CHURCH VIEW DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04715076 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-28

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 23.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01450

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

41202Construction of domestic buildings

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 23.2y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 23.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

69 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30
Average employees	400

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 miscellaneous

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 miscellaneous

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 miscellaneous
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-07-06
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legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-03-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-03-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-07-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-06-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-07-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-07-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-04-29
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-10-22
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2003-05-15
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2003-05-15
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2003-03-28
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Company incorporated
As CHURCH VIEW DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
2003-03-28
➕
MARRIS, Simon John appointed
secretary
2003-03-28
➕
MARRIS, Carol Mary appointed
director
2003-03-28
➕
MARRIS, Claire Elaine appointed
director
2003-03-28
➕
MARRIS, Martin William appointed
director
2003-03-28
➕
MARRIS, Simon John appointed
director
2003-03-28
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-03-28
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-03-28
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LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-03-28
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LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Claire Elaine Marris Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Carol Mary Marris Individual · British · DOB 11/1952 · age 74	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2003-03-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01450 — SIC 01450

Registered office

The Office Stackyard Barns , Owmby Road

Spridlington

Market Rasen

Lincolnshire

LN8 2DD

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE

Last: 2025-04-16

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

MARRIS, Simon John→

secretary · appointed 2003-03-28

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Active

MARRIS, Carol Mary→

director · ~74y · appointed 2003-03-28

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Active

MARRIS, Claire Elaine→

director · ~66y · appointed 2003-03-28

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Active

MARRIS, Martin William→

director · ~71y · appointed 2003-03-28

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Active

MARRIS, Simon John→

director · ~68y · appointed 2003-03-28

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Active

LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-28 · resigned 2003-03-28

Resigned

LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-28 · resigned 2003-03-28

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	15/05/2003	—
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Legal mortgage	1 property	15/05/2003	—

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Recent filings (69 total)

legacy

miscellaneous · RP01PSC01

2026-07-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-03-27

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended

accounts · AA01

2025-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-20

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-03-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-09-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-03-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-09-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-04-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2020-06-22

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2020-04-16