A L COX & SONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05761439 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-29
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 May 2025
Net worth
£2.90M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46210SIC 46210
  • 49410Freight transport by road
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.4y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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, 3 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,899,930
Cash YoY
-24%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£307k
↓ 24% YoY
Net Worth
£2.9m
↑ 1.3% YoY
Current Assets
£3.8m
↑ 7.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£754k£1.5m£2.3m£3.0m£3.8mMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£3.06M£3.14M
Current assets£3.77M£3.50M
Cash£306.7k£402.9k
Debtors£3.16M£2.77M
Net assets£2.90M£2.86M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-01
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  3. 2025-11-26
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  4. 2025-11-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-11-24
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    COX, Paul Gilbert resigned
    director
  6. 2025-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-01-17
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  8. 2025-01-17
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    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-01-15
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  11. 2023-06-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  12. 2023-06-13
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  13. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  17. 2019-04-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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  18. 2019-04-12
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  19. 2018-12-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  20. 2012-06-25
    ➖
    COX, Gerald Gordon resigned
    secretary
  21. 2012-06-25
    ➖
    COX, Gerald Gordon resigned
    director
  22. 2006-10-27
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    COX, Matthew Gerald appointed
    director
  23. 2006-10-27
    ➕
    COX, Robert Edward appointed
    director
  24. 2006-10-27
    ➕
    COX, Gerald Gordon appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-10-27
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-10-27
    ➕
    COX, Gerald Gordon appointed
    director
  27. 2006-10-27
    ➕
    COX, Paul Gilbert appointed
    director
  28. 2006-10-27
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2006-03-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A L COX & SONS LIMITED
  30. 2006-03-29
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2006-03-29
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Cox Developments Holdings Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Cox Developments Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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A L COX & SONS LIMITED
This company · 05761439

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Cox Developments Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/11/2025
Mr Robert Edward Cox
Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Matthew Gerald Cox
Individual · British · DOB 12/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Paul Gilbert Coxceased 24/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2006-03-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production

Registered office

6 High Street
Metheringham
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN4 3EA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

COX, Matthew Gerald→
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COX, Robert Edward→
director · ~50y · appointed 2006-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COX, Gerald Gordon→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-27 · resigned 2012-06-25
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-03-29 · resigned 2006-10-27
Resigned
COX, Gerald Gordon→
director · ~79y · appointed 2006-10-27 · resigned 2012-06-25
Resigned
COX, Paul Gilbert→
director · ~78y · appointed 2006-10-27 · resigned 2025-11-24
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-03-29 · resigned 2006-10-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—27/12/2018—
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Recent filings (78 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-11-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27