ABBEYFIELD CROWBOROUGH SOCIETY LIMITED(THE)

🌳Matureactive

00885474 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1966-08-12

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 42.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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 42.8y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 42.8 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 (58/100)

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

33 officers (8 active, 33 linked, 32 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

144 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

filings

• 4 persons-with-significant-control
• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 persons-with-significant-control
• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (68 events)Click to expand

2026-04-13
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2026-04-12
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2026-04-12
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2026-04-12
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2026-04-12
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2026-04-11
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2026-04-11
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2026-04-11
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2026-04-01
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ANDERSON, Peter James appointed
director
2026-04-01
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TAYLOR, Nolan Griffith appointed
director
2026-04-01
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THOMAS, Ian Arthur appointed
director
2025-12-11
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mortgage · MR04
2025-12-11
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Charge satisfied #1
2025-09-10
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accounts · AA
2024-08-25
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accounts · AA
2024-04-16
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officers · TM01
2023-12-22
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2023-12-21
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TAYLOR, Elaine Ingrid appointed
director
2023-12-11
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officers · TM01
2023-12-11
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2023-12-11
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2023-10-30
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COLLINS, Barbara Marian resigned
director
2023-10-16
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JOHNSON, Michael resigned
director
2023-08-02
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accounts · AA
2023-07-17
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CHARMAN, Margaret Rose resigned
director
2023-07-12
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officers · AP01
2023-04-03
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RUNDLE, Keith John appointed
director
2023-03-27
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officers · TM02
2023-03-23
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DONALDSON, Pauline Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2022-08-18
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accounts · AA
2018-08-20
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COLLINS, Barbara Marian appointed
director
2018-08-20
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JOHNSON, Michael appointed
director
2016-02-22
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EDWARDS, Anthony resigned
director
2015-03-05
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THOMAS, Mary Stanislawa appointed
director
2015-03-05
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SCOTT, Rosemary Heather resigned
director
2014-08-12
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REAY, Dorothy Eleanor resigned
director
2014-03-03
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STEELE, Peter resigned
director
2012-07-19
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CHARMAN, Margaret Rose appointed
director
2011-10-04
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EVANS, Derek Anthony resigned
director
2011-04-26
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DENT, Maureen resigned
director
2009-04-30
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DENT, Maureen appointed
director
2008-05-15
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CHARMAN, Margaret Rose resigned
director
2008-05-15
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THORPE, Margaret Rose resigned
director
2006-11-09
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SCOTT, Rosemary Heather appointed
director
2006-02-03
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MUNRO, Hector Patrick resigned
director
2005-01-27
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CHARMAN, Margaret Rose appointed
director
2004-09-16
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DENT, John Edward, Lieut Colonel resigned
director
2003-03-06
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EDWARDS, Anthony appointed
director
2001-03-13
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MUNRO, Hector Patrick appointed
director
2001-03-13
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THORPE, Margaret Rose appointed
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 94 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — RUNDLE, Keith John (same surname) appointed 2023-04-03. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 94 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 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

Incorporated1966-08-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC87300 — Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

Holdenhurst

Mill Road

Heathfield

TN21 0GG

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-09

Last: 2026-03-26