ABBEYFIELD RYDE SOCIETY LIMITED(THE)

🌳Matureactive

00862661 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1965-10-28

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 57.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 89). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 57.9y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 57.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

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

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

54 officers (9 active, 54 linked, 49 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

191 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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 2 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (107 events)Click to expand

2026-01-21
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officers · AP01
2026-01-12
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DUGDALE, Carolyn Helen appointed
director
2025-12-19
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accounts · AAMD
2025-12-17
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2025-12-11
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CROSS, Randal Sinclair appointed
director
2025-11-03
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officers · TM01
2025-10-29
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accounts · AA
2025-10-22
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PONT, Patricia Joy resigned
director
2024-09-20
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accounts · AA
2024-09-10
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MANNING, Christopher James Ford, Dr appointed
director
2024-09-10
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DYE, Barry John Ernest resigned
director
2024-09-10
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MANNING, Christopher James Ford, Dr resigned
director
2024-09-10
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2024-09-10
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2024-09-10
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officers · TM01
2024-07-22
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2024-07-09
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WAINWRIGHT, Deborah appointed
director
2023-09-06
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officers · TM01
2023-09-04
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2023-08-25
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SPURGEON, Hilary Olive Mary, Canon resigned
director
2023-01-26
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DONALDSON, Rosemary Kathleen appointed
director
2023-01-26
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2022-08-12
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2022-03-08
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2021-12-21
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accounts · AAMD
2021-12-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-02
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MANNING, Christopher James Ford, Dr appointed
director
2021-06-07
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officers · TM01
2021-06-01
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BULWER, Susan Anne resigned
director
2020-09-14
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accounts · AA
2020-01-15
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BELL, Elisabeth Mary resigned
director
2019-07-10
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SMITH, Helen Rose appointed
secretary
2019-07-10
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BULWER, Susan Anne resigned
secretary
2019-07-10
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BULWER, Susan Anne appointed
director
2018-07-16
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MORRIS, Graham Edwin, Canon resigned
director
2017-01-11
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MORRIS, Graham Edwin, Canon appointed
director
2016-11-23
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REDVERS HARRIS, Jonathan Francis, The Revd resigned
director
2016-05-11
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DOW, Patricia Ann resigned
director
2016-02-29
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MITCHELL, Lynette resigned
director
2015-11-11
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RABY, Stuart John appointed
director
2015-09-02
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CLASS, Eileen Fay resigned
director
2014-11-06
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Charge satisfied #2
2014-11-06
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Charge satisfied #1
2014-09-22
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VANNER, Gwendoline Ann resigned
director
2014-03-10
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PONT, Patricia Joy appointed
director
2013-01-14
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FOUNTAIN, Roberta appointed
director
2012-11-26
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BULWER, Susan Anne resigned
director
2011-09-12
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CHIDES, Maurice resigned
director
2011-07-18
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DOW, Patricia Ann appointed
director
2011-04-14
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BULWER, Ivan John 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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — 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 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 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

Incorporated1965-10-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC87300 — Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

Abbeyfield House

2 Queens Road

Ryde Isle Of Wight

PO33 3BG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-14

Last: 2026-03-31