DAX GROUP HOLDINGS LTD

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SC811148 · ltd · incorporated 2024-05-21
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£58.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £58,801

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£59k
Current Assets
£168k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£135.0k
Current assets£167.7k
Net assets£58.8k

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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-11
    DAWSON, Caitlin Mary resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-12-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-12-01
    DAWSON, Caitlin Mary appointed
    director
  8. 2024-07-18
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2024-06-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-06-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-05-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DAX GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
  12. 2024-05-21
    DAWSON, Colin James appointed
    director
  13. 2024-05-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 1.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Colin James Dawson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1989 · age 37
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/05/2024

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
Incorporated2024-05-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Strathy
Newburgh
Ellon
AB41 6BA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last: 2026-03-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DAWSON, Colin James
director · ~37y · appointed 2024-05-21
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Active
DAWSON, Caitlin Mary
director · ~34y · appointed 2024-12-01 · resigned 2026-03-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-02
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-07-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-05-21