8WAVE NETWORKS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15100792 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-28
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£24.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wired telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £24,361
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
Net Worth
£24k
Current Assets
£44k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £24.4k |
| Current assets | £44.1k |
| Cash | £2.3k |
| Debtors | £41.8k |
| Net assets | £24.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 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
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-09-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-07-09➕TATFORD, James Edward appointeddirector
- 2025-07-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-22➖GRAVE, Andrew James resigneddirector
- 2025-04-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-28🏢Company incorporatedAs 8WAVE NETWORKS LTD
- 2023-08-28➕MAWSON, Daniel Michael appointeddirector
- 2023-08-28➕GRAVE, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2023-08-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Daniel Michael Mawson Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/08/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Andrew James Graveceased 22/04/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 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
Incorporated2023-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61100 — Wired telecommunications activities
Registered office
2nd Floor, Preston Park House
South Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 6SB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-10
Last: 2025-08-27
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MAWSON, Daniel Michael→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2023-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TATFORD, James Edward→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2025-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRAVE, Andrew James→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2023-08-28 · resigned 2025-04-22
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Recent filings (13 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-08-28