ABBEYFIELD DEPTFORD SOCIETY LIMITED(THE)

🌳Matureactive
00714675 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1962-02-07
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 60.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£920.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 60.4y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 60.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 11 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
114 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 £920,481

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£43k
Net Worth
£920k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£44k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£184k£368k£552k£736k£920kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£920.5k£919.0k
Current assets£44.5k£40.0k
Cash£42.7k—
Debtors£1.8k—
Net assets£920.5k£919.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-22
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    MACDONALD, Peter Harold resigned
    director
  3. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-06-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-06-24
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    PRATT, Graham John resigned
    director
  6. 2025-04-10
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2025-04-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-04-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2025-04-09
    ➕
    PRATT, Graham John appointed
    secretary
  10. 2024-09-30
    ➖
    STONE, Margaret Lucile resigned
    secretary
  11. 2024-09-30
    ➖
    STONE, Margaret Lucile resigned
    director
  12. 2024-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  15. 2021-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  16. 2020-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  17. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  18. 2018-12-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-11-30
    ➖
    GEDDES, Richard Harper resigned
    director
  20. 2018-03-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2018-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-03-21
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    CAMPBELL, Mary Patricia appointed
    director
  23. 2017-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  24. 2016-02-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 2012-03-14
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Peter Harold resigned
    secretary
  26. 2012-03-14
    ➕
    STONE, Margaret Lucile appointed
    secretary
  27. 2012-03-14
    ➕
    GEDDES, Richard Harper appointed
    director
  28. 2012-03-14
    ➖
    GROEGER, Ernest William resigned
    director
  29. 2012-03-14
    ➕
    STONE, Margaret Lucile appointed
    director
  30. 2009-02-11
    ➕
    BAKER, Michael John Philip appointed
    director
  31. 2009-01-19
    ➖
    HOOTON, Alan John resigned
    director
  32. 2006-02-22
    ➕
    HOOTON, Alan John appointed
    director
  33. 2003-11-13
    ➖
    GOMAN, Leslie James resigned
    secretary
  34. 2003-11-13
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Peter Harold appointed
    secretary
  35. 2003-11-13
    ➖
    GOMAN, Leslie James resigned
    director
  36. 2003-11-13
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Peter Harold appointed
    director
  37. 1997-03-26
    ➖
    BEADON, Maurice Edwin resigned
    director
  38. 1991-06-30
    ➖
    LIPINGTON, Peter Levitan resigned
    director
  39. 1965-12-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The London Borough of Lewisham
  40. 1962-02-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBEYFIELD DEPTFORD SOCIETY LIMITED(THE)

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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

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

Evidence: MACDONALD, Peter Harold resigned 2026-03-22; PRATT, Graham John resigned 2025-06-24

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1962-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87300 — Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

7 Crescent Way
London
SE4 1QL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22

Officers (3 active · 12 resigned)

PRATT, Graham John→
secretary · appointed 2025-04-09
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Active
BAKER, Michael John Philip→
director · ~80y · appointed 2009-02-11
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Active
CAMPBELL, Mary Patricia→
director · ~86y · appointed 2018-03-21
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Active
GOMAN, Leslie James→
secretary · resigned 2003-11-13
Resigned
MACDONALD, Peter Harold→
secretary · appointed 2003-11-13 · resigned 2012-03-14
Resigned
STONE, Margaret Lucile→
secretary · appointed 2012-03-14 · resigned 2024-09-30
Resigned
BEADON, Maurice Edwin→
director · ~101y · resigned 1997-03-26
Resigned
GEDDES, Richard Harper→
director · ~86y · appointed 2012-03-14 · resigned 2018-11-30
Resigned
GOMAN, Leslie James→
director · ~104y · resigned 2003-11-13
Resigned
GROEGER, Ernest William→
director · ~105y · resigned 2012-03-14
Resigned
HOOTON, Alan John→
director · ~92y · appointed 2006-02-22 · resigned 2009-01-19
Resigned
LIPINGTON, Peter Levitan→
director · ~101y · resigned 1991-06-30
Resigned
MACDONALD, Peter Harold→
director · ~93y · appointed 2003-11-13 · resigned 2026-03-22
Resigned
PRATT, Graham John→
director · ~83y · resigned 2025-06-24
Resigned
STONE, Margaret Lucile→
director · ~72y · appointed 2012-03-14 · resigned 2024-09-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
The London Borough of Lewisham
Legal charge1 property17/12/196503/02/2016

Recent filings (114 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-04-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-12