cash YoY
-69%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↓ 69% YoY
Net Worth
£943
↓ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 65% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£3k£5k£6k£8kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£943£1.6k
Current assets£2.8k£8.1k
Cash£2.5k£8.1k
Debtors£307
Net assets£943£1.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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 (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-11-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-11-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-11-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-11-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-11-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-10-18
    ERLE, Markus appointed
    director
  11. 2023-10-18
    HOFER, Samuel appointed
    director
  12. 2022-08-26
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    Company incorporated
    As AXES4 LTD
  13. 2022-08-26
    CLARK, Laura, Mrs. appointed
    director
  14. 2022-08-26
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Samuel Hofer
Individual · Swiss · DOB 07/1978 · age 48
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control18/10/2023
Mr Markus Erle
Individual · German · DOB 07/1968 · age 58
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control18/10/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs. Laura Clarkceased 18/10/2023· 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
Incorporated2022-08-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Thorn Hagg Main Road
Covenham St. Bartholomew
Louth
Lincolnshire
LN11 0PF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

CLARK, Laura, Mrs.
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-08-26
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Active
ERLE, Markus
director · ~58y · appointed 2023-10-18
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Active
HOFER, Samuel
director · ~48y · appointed 2023-10-18
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Active

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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-01-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-08-26