ABBEYFIELD KNUTSFORD SOCIETY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00850545 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1965-05-31

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

37 officers (9 active, 37 linked, 34 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

8 active PSC(s) of 18 total, 18 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

175 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (74 events)Click to expand

2026-02-16
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2026-02-02
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2026-01-31
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TILLEY, Lawrence resigned
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2025-06-02
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2025-06-02
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2025-05-23
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LUNNEY, Rebecca Susan resigned
director
2025-02-12
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2025-02-05
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2025-02-05
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2025-02-05
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2024-09-02
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2024-09-02
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2024-08-27
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HARVEY, Colin appointed
director
2024-08-27
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LEYLAND, Nicola Louise appointed
director
2024-08-27
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PARRY, Ailsa Margaret, Dr appointed
director
2024-08-27
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TILLEY, Lawrence appointed
director
2024-02-06
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2023-02-17
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2022-02-02
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2021-04-12
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2021-01-29
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2021-01-19
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LEICESTER, Gail, Dr appointed
director
2021-01-19
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NOBLET, Simon appointed
director
2021-01-19
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RANFIELD, Elaine resigned
director
2020-11-09
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ROBERTSON, Cherry Elizabeth resigned
director
2020-11-03
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LUNNEY, Rebecca Susan appointed
director
2020-08-25
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DI ANTONIO, Rosalind Diane resigned
director
2020-08-25
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UNDERWOOD, Andreas Vincent Douglas resigned
director
2020-07-20
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NEWTON, Robert Sidney resigned
director
2020-06-23
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FRASER, Stewart appointed
director
2020-06-23
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EDGECOMBE, Phillip Charles Egerton, Dr resigned
director
2020-01-23
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BILLINGHAM, Anthony Lawrence resigned
director
2020-01-23
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WARWICK, Richard Geoffrey resigned
director
2018-08-28
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STEPHENS, Robert Berkeley Ridgeway appointed
director
2018-07-03
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ROBERTSON, Cherry Elizabeth appointed
director
2016-09-30
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CARTMEL, Andrea Jane appointed
director
2015-01-13
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BANFIELD, Jennifer Ann resigned
director
2014-02-13
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UNDERWOOD, Andreas Vincent Douglas appointed
director
2014-01-14
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PETTITT, Andrew Charles resigned
director
2014-01-10
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LEICESTER, Gail, Dr resigned
director
2013-12-09
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JONES, Henry John Foster resigned
director
2013-10-23
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WEIR, Anthony Colin Patrick resigned
director
2013-07-23
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WARWICK, Richard Geoffrey appointed
director
2013-04-30
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O'BRIEN, Nicholas David resigned
director
2011-11-07
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STEVENSON, Irene Eva resigned
director
2011-09-07
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HUNT, Brian David resigned
secretary

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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: LUNNEY, Rebecca Susan resigned 2025-05-23; TILLEY, Lawrence resigned 2026-01-31

Shareholders & ownership

8 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Nicola Louise Leyland Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	28/01/2025
Dr Ailsa Margaret Parry Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	28/01/2025
Mr Colin Harvey Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	28/01/2025
Dr Gail Leicester Individual · British · DOB 04/1956 · age 70	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	19/01/2021
Mr Simon Noblet Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	19/01/2021
Mr Stewart Fraser Individual · British · DOB 03/1957 · age 69	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	25/08/2020
Mr Robert Berkeley Ridgeway Stephens Individual · British · DOB 08/1944 · age 82	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	22/01/2019
Mrs Andrea Jane Cartmel Individual · British · DOB 10/1948 · age 78	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	27/01/2017

10 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Lawrence Tilleyceased 31/01/2026· significant influence
Mrs Rebecca Susan Lunneyceased 23/05/2025· significant influence
Mrs Cherry Elizabeth Robertsonceased 09/11/2020· significant influence
Mrs Elaine Ranfieldceased 19/01/2021· significant influence
Mrs Rosalind Diane Diantonioceased 25/08/2020· significant influence
Mr Andreas Vincent Douglas Underwoodceased 25/08/2020· significant influence
Mr Robert Sidney Newtonceased 20/07/2020· significant influence
Dr Phillip Charles Egerton Edgecombeceased 01/07/2020· significant influence
Mr Anthony Lawrence Billinghamceased 23/01/2020· significant influence
Mr Richard Geoffrey Warwickceased 23/01/2020· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1965-05-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

Abbeyfield House

23c Bexton Road

Knutsford

Cheshire

WA16 0EE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-10

Last: 2026-01-27