CODEX PRINT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07885175 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-16
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
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-05-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-07-31
    MURRAY WELLS, Richard James Toby appointed
    director
  17. 2014-07-31
    PALFREYMAN, Duncan John resigned
    director
  18. 2011-12-16
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    Company incorporated
    As CODEX PRINT LIMITED
  19. 2011-12-16
    PALFREYMAN, Duncan John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
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.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard James Toby Murray Wells
Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53
2550%
25-50% shares10/04/2016
Mr Rupert Larg Seward Foster
Individual · Irish · DOB 07/1969 · age 57
2550%
25-50% shares10/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-12-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

Apex Water Vole Way
Balby
Doncaster
DN4 5JP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last: 2025-12-16

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MURRAY WELLS, Richard James Toby
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-07-31
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Active
PALFREYMAN, Duncan John
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-12-16 · resigned 2014-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-23