ABBEYFIELD BARNARD CASTLE SOCIETY LIMITED(THE)

🌳Matureactive

00906197 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1967-05-16

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 56.8y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 56.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

21 officers (6 active, 21 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

138 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	900	800

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (64 events)Click to expand

2026-04-15
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officers · TM01
2026-04-07
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ASQUITH, Margaret resigned
director
2025-10-03
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accounts · AA
2025-05-29
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officers · CH01
2025-05-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-23
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officers · AP01
2025-01-23
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officers · AP01
2025-01-23
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officers · TM01
2024-10-22
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accounts · AA
2024-10-16
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DAVEY, Christine appointed
director
2024-10-16
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ASQUITH, Margaret appointed
director
2024-10-16
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PARKER, Carol resigned
director
2023-12-22
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accounts · AA
2023-04-27
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BEDWELL, Stanley appointed
director
2023-04-27
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officers · AP01
2022-11-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-12
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officers · TM01
2022-04-29
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TURNER, Christine Hilda resigned
director
2021-10-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-04
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officers · AP01
2020-01-15
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PARKER, Carol appointed
director
2019-10-13
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accounts · AA
2019-01-30
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officers · AP01
2019-01-30
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officers · TM01
2019-01-19
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COAD, Richard Louis resigned
director
2019-01-19
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TURNER, Christine Hilda appointed
director
2016-05-04
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BROWN, Ian resigned
director
2015-01-21
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PATTERSON, Stuart appointed
director
2013-10-14
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BIRD, Linda Catherine appointed
director
2013-10-10
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BIRD, Linda appointed
secretary
2013-10-10
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WHITE, Jennifer appointed
director
2013-10-10
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BROWN, Ian appointed
director
2013-09-04
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BENTLEY, Susan Marjorie resigned
secretary
2013-02-28
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NELSON, Frank Thornton resigned
director
2010-08-01
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BENTLEY, Susan Marjorie appointed
secretary
2009-02-27
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BOOTH, Alan, Dr resigned
secretary
2008-10-23
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BOOTH, Alan, Dr appointed
secretary
2008-09-24
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RHODES, Margaret resigned
secretary
2007-12-31
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JAMESON, Dorothy resigned
director
2006-03-23
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COAD, Richard Louis appointed
director
2005-06-23
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KENT, Brian resigned
secretary
2005-06-23
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RHODES, Margaret appointed
secretary
2005-06-23
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TURNBULL, Richard James resigned
director
2001-01-01
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KENT, Brian appointed
secretary
2000-12-31
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SMITH, James Turner resigned
secretary
1998-05-01
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Charge satisfied #4
1998-05-01
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Charge satisfied #3
1998-05-01
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Charge satisfied #2
1998-05-01
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Charge satisfied #1

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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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — 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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Linda Catherine Bird Individual · British · DOB 01/1956 · age 70	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	19/09/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Richard Louis Coadceased 19/09/2018· significant influence · trust interest

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1967-05-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Abbeyfield House

Galgate

Barnard Castle

County Durham

DL12 8BL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-07

Last: 2025-04-23