CODEX CAPITAL PARTNERS (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08966146 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-28
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 2025
Net worth
£495.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of venture and development capital companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 64999Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
42 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £495,113
Cash YoY
+156%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£169k
↑ 156% YoY
Net Worth
£495k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£189k
↑ 168% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£99k£198k£297k£396k£495kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£495.1k£408.8k
Current assets£189.4k£70.6k
Cash£169.4k£66.2k
Debtors£20.0k£4.4k
Net assets£495.1k£408.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2022-04-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2022-03-04
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    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-03-04
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    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-14
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    CURRIE, David Scott resigned
    director
  11. 2021-12-14
    ➖
    STONELY, Andrew resigned
    director
  12. 2021-01-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-02-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-12-24
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-26
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-09-10
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    ASTON, Lee Anthony resigned
    director
  19. 2018-08-29
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    STONELY, Andrew appointed
    director
  20. 2018-08-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2018-05-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2014-10-15
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    LAWSON-BROWN, James Richard appointed
    director
  23. 2014-07-25
    ➕
    ASTON, Lee Anthony appointed
    director
  24. 2014-03-28
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    Company incorporated
    As CODEX CAPITAL PARTNERS (UK) LIMITED
  25. 2014-03-28
    ➕
    CURRIE, David Scott appointed
    director
  26. 2014-03-28
    ➕
    OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  27. 2014-03-28
    ➖
    OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Richard Lawson-Brown
Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting14/12/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Scott Currieceased 14/12/2021· 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
Incorporated2014-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64303 — Activities of venture and development capital companies

Registered office

C/O Knox Cropper, Office Suite 1 Haslemere House
Lower Street
Haslemere
Surrey
GU27 2PE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

LAWSON-BROWN, James Richard→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASTON, Lee Anthony→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-07-25 · resigned 2018-09-10
Resigned
CURRIE, David Scott→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-03-28 · resigned 2021-12-14
Resigned
STONELY, Andrew→
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-08-29 · resigned 2021-12-14
Resigned
OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2014-03-28 · resigned 2014-03-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-29