CHURCH MEWS SWANLAND MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02778688 · ltd · incorporated 1993-01-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£2.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
24 officers (6 active, 24 linked, 15 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
120 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,036
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.0k | £1.7k |
| Current assets | £2.0k | £1.7k |
| Net assets | £2.0k | £1.7k |
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 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (59 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-31➕ROWDEN, Alexander Philip appointeddirector
- 2021-12-31➖BEDFORD, David resigneddirector
- 2021-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-02-12📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-02-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-02-11➕FARLOWE, George Edward appointedsecretary
- 2021-02-11➖FARLOWE, Alexena resignedsecretary
- 2020-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-12-18➕HOLDEN, Charles Francis appointeddirector
- 2015-12-18➕HOLDEN, Gillian appointeddirector
- 2015-12-18➖PAYNE, Michael resigneddirector
- 2015-10-01➕BEDFORD, David appointeddirector
- 2015-08-02➖BEDFORD, Joyce Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2001-01-15➕FARLOWE, Alexena appointedsecretary
- 2001-01-15➖ROSE, Susan resignedsecretary
- 2001-01-15➕BEDFORD, Joyce Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2001-01-15➖ROSE, Susan resigneddirector
- 2000-08-16➖ADAMSON, Gillian Grace resigneddirector
- 2000-04-06➕FARLOWE, Alexena appointeddirector
- 2000-01-29➕PAYNE, Michael appointeddirector
- 1998-10-14➖HINKS, Jonathan resignedsecretary
- 1998-10-14➕ROSE, Susan appointedsecretary
- 1998-10-14➖HINKS, Jonathan resigneddirector
- 1998-10-14➕ROSE, Susan appointeddirector
- 1997-02-26➕HINKS, Jonathan appointedsecretary
- 1997-02-26➖ROSE, Susan resignedsecretary
- 1997-02-26➖ROSE, Susan resigneddirector
- 1996-05-18➕ADAMSON, Gillian Grace appointeddirector
- 1996-05-18➖HORNCASTLE, Andrew Nigel resigneddirector
- 1995-08-14➕HORNCASTLE, Andrew Nigel appointeddirector
- 1995-08-14➖WHITE, Norman resigneddirector
- 1995-03-10➕WHITE, Norman appointeddirector
- 1994-09-30➕ROSE, Susan appointedsecretary
- 1994-09-30➖THOMPSON, Lisa resignedsecretary
- 1993-04-30➕CLARK, Cheryl Ann appointeddirector
- 1993-04-30➕THOMPSON, Lisa appointedsecretary
- 1993-04-30➕HINKS, Jonathan appointeddirector
- 1993-04-30➕ROSE, Susan appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 59 events
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-01-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
44 Common Lane
Welton
East Yorkshire
HU15 1PT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04
Officers (6 active · 18 resigned)
FARLOWE, George Edward→
Activesecretary · appointed 2021-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLARK, Cheryl Ann→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 1993-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FARLOWE, Alexena→
Activedirector · ~85y · appointed 2000-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOLDEN, Charles Francis→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2015-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOLDEN, Gillian→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2015-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROWDEN, Alexander Philip→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2021-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FARLOWE, Alexena→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-01-15 · resigned 2021-02-11
HINKS, Jonathan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-02-26 · resigned 1998-10-14
ROSE, Susan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-10-14 · resigned 2001-01-15
ROSE, Susan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-09-30 · resigned 1997-02-26
THOMPSON, Lisa→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-04-30 · resigned 1994-09-30
WHITE, Norman→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-03-15 · resigned 1993-03-25
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-01-12 · resigned 1993-02-09
ADAMSON, Gillian Grace→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1996-05-18 · resigned 2000-08-16
BEDFORD, David→
Resigneddirector · ~102y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2021-12-31
BEDFORD, Joyce Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~100y · appointed 2001-01-15 · resigned 2015-08-02
HINKS, Jonathan→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 1993-04-30 · resigned 1998-10-14
HORNCASTLE, Andrew Nigel→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1995-08-14 · resigned 1996-05-18
PAYNE, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2000-01-29 · resigned 2015-12-18
ROSE, Susan→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1998-10-14 · resigned 2001-01-15
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Recent filings (120 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-12