CF INVESTMENT GROUP LTD

💤Zombieactive
13495037 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-05
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.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Bankability: 70 → 75
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Bankability: 7075
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: 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: medium (79/100)

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

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
10 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£0£0
Net assets£0£0

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
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CF INVESTMENT GROUP LTD
  7. 2021-07-05
    CLACK, Louis Martyn, Dr appointed
    director
  8. 2021-07-05
    📄
    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 5 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. Martyn Nicholas Clack
Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control05/07/2021
Dr Louis Martyn Clack
Individual · British · DOB 04/1995 · age 31
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control05/07/2021

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
Incorporated2021-07-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies

Registered office

1 Wellands 1 Wellands
Wickham Bishops
Witham
Essex
CM8 3NF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-18
Last: 2025-07-04

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CLACK, Louis Martyn, Dr
director · ~31y · appointed 2021-07-05
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Recent filings (10 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-07-05