CLEVER FOXX LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14769447 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-30
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-1.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,133
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£1k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£0
↓ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £307 | £-1.1k |
| Current assets | £0 | £307 |
| Net assets | £-1.1k | £-1.1k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30🏢Company incorporatedAs CLEVER FOXX LTD
- 2023-03-30➕COX, Graham Leslie appointeddirector
- 2023-03-30➕COX, Linda Ann appointeddirector
- 2023-03-30➕COX, Martyn Graham appointeddirector
- 2023-03-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
20/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — COX, Martyn Graham (same surname) appointed 2023-03-30. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Graham Leslie Cox Individual · British · DOB 02/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/03/2023 |
Mr Martyn Graham Cox Individual · British · DOB 12/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/03/2023 |
Mrs Linda Ann Cox Individual · British · DOB 11/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/03/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31090 — Manufacture of other furniture
Registered office
9 Fern Way
Ilfracombe
EX34 8JS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
COX, Graham Leslie→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2023-03-30
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COX, Linda Ann→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2023-03-30
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COX, Martyn Graham→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-03-30
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Recent filings (8 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-30