CHURCH FARM BARNS LIMITED

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04093973 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2000-10-20
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 37000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (6 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-10
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-03-26
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  10. 2016-11-25
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-11-15
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-08-18
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    accounts · AAMD
  14. 2015-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-11-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2008-12-29
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    MARSH, Aidan Christopher Warren, Dr appointed
    secretary
  17. 2008-12-22
    ➕
    BARTON, Ruth Alison appointed
    director
  18. 2008-12-22
    ➖
    THIRLWELL, Catriona Helen resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-12-22
    ➖
    THIRLWELL, Catriona Helen resigned
    director
  20. 2005-10-01
    ➖
    HOLMES, Andrew Ian Charles resigned
    secretary
  21. 2005-10-01
    ➕
    THIRLWELL, Catriona Helen appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-11-15
    ➕
    MARSH, Aidan Christopher Warren, Dr appointed
    director
  23. 2002-10-23
    ➕
    PERKS, Ian appointed
    director
  24. 2002-10-23
    ➕
    THIRLWELL, Catriona Helen appointed
    director
  25. 2001-10-31
    ➕
    HOLMES, Andrew Ian Charles appointed
    secretary
  26. 2001-10-31
    ➖
    SMITH, Mark Carlton resigned
    secretary
  27. 2000-10-20
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    Company incorporated
    As CHURCH FARM BARNS LIMITED
  28. 2000-10-20
    ➕
    HOLMES, Andrew Ian Charles appointed
    director
  29. 2000-10-20
    ➕
    SMITH, Mark Carlton appointed
    director
  30. 2000-10-20
    ➕
    SMITH, Mark Carlton appointed
    secretary
  31. 2000-10-20
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2000-10-20
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2000-10-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000

Registered office

Bishops Barn St. Peters Lane
Besford
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR8 9AP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20

Officers (6 active · 5 resigned)

MARSH, Aidan Christopher Warren, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2008-12-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARTON, Ruth Alison→
director · ~68y · appointed 2008-12-22
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Active
HOLMES, Andrew Ian Charles→
director · ~63y · appointed 2000-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARSH, Aidan Christopher Warren, Dr→
director · ~55y · appointed 2002-11-15
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Active
PERKS, Ian→
director · ~71y · appointed 2002-10-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Mark Carlton→
director · ~67y · appointed 2000-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLMES, Andrew Ian Charles→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-31 · resigned 2005-10-01
Resigned
SMITH, Mark Carlton→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-20 · resigned 2001-10-31
Resigned
THIRLWELL, Catriona Helen→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-01 · resigned 2008-12-22
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-10-20 · resigned 2000-10-20
Resigned
THIRLWELL, Catriona Helen→
director · ~67y · appointed 2002-10-23 · resigned 2008-12-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-10