CHURCH END FIELD LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
16163534 · ltd · incorporated 2025-01-05
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01621
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
12 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-21➕CROCOMBE-STANLEY, Susan appointeddirector
- 2025-05-21➕FERRIS, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2025-05-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-05-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-05-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-05🏢Company incorporatedAs CHURCH END FIELD LIMITED
- 2025-01-05➕DAVISON, Colin appointeddirector
- 2025-01-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
70/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 1.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Colin Davison Individual · English · DOB 01/1960 · age 66 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 01/07/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Susan Crocombe-Stanleyceased 07/06/2025· 25-50% shares
- Mr Christopher Ferrisceased 07/06/2025· 25-50% shares
- Mr Colin Davisonceased 07/06/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRANEHILL ENGINEERING & PLANT REPAIRS LIMITED→ 05771356 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| CRICK ALPACAS FOR WELLBEING LTD→ 15659813 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| DON'T BUY, ADOPT LTD→ 14184684 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| F & A GEORGE LIMITED→ 00368657 · est 1941 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 84y | — | — |
| FAIRFAX FARM LTD→ 13041717 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| FINDSTOCK LIMITED→ 03168867 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
| FIRST CLASS TIMBER LTD→ 12247030 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| FISH AND POND CENTRE LIMITED→ 04230942 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| FISHING ASSOCIATION LTD→ 13524114 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| FJT ( FEEDSTOCK SERVICES ) LTD→ 15962384 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FOREST GUMP LTD→ 14367294 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| FOX FARM LTD→ 11809301 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-01-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01621 — SIC 01621
Registered office
7 Church End,
Piddington,
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN7 2ER
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-21
Last: 2026-06-07
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
CROCOMBE-STANLEY, Susan→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2025-05-21
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DAVISON, Colin→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2025-01-05
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FERRIS, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2025-05-21
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-01-05