FOX FARM LTD

💤Zombieactive
11809301 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-06
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£-60.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01450
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01621SIC 01621
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -91% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £60,641
Very low cash
Cash position: £18
Cash draining
Cash down 91% YoY
Cash YoY
-91%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£18
↓ 91% YoY
Net Worth
-£61k
↓ 123% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£61k-£43k-£25k-£7k£11k£29kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£-60.6k£-27.2k
Current assets£23.6k£28.9k
Cash£18£201
Debtors£18.4k£18.8k
Net assets£-60.6k£-27.2k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2024-09-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-09
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  8. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-28
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2021-11-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2021-11-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2021-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FOX FARM LTD
  15. 2019-02-06
    COUPE, Dawn Elizabeth appointed
    director
  16. 2019-02-06
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

Equinox Consulting Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Equinox Consulting Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
FOX FARM LTD
This company · 11809301

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
Equinox Consulting Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting28/08/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Dawn Elizabeth Coupeceased 28/08/2024· 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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-02-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01450 — SIC 01450

Registered office

Fox Farm
Crowfield
Brackley
NN13 5TW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-27
Last: 2025-09-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

COUPE, Dawn Elizabeth
director · ~54y · appointed 2019-02-06
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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-09-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2022-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07