CXS CONNECTED ENTERPRISE LTD

💤Zombieactive
08442954 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-13
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
82
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£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-12-20
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    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  5. 2024-12-11
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    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  6. 2024-11-26
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  7. 2024-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-11-13
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  9. 2024-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-06-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-08-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-04-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2022-03-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  15. 2022-03-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2022-03-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2021-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-12-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2021-11-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2021-11-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2021-11-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2021-10-29
    MEWETT, Simon Charles resigned
    director
  23. 2020-09-28
    HOOTON, Christopher resigned
    director
  24. 2020-04-07
    MEWETT, Simon Charles appointed
    director
  25. 2020-04-01
    HOOTON, Christopher appointed
    director
  26. 2020-04-01
    HOOTON, Christopher resigned
    director
  27. 2020-04-01
    HOOTON, Christopher appointed
    director
  28. 2014-10-03
    HOOTON, Christopher resigned
    director
  29. 2013-09-09
    HOOTON, Christopher appointed
    director
  30. 2013-03-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CXS CONNECTED ENTERPRISE LTD
  31. 2013-03-13
    HOOTON, Tobias Christopher 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

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Group structure

7 Dials Capital Investment Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
7 Dials Capital Investment Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
CXS CONNECTED ENTERPRISE LTD
This company · 08442954

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
7 Dials Capital Investment Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/03/2022
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Tobias Christopher Hootonceased 31/03/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • 01t Group Holdings Ltdceased 31/10/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Tobias Christopher Hootonceased 05/03/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

4th Floor, Silverstream House 45 Fitzroy Street
Fitzrovia
London
W1T 6EB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

HOOTON, Tobias Christopher
director · ~37y · appointed 2013-03-13
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Active
HOOTON, Christopher
director · ~37y · appointed 2020-04-01 · resigned 2020-04-01
Resigned
HOOTON, Christopher
director · ~66y · appointed 2020-04-01 · resigned 2020-09-28
Resigned
HOOTON, Christopher
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-09-09 · resigned 2014-10-03
Resigned
MEWETT, Simon Charles
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-04-07 · resigned 2021-10-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-03
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2024-12-20
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2024-12-11
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-18
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-17