ABBEYFIELD THIRSK & SOWERBY SOCIETY LIMITED (THE)

🌳Matureactive

00953566 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1969-05-06

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Property-backed borrower with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 84). 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

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 42.1y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 42.1 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: 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

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

37 officers (8 active, 37 linked, 34 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

162 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

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (79 events)Click to expand

2026-03-17
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2026-01-29
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2025-02-13
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2025-02-06
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2024-12-02
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MAITLAND, Amy Elizabeth appointed
director
2024-02-18
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2024-02-08
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2024-02-08
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2024-02-05
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MURPHY, Linda Caroline resigned
director
2023-12-05
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DIGBY, Moira Jean resigned
director
2023-01-17
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accounts · AA
2022-12-08
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2022-12-08
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2022-12-05
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CRANE, Ian George appointed
director
2022-12-05
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MURPHY, Linda Caroline appointed
director
2022-02-03
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officers · AP01
2022-02-03
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2022-02-03
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2022-01-13
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2021-12-06
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DIGBY, Moira Jean appointed
director
2021-12-05
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HOLT, Shirley Ann resigned
director
2021-12-05
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WILKIN, Jean Margaret resigned
director
2021-07-02
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officers · TM01
2021-06-19
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DIGBY, John Anthony resigned
director
2020-12-02
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accounts · AA
2020-10-30
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2020-02-03
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CHAPMAN, Patricia Ann resigned
director
2020-01-02
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accounts · AA
2019-02-04
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WALKER, Susan appointed
director
2018-02-05
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TURNER, Anne Day appointed
secretary
2018-02-05
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FOX, Gillian Rae appointed
director
2018-02-05
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BARDON, Peter resigned
secretary
2016-12-05
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ROBSON, Mark Stewart resigned
director
2016-04-04
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SYKES, Christopher Carl appointed
director
2015-12-07
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BARLEY, Michael Peter resigned
director
2015-12-07
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CHAPMAN, Patricia Ann appointed
director
2015-12-07
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HOLT, Shirley Ann appointed
director
2015-12-07
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WHITEHEAD, George Arthur resigned
director
2014-06-02
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FEATHERSTONE, Percy resigned
director
2013-12-02
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NESBITT, Allinson resigned
director
2012-04-17
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MURKETT, David Stanford resigned
director
2009-12-07
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METCALFE, Sheila Margaret resigned
director
2009-09-23
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Darlington Building Society
2009-08-12
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ENGLAND, George Edward resigned
director
2008-12-01
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WOODHEAD, Harry resigned
director
2007-11-05
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ROBSON, Mark Stewart appointed
director
2007-11-05
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WILKIN, Jean Margaret appointed
director
2007-05-14
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TURNER, Donald Graham resigned
director
2006-12-04
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BARLEY, Michael Peter appointed
director
2005-04-30
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HICKS, Donald Edgar 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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 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

Incorporated1969-05-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68201 — Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate

Registered office

The Limes

Sowerby

Thirsk

North Yorkshire

YO7 1HX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-16

Last: 2026-02-02