BEN COX LTD

💤Zombieactive
13245652 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-04
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
£5.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01430
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90020Support activities to performing arts
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: medium (79/100)

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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
77
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 £5,244

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£5k
↑ 126% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 3850% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£1k£2k£3k£4k£5kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£5.2k£48.5k
Current assets£4.0k£100
Net assets£5.2k£2.3k

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-30
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2024-10-29
    COX, Benedict Caesar appointed
    director
  5. 2024-10-29
    GODFREY, Paul Anthony resigned
    director
  6. 2024-10-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-10-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-10-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-10-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-05-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2024-05-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-06-08
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  14. 2022-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-03-04
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    Company incorporated
    As BEN COX LTD
  16. 2021-03-04
    GODFREY, Paul Anthony appointed
    director
  17. 2021-03-04
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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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-10-30: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Benedict Caesar Cox
Individual · British · DOB 05/1999 · age 27
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/10/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Paul Anthony Godfreyceased 29/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Lisa Angela Godfreyceased 31/03/2023· 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
Incorporated2021-03-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430

Registered office

16 The Maltings Roydon Road
Stanstead Abbotts
Hertfordshire
SG12 8UU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

COX, Benedict Caesar
director · ~27y · appointed 2024-10-29
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Active
GODFREY, Paul Anthony
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-03-04 · resigned 2024-10-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-10-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06