FAIRVIEW FARM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07698719 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-08
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 9.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£134.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.9y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £133,988

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£134k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£23k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£27k£54k£80k£107k£134kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£134.0k£117.5k
Current assets£23.4k£29.1k
Net assets£134.0k£117.5k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-01-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-24
    ➖
    PEARCE, Sally Elizabeth resigned
    director
  4. 2025-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-23
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-23
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2023-08-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  9. 2023-06-27
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2023-06-27
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2023-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-01-10
    ➕
    PEARCE, Mark Buckland appointed
    director
  17. 2018-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-07-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  21. 2011-07-08
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    Company incorporated
    As FAIRVIEW FARM LIMITED
  22. 2011-07-08
    ➕
    PEARCE, Richard Buckland appointed
    director
  23. 2011-07-08
    ➕
    PEARCE, Sally Elizabeth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 Richard Buckland Pearce
Individual · British · DOB 04/1946 · age 80
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Sally Elizabeth Pearceceased 24/12/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2011-07-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Treneglos
Callestick
Truro
Cornwall
TR4 9LP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-22
Last: 2025-07-08

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

PEARCE, Mark Buckland→
director · ~54y · appointed 2020-01-10
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Active
PEARCE, Richard Buckland→
director · ~80y · appointed 2011-07-08
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Active
PEARCE, Sally Elizabeth→
director · ~75y · appointed 2011-07-08 · resigned 2025-12-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property07/07/201623/08/2023

Recent filings (37 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-06-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-09