ABBEYFIELD APARTMENTS MANAGEMENT CO LTD
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.8k | £8.2k |
| Current assets | £4.8k | £8.2k |
| Net assets | £4.8k | £8.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-18📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2026-01-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-01➖PILBRO, Philip Douglas resigneddirector
- 2026-01-01➖WARD, Arnold resigneddirector
- 2025-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-15➕WARD, Arnold appointeddirector
- 2020-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEYFIELD APARTMENTS MANAGEMENT CO LTD
- 2016-02-01➕EDMONDS, Christine Susan appointedsecretary
- 2016-02-01➕EDMONDS, Christine Susan appointeddirector
- 2016-02-01➕PILBRO, Philip Douglas appointeddirector
- 2016-02-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: PILBRO, Philip Douglas resigned 2026-01-01; WARD, Arnold resigned 2026-01-01
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Christine Susan Edmonds Individual · British · DOB 05/1948 · age 78 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
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