ABBEYFIELD CANVEY ISLAND SOCIETY LIMITED(THE)

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00632263 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1959-07-09

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 62.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 62.9y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 62.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

35 officers (6 active, 35 linked, 32 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

136 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (74 events)Click to expand

2026-05-04
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2025-06-03
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2024-06-07
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2023-10-03
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2023-09-29
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MORGAN, Edmund Peter resigned
director
2023-09-13
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2023-08-24
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PITTS, Clive Anthony appointed
director
2023-06-27
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2022-05-31
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2021-11-24
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2021-11-11
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2021-09-24
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BOX, Terence Victor appointed
director
2021-09-06
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RENTON, Andrew John resigned
director
2021-07-13
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accounts · AA
2020-06-16
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2020-06-03
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2019-07-25
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2019-07-18
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HAMPSON, Martin Stanley appointed
director
2019-06-04
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2018-11-09
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2018-11-09
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2018-11-09
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officers · TM02
2018-11-08
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FIELDWICK, Gillian Ann appointed
director
2018-11-08
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BELFORD, Margaret Kathleen resigned
secretary
2018-11-08
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BELFORD, Margaret Kathleen resigned
director
2017-03-03
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RENTON, Andrew John appointed
director
2014-11-01
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BLISSETT, William Victor Stanley resigned
director
2013-12-30
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BLISSETT, William Victor Stanley appointed
director
2010-08-13
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SORRELL, James Edward resigned
director
2010-01-12
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JENKINS, Aubrey John resigned
director
2009-10-01
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SORRELL, James Edward appointed
director
2008-01-01
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JENKINS, Patricia resigned
director
2007-07-31
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TUGWOOD, Vivien Ruth resigned
director
2007-07-27
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BELFORD, Margaret Kathleen appointed
secretary
2007-07-27
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TUGWOOD, Vivien Ruth resigned
secretary
2006-07-07
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BELFORD, Margaret Kathleen appointed
director
2005-03-04
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BAMBRIDGE, Doreen Helen appointed
director
2005-02-04
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TOLLIDAY, Joan Elizabeth resigned
director
2004-10-27
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MORGAN, Marianne Yvonne appointed
director
2004-01-20
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JEARY, Frederick Norman resigned
director
2003-03-01
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WOOD, Elizabeth resigned
director
2002-12-18
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JENKINS, Aubrey John appointed
director
2002-12-18
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JENKINS, Patricia appointed
director
2002-10-16
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TUDOR, David St Clair, Reverend resigned
director
2002-09-11
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LETHBRIDGE, Edward Arthur resigned
director
2001-01-01
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MARRIOTT, Patricia Roy resigned
director
2000-01-19
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HARDING, Barbara May resigned
director
1999-12-13
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TUGWOOD, Vivien Ruth appointed
secretary
1999-12-12
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HARDING, Sidney Reginald resigned
secretary
1999-12-12
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HARDING, Sidney Reginald resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1959-07-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC87300 — Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

103 Long Road

Canvey Island

Essex

SS8 0JB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-29

Last: 2025-12-15