ABBEYFIELD TIVERTON SOCIETY LIMITED(THE)

🌳Matureactive

01095865 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1973-02-14

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

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

26 officers (8 active, 26 linked, 25 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

133 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand

2025-07-30
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2024-07-29
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accounts · AA
2023-11-23
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officers · TM01
2023-11-06
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BAKER, Nicholas Edward resigned
director
2023-08-15
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officers · AP01
2023-08-03
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accounts · AA
2023-08-01
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BURD, Esther Carole appointed
director
2023-03-21
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officers · TM01
2023-03-07
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BEECHEN, Katherine Elizabeth resigned
director
2023-01-11
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officers · AP01
2023-01-11
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officers · CH01
2023-01-10
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BAKER, Nicholas Edward appointed
director
2022-08-15
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officers · AP01
2022-08-10
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2022-08-10
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officers · AP01
2022-07-22
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accounts · AA
2022-07-21
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FLOWER, Richard William appointed
director
2022-07-21
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GREEN, Susan Frances appointed
director
2022-07-21
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HALESTRAP, David John resigned
director
2022-05-12
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officers · TM01
2022-04-30
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SHAW, Michael Hugh resigned
director
2022-02-09
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2022-02-03
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BEECHEN, Katherine Elizabeth appointed
director
2021-09-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-22
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TUCKER, Sian resigned
director
2020-09-07
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officers · CH01
2020-09-07
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2020-05-07
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SHAW, Michael Hugh appointed
director
2018-10-11
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BRADSHAW, Sharon Rose appointed
director
2018-07-12
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SMITH, John Stanley resigned
secretary
2018-07-12
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SMITH, John Stanley resigned
director
2014-07-17
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SHAW, Matthew John appointed
director
2014-07-17
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EDMUNDS, Anne resigned
director
2012-02-23
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TUCKER, Sian appointed
director
2011-07-21
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DALBY, Ann Patricia appointed
director
2011-07-21
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COTTIER, Ruth resigned
director
2011-07-21
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CYPRUS, Harry David resigned
director
2011-07-21
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DALY, Martin resigned
director
2011-07-21
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EDMUNDS, Anne appointed
director
2011-07-21
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WRIGHT, Joyce Margaret resigned
director
2010-07-15
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CYPRUS, Harry David appointed
director
2006-07-21
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SHAPLAND, Harold Eric resigned
director
2002-07-25
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DALY, Martin appointed
director
2002-07-25
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HILL, Elizabeth resigned
director
2002-03-07
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POCOCK, Brian George appointed
director
1997-05-01
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HILL, Raymond Herbert George resigned
director
1993-07-27
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BUTLER, Edward Charles Leslie 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

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — 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 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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

Incorporated1973-02-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

Duffield House

2 St Pauls Square

Tiverton

Devon

EX16 5HZ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-13

Last: 2025-07-30