CALYX LTD

💤Zombieactive
11660444 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-05
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27900
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 33190SIC 33190
  • 33200SIC 33200
  • 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30

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
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-05-23
    HAMPTON, William James resigned
    director
  6. 2022-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2020-12-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2020-12-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2020-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-19
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2018-11-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CALYX LTD
  14. 2018-11-05
    MORGAN, Anthony David Millingchamp appointed
    director
  15. 2018-11-05
    HAMPTON, William James appointed
    director
  16. 2018-11-05
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

45/100
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.

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

Carbon Free Group Cic is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Carbon Free Group Cic
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
CALYX LTD
This company · 11660444

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
Carbon Free Group Cic
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares04/11/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr William James Hamptonceased 04/11/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Anthony David Millingchamp Morganceased 04/11/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-11-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27900 — SIC 27900

Registered office

Pines Calyx
St. Margarets Bay
Dover
CT15 6DX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MORGAN, Anthony David Millingchamp
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-11-05
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Active
HAMPTON, William James
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-11-05 · resigned 2023-05-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-12-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-12-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-08