ABBEYFIELD WORLD COUNCIL

🌿Early-stageactive

15547230 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2024-03-07

Investment thesis

Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.

Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.

Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£15.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

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

Sector: Administrative & support services

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

87300Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled
87900Other residential care activities n.e.c.
94990Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

17 officers (10 active, 17 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

32 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £15,464

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£15k

Current Assets

£26k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31
Total assets	£25.7k
Current assets	£25.7k
Net assets	£15.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2026-04-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-31
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SUMMERSGILL, David appointed
director
2026-03-08
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accounts · AA
2026-03-06
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GILPIN, Geraldine Patricia resigned
director
2026-03-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-23
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officers · AP01
2025-10-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-01
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SHEARER, Karen appointed
director
2025-07-29
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WALKER, Geoffrey John resigned
director
2025-07-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-27
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BROWN, Vanessa, Dr resigned
director
2025-03-10
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-03-07
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-03-06
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2024-10-09
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address · AD01
2024-04-24
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officers · AP03
2024-04-24
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-04-09
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LAWRENCE, Jennifer Ann appointed
secretary
2024-04-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-08
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officers · AP03
2024-04-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-08
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-26
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DEAN, Cheryl Ann appointed
secretary
2024-03-26
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DUMBLETON, Helen Clare appointed
director
2024-03-25
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DECRAENE, Andre Maurice appointed
director
2024-03-25
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HAYES, Simon Anthony appointed
director
2024-03-25
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MCREYNOLDS, Joseph appointed
director
2024-03-25
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SEGBEDZI, Nandi appointed
director
2024-03-25
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WILLIAMS, Brian Owen, Professor appointed
director
2024-03-25
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ALCOCK, David Scott resigned
secretary
2024-03-25
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ALCOCK, David Scott resigned
director
2024-03-25
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BROWN, Vanessa, Dr appointed
director
2024-03-25
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GILPIN, Geraldine Patricia appointed
director
2024-03-25
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LAWRENCE, Jennifer Ann appointed
director
2024-03-25
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LAWRENCE, Jennifer Ann resigned
director
2024-03-25
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MURPHY, Shauntelle Majella resigned
director
2024-03-25
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WALKER, Geoffrey John appointed
director
2024-03-07
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Company incorporated
As ABBEYFIELD WORLD COUNCIL
2024-03-07
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ALCOCK, David Scott appointed
secretary
2024-03-07
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ALCOCK, David Scott appointed
director
2024-03-07
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MURPHY, Shauntelle Majella appointed
director

Owner dependency

60/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
+Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: GILPIN, Geraldine Patricia resigned 2026-03-06; WALKER, Geoffrey John resigned 2025-07-29

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2024-03-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Portland House

Belmont Business Park

Durham

DH1 1TW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-20

Last: 2026-03-06