FIELDWALK LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC482728 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-22
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 8.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£29.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 8.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
39 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
75
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £29,448
Net assets shrinking
Down £117,346 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£29k
↓ 80% YoY
Current Assets
£33k
↓ 61% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £35.4k | £216.1k |
| Current assets | £33.0k | £85.2k |
| Net assets | £29.4k | £146.8k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-05-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-05-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-05-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-05-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-05-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-17📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2018-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-08-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2014-07-22🏢Company incorporatedAs FIELDWALK LTD
- 2014-07-22➕BLOOMFIELD, Ian Ronald appointeddirector
- 2014-07-22➕WALKER, John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Walker Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Ian Ronald Bloomfield Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-07-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars
Registered office
The Meadow Inn
38 Burrell Street
Crieff
Perthshire
PH7 4DT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BLOOMFIELD, Ian Ronald→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2014-07-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALKER, John→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2014-07-22
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 03/08/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (39 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-05-15