4 Eyelet Derby Black

George Cox

£235

The 4 Eyelet Derby. A Northamptonshire staple, brutalised. The Gibson, or ‘Derby’ as it is more generically known, has been a calling-card of fine shoemakers since the 1800s. Derived from our original 602 pattern, the 4 eyelet derby has been pierced with metal eyelets and matching D-Ring as a nod to our subcultural footwear design identity. Constructed on the corrugated EVA sole, the style makes an impact while staying light-of-foot.

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The part other shops don't tell you. Three separate questions, kept separate on purpose, each with its source.

UK company
Registered at Companies House as GEORGE COX FOOTWEAR LIMITED, number 12727611. Checked 2026-08-29.
Means the business is a British legal entity, not a British-sounding name owned elsewhere. It says nothing about where anything is made.
UK operations
Stated by the company: "The 'Clicker' is a highly skilled operative [and] The Closing Room machinists are highly skilled" Source.
Means people employed here, or premises they actually work from. We keep this separate from the company badge because a registered office can be an accountant's spare room, and a company can be registered in Britain while everything it does happens somewhere else. Where we have not looked, we say so rather than assuming.
British-owned
No majority shareholding traced outside the UK. Companies House.
Read from the register of people with significant control, following the chain of holding companies. It does not gate anything: a firm can be made here and owned elsewhere, and that is worth telling you rather than hiding.
Where it is made
The maker doesn't say, so neither do we.
This is about the individual product, not the company. A British firm can sell things made abroad, which is normal and not a criticism. We would rather tell you which is which than average them into a score.