COUNTYVIEW LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC170141 · ltd · incorporated 1996-11-19
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
16 officers (3 active, 16 linked, 12 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
105 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-16
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  2. 2024-06-04
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  3. 2023-08-21
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  4. 2022-08-09
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  5. 2021-09-21
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  6. 2021-09-21
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    officers · TM02
  7. 2021-09-14
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    BROOMHEAD, Philip Michael appointed
    secretary
  8. 2021-09-14
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    FNTC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2021-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-27
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  11. 2021-03-24
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  12. 2019-10-01
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  13. 2018-10-15
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  14. 2018-07-26
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  15. 2018-07-25
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  16. 2018-07-25
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  17. 2017-11-23
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  18. 2017-07-20
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  19. 2014-05-13
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    KENNY, Declan Thomas appointed
    director
  20. 2014-05-13
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    MCDONALD, Amanda Joanne resigned
    director
  21. 2007-01-31
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    COX, David Jonathan resigned
    director
  22. 2007-01-31
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    MCDONALD, Amanda Joanne appointed
    director
  23. 2006-06-01
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    SCOTT, Brigit, Mrs. resigned
    director
  24. 2006-06-01
    ➖
    SEELDRAYERS, Anthony Desmond resigned
    director
  25. 2006-04-25
    ➕
    BROOMHEAD, Philip Michael appointed
    director
  26. 2006-04-25
    ➕
    COX, David Jonathan appointed
    director
  27. 2003-10-01
    ➖
    MULLER, Mark Alan resigned
    director
  28. 2003-10-01
    ➕
    SCOTT, Brigit, Mrs. appointed
    director
  29. 2002-05-31
    ➖
    BROOMHEAD, Philip Michael resigned
    director
  30. 2002-05-31
    ➖
    GARDNER BOUGAARD, Paul Frederick Francis resigned
    director
  31. 2002-05-31
    ➕
    MULLER, Mark Alan appointed
    director
  32. 2002-05-31
    ➕
    SEELDRAYERS, Anthony Desmond appointed
    director
  33. 2000-04-14
    ➖
    MCLEAN, Alistair Charles Peter resigned
    director
  34. 1998-10-29
    ➖
    BERRY, Elizabeth Patricia resigned
    secretary
  35. 1998-10-29
    ➕
    FNTC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  36. 1997-03-20
    ➕
    MCLEAN, Alistair Charles Peter appointed
    director
  37. 1997-01-27
    ➕
    BERRY, Elizabeth Patricia appointed
    secretary
  38. 1997-01-27
    ➖
    KENNY, Declan Thomas, Mr. resigned
    secretary
  39. 1997-01-20
    ➕
    BROOMHEAD, Philip Michael appointed
    director
  40. 1997-01-20
    ➕
    GARDNER BOUGAARD, Paul Frederick Francis appointed
    director
  41. 1997-01-20
    ➖
    KENNY, Declan Thomas, Mr. resigned
    director
  42. 1996-12-12
    ➖
    THOMPSON, Jennifer Lesley resigned
    director
  43. 1996-11-19
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    Company incorporated
    As COUNTYVIEW LIMITED
  44. 1996-11-19
    ➕
    KENNY, Declan Thomas, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  45. 1996-11-19
    ➕
    KENNY, Declan Thomas, Mr. appointed
    director
  46. 1996-11-19
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Jennifer Lesley appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-11-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Princes Exchange
1 Earl Grey Street
Edinburgh
EH3 9EE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-03
Last: 2025-11-19

Officers (3 active · 13 resigned)

BROOMHEAD, Philip Michael→
secretary · appointed 2021-09-14
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Active
BROOMHEAD, Philip Michael→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-04-25
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Active
KENNY, Declan Thomas→
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BERRY, Elizabeth Patricia→
secretary · appointed 1997-01-27 · resigned 1998-10-29
Resigned
KENNY, Declan Thomas, Mr.→
secretary · appointed 1996-11-19 · resigned 1997-01-27
Resigned
FNTC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1998-10-29 · resigned 2021-09-14
Resigned
BROOMHEAD, Philip Michael→
director · ~64y · appointed 1997-01-20 · resigned 2002-05-31
Resigned
COX, David Jonathan→
director · ~68y · appointed 2006-04-25 · resigned 2007-01-31
Resigned
GARDNER BOUGAARD, Paul Frederick Francis→
director · ~77y · appointed 1997-01-20 · resigned 2002-05-31
Resigned
KENNY, Declan Thomas, Mr.→
director · ~65y · appointed 1996-11-19 · resigned 1997-01-20
Resigned
MCDONALD, Amanda Joanne→
director · ~50y · appointed 2007-01-31 · resigned 2014-05-13
Resigned
MCLEAN, Alistair Charles Peter→
director · ~62y · appointed 1997-03-20 · resigned 2000-04-14
Resigned
MULLER, Mark Alan→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-05-31 · resigned 2003-10-01
Resigned
SCOTT, Brigit, Mrs.→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-10-01 · resigned 2006-06-01
Resigned
SEELDRAYERS, Anthony Desmond→
director · ~59y · appointed 2002-05-31 · resigned 2006-06-01
Resigned
THOMPSON, Jennifer Lesley→
director · ~76y · appointed 1996-11-19 · resigned 1996-12-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (105 total)

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2026-01-16
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2025-12-24
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2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
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2023-08-21
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2022-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
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officers · AP03
2021-09-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-09-21
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accounts · AA
2021-07-15
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2021-04-27
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officers · CH04
2021-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-26