ABBEYFIELD FULWOOD SOCIETY LIMITED(THE)

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00765860 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1963-06-28

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 52.8y 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 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 52.8y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 52.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — 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

30 officers (5 active, 30 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

153 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (71 events)Click to expand

2026-02-17
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2025-12-08
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2025-12-08
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2025-10-08
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2025-10-01
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ROBERTSON, Alexander John appointed
director
2025-09-29
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2025-09-29
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2025-09-14
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CALDECOTT, Janet Ruth appointed
director
2025-09-14
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GIBSON, Kay resigned
director
2024-12-24
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2024-05-28
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2024-05-17
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officers · AP03
2024-05-15
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LOWE, Claire appointed
secretary
2024-05-15
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LOWE, Claire Margaret appointed
director
2024-04-16
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officers · TM01
2024-04-16
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2024-03-24
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DUCKETT, Mary Vera resigned
secretary
2024-03-24
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DUCKETT, Mary Vera resigned
director
2024-03-07
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officers · CH01
2024-02-20
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2024-02-18
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2024-01-31
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WHITWORTH, Linda Jane resigned
director
2023-04-13
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officers · CH01
2023-04-13
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2023-04-13
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2023-04-13
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2023-03-01
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2023-02-14
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accounts · AA
2022-09-30
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DUCKETT, Kenneth David resigned
director
2022-01-01
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DUCKETT, Mary Vera appointed
secretary
2022-01-01
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WHITWORTH, Linda Jane resigned
secretary
2020-02-01
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WEETMAN, Patricia Mary resigned
secretary
2020-02-01
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WHITWORTH, Linda Jane appointed
secretary
2020-02-01
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WEETMAN, Patricia Mary resigned
director
2015-08-31
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HOWARD, Rosemary Ann resigned
director
2013-05-01
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DUCKETT, Kenneth David appointed
director
2013-05-01
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DUCKETT, Mary Vera appointed
director
2013-02-28
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LOWE, John Brian resigned
director
2012-03-31
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CRANE, Betty Doreen resigned
director
2011-03-09
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WHITWORTH, Linda Jane resigned
director
2010-02-11
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WHITWORTH, Linda Jane appointed
director
2010-01-31
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WHITWORTH, Linda Jane appointed
director
2007-10-13
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QUAYLE, Roy resigned
director
2007-08-16
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WALMSLEY, Bernard appointed
director
2007-01-10
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GIBSON, Kay appointed
director
2005-10-24
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BATTERBY, Glynis resigned
director
2005-09-21
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Charge satisfied #2
2005-09-10
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Charge satisfied #1
2005-04-28
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CRANE, Betty Doreen appointed
director
2004-12-15
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TAYSUM, Evelyn 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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
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

Incorporated1963-06-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC87300 — Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

Howard House

352 Garstang Road

Fulwood Preston

Lancashire

PR2 9RY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-28

Last: 2026-03-14