ABBEYFIELD CHICHESTER SOCIETY LTD(THE)

🌳Matureactive

00708411 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1961-11-17

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£2.60M

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 62.5y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 62.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 48/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

41 officers (4 active, 41 linked, 38 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

170 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,600,207

Cash YoY

-10%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£110k

↓ 10% YoY

Net Worth

£2.6m

~ YoY

Current Assets

£695k

↓ 1.7% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£2.61M	£2.59M
Current assets	£695.1k	£706.8k
Cash	£109.8k	£122.3k
Debtors	£8.7k	£8.0k
Net assets	£2.60M	£2.59M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (90 events)Click to expand

2026-04-08
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officers · TM01
2026-04-08
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officers · TM01
2026-04-08
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-01
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PETERKIN, Ian Brock resigned
secretary
2026-04-01
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HODGSON, Niel resigned
director
2026-04-01
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PETERKIN, Ian Brock resigned
director
2025-11-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-22
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HODGSON, Niel appointed
director
2025-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-10
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MARTIN, Dennis Stanley resigned
director
2023-12-31
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HARRIS, Nigel resigned
director
2023-12-31
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ROGERS, Victoria Jane resigned
director
2023-11-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-07
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officers · AP01
2023-05-24
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JEFFERSON, Joanna Catherine appointed
director
2023-01-09
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accounts · AA
2022-10-24
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officers · AP01
2022-10-10
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HARRIS, Nigel appointed
director
2022-02-10
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-02-01
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officers · AP01
2022-02-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-31
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RIGGLESFORD, David Norman appointed
director
2021-12-25
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HUTCHINGS, David John resigned
director
2021-10-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-04-26
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IRWIN-BROWN, Anne appointed
director
2017-04-24
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SHEPPARD, Colin resigned
director
2012-11-26
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HUTCHINGS, David John appointed
director
2011-08-31
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ROGERS, Victoria Jane appointed
director
2010-10-14
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WILGOSS, Brenda Mabel resigned
director
2010-06-04
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WILGOSS, Brenda Mabel appointed
director
2009-10-16
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THOMPSON-DYKE, Alwyn Wendy appointed
director
2009-04-14
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HOLLINGS, Frederick Charles resigned
director
2009-02-04
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PETERKIN, Ian Brock appointed
director
2009-02-04
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SHEPPARD, Colin appointed
director
2009-01-31
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MARTIN, Robert Arthur Crosby resigned
director
2009-01-05
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BEVERIDGE, Janet Elizabeth resigned
director
2009-01-05
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KEOGH, Annette Scott resigned
director
2009-01-05
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MARTIN, Patricia Anne resigned
director
2008-10-01
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PARHAM, John William resigned
director
2008-07-31
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Charge satisfied #4
2008-01-07
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PARHAM, John William appointed
director
2007-12-31
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WITTS, William resigned
director
2007-09-03
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HOLLINGS, Frederick Charles appointed
director
2007-07-31
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HARRIES, Dannie resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 90 events

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 65 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

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: PETERKIN, Ian Brock resigned 2026-04-01; HODGSON, Niel resigned 2026-04-01; PETERKIN, Ian Brock resigned 2026-04-01

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1961-11-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

Oakshade

Market Avenue

Chichester

West Sussex

PO19 1JR

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-28

Last: 2026-04-14

Officers (4 active · 37 resigned)

IRWIN-BROWN, Anne→

director · ~74y · appointed 2017-04-26

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

JEFFERSON, Joanna Catherine→

director · ~71y · appointed 2023-05-24

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

RIGGLESFORD, David Norman→

director · ~79y · appointed 2021-12-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

THOMPSON-DYKE, Alwyn Wendy→

director · ~80y · appointed 2009-10-16

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PETERKIN, Ian Brock→

secretary · appointed 1997-05-05 · resigned 2026-04-01

Resigned

WESTON, Giles Martin Richard→

secretary · resigned 1997-05-06

Resigned

AVESTON, Susan Valerie→

director · ~88y · resigned 1999-04-30

Resigned

BEIRNE, John→

director · ~99y · resigned 1996-02-13

Resigned

BELCHER, Sylvia Ann→

director · ~81y · appointed 1996-03-19 · resigned 1998-11-30

Resigned

BEVERIDGE, Janet Elizabeth→

director · ~80y · appointed 2000-01-17 · resigned 2009-01-05

Resigned

CADE, Alan→

director · ~100y · appointed 1998-12-07 · resigned 2004-01-12

Resigned

COLLIS, John William, Doctor→

director · ~85y · resigned 2003-05-09

Resigned

HARRIES, Dannie→

director · ~91y · appointed 2002-04-08 · resigned 2007-07-31

Resigned

HARRIES, Shan→

director · ~87y · appointed 2002-04-08 · resigned 2007-01-01

Resigned

HARRIS, Nigel→

director · ~75y · appointed 2022-10-10 · resigned 2023-12-31

Resigned

HODGE, Stella Mary Vere→

director · ~107y · resigned 1996-07-08

Resigned

HODGSON, Niel→

director · ~64y · appointed 2025-10-22 · resigned 2026-04-01

Resigned

HOLLINGS, Frederick Charles→

director · ~93y · appointed 2007-09-03 · resigned 2009-04-14

Resigned

HOLLOWAY, Michael→

director · ~81y · resigned 1994-04-14

Resigned

HOWES, Anthony Robert Thomas→

director · ~98y · resigned 2003-03-31

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Legal charge	3 properties	24/08/1995	31/07/2008
satisfied	Santander Abbey National Building Society LTD	Mortgage	1 property	26/02/1976	15/03/1994
outstanding	Steying and Sussex County Building Society	Legal charge	1 property	21/01/1966	—
outstanding	The Mayor Alderman & Citizens of Chichester	Legal charge	1 property	19/12/1963	—

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Recent filings (170 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-14

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-04-08

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-04-08

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2026-04-08

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-11-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2025-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2024-07-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-28

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-05-28

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-05-28

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-05-22

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-01-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-11-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-07