BOB DIXON (CAMBRIDGE) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02714782 · ltd · incorporated 1992-05-14
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Gambling and betting activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 19.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
93 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-06-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-05-10➖EDWARDS, Meg resignedsecretary
- 2008-02-14➕EDWARDS, Meg appointedsecretary
- 2007-02-13➖DIXON, Kathryn Louise resignedsecretary
- 2006-11-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank PLC
- 1997-06-27➖DIXON, Robert James resigneddirector
- 1992-05-19➕DIXON, Robert John appointeddirector
- 1992-05-19➕DIXON, Kathryn Louise appointedsecretary
- 1992-05-19➖CCS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-05-19➕DIXON, Robert James appointeddirector
- 1992-05-19➖CCS DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1992-05-14🏢Company incorporatedAs BOB DIXON (CAMBRIDGE) LIMITED
- 1992-05-14➕CCS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-05-14➕CCS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DIXON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert John Dixon Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 14/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| CAMBRIDGE ARTS THEATRE (PRESSURE) LIMITED→ 11331484 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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| CAMBRIDGE CHESTERTON INDOOR BOWLING CLUB LIMITED→ 03206633 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC92000 — Gambling and betting activities
Registered office
First Floor Victory House, Vision Park
Chivers Way
Histon
Cambridge
CB24 9ZR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-28
Last: 2026-05-14
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
DIXON, Robert John→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 1992-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DIXON, Kathryn Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-05-19 · resigned 2007-02-13
EDWARDS, Meg→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-02-14 · resigned 2013-05-10
CCS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-05-14 · resigned 1992-05-19
DIXON, Robert James→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · appointed 1992-05-19 · resigned 1997-06-27
CCS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-05-14 · resigned 1992-05-19
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank / Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank PLC / Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 03/11/2006 | 13/06/2026 |
Recent filings (93 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24