1 CHURCH ST MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11019180 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-18
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-10-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-10-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-10-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-18🏢Company incorporatedAs 1 CHURCH ST MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 2017-10-18➕BARTON, Michael William appointedsecretary
- 2017-10-18➕BARTON, Gale Suzanne appointeddirector
- 2017-10-18➕BARTON, Michael William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️significant stake
Drl Property Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
🏛️significant stake
Edwill Properties Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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1 CHURCH ST MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 11019180
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Drl Property Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 17/10/2023 |
Mrs Joanne Whalley Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 17/10/2018 |
Mrs Elizabeth Alexandra Lyttle Individual · British · DOB 03/1948 · age 78 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 17/10/2018 |
Edwill Properties Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 18/10/2017 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Millbrooke Construction Limitedceased 17/10/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Joanne Whalleyceased 17/10/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Elizabeth Alexandra Lyttleceased 17/10/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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| 1A NETWORKS LIMITED→ 03740768 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| 1ST TIME-TECH LIMITED→ 01822861 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
| 25/27 PRESTON STREET RESIDENTS LIMITED→ 02929264 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| 39 CAMBRIDGE ROAD (SOUTHPORT) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 02572448 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
| 50 PROMENADE SOUTHPORT (RTM) COMPANY LIMITED→ 05299395 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| A.D. VARLEY & CO→ LP004950 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
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| AALBORG PLACE LLP→ OC343529 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ABBEY MEADS FINANCIAL LTD→ 03005688 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
21 Navigation Business Village Navigation Way
Ashton-On-Ribble
Preston
Lancashire
PR2 2YP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BARTON, Michael William→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARTON, Gale Suzanne→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2017-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARTON, Michael William→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2017-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (31 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-10-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-31