BEARFIELD CHURCH

🌳Matureactive
07254525 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2010-05-14
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of religious organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 13 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-02-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-02-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-02-01
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Niall appointed
    director
  8. 2024-02-01
    ➕
    SQUIRE, Rebecca appointed
    director
  9. 2024-01-31
    ➖
    WALKER, Jeremy Timon resigned
    director
  10. 2023-05-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-05-10
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    YOEMANS, Timothy resigned
    director
  12. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-05-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-05-20
    ➕
    YOEMANS, Timothy appointed
    director
  15. 2022-05-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-05-05
    ➖
    BEESLEY, Robert Dudley resigned
    director
  17. 2022-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-02-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2021-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-05-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2018-05-05
    ➖
    LOESCHER, Neil resigned
    director
  24. 2017-06-01
    ➕
    FUGGLE, Helen appointed
    director
  25. 2017-06-01
    ➕
    BEESLEY, Robert Dudley appointed
    director
  26. 2017-06-01
    ➖
    HOWES, Warren resigned
    director
  27. 2017-06-01
    ➕
    WALKER, Jeremy Timon appointed
    director
  28. 2015-12-01
    ➖
    SMITH, Margaret resigned
    director
  29. 2015-01-01
    ➕
    HOWES, Warren appointed
    director
  30. 2014-05-01
    ➖
    BUTLER, William Mark resigned
    director
  31. 2013-05-13
    ➖
    CLARKE, James Kenneth resigned
    director
  32. 2011-09-01
    ➕
    VAUGHTON, Thomas Charles appointed
    director
  33. 2011-09-01
    ➕
    LOESCHER, Neil appointed
    director
  34. 2011-09-01
    ➕
    SMITH, Margaret appointed
    director
  35. 2011-04-05
    ➖
    BEESLEY, Robert Dudley resigned
    director
  36. 2010-05-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEARFIELD CHURCH
  37. 2010-05-14
    ➕
    BEESLEY, Robert Dudley appointed
    director
  38. 2010-05-14
    ➕
    BUTLER, William Mark appointed
    director
  39. 2010-05-14
    ➕
    CLARKE, James Kenneth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas Charles Vaughton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48
—25–50%25-50% voting01/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2010-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations

Registered office

Bearfield Church
Huntingdon Street
Bradford-On-Avon
Wiltshire
BA15 1RE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-12
Last: 2026-04-28

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Niall→
director · ~68y · appointed 2024-02-01
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Active
FUGGLE, Helen→
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-06-01
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Active
SQUIRE, Rebecca→
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VAUGHTON, Thomas Charles→
director · ~48y · appointed 2011-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEESLEY, Robert Dudley→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-06-01 · resigned 2022-05-05
Resigned
BEESLEY, Robert Dudley→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-05-14 · resigned 2011-04-05
Resigned
BUTLER, William Mark→
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-05-14 · resigned 2014-05-01
Resigned
CLARKE, James Kenneth→
director · ~85y · appointed 2010-05-14 · resigned 2013-05-13
Resigned
HOWES, Warren→
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-01-01 · resigned 2017-06-01
Resigned
LOESCHER, Neil→
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-09-01 · resigned 2018-05-05
Resigned
SMITH, Margaret→
director · ~78y · appointed 2011-09-01 · resigned 2015-12-01
Resigned
WALKER, Jeremy Timon→
director · ~41y · appointed 2017-06-01 · resigned 2024-01-31
Resigned
YOEMANS, Timothy→
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-05-20 · resigned 2023-05-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-16