ABBEYFIELD (RIPON & DISTRICT) SOCIETY LIMITED (THE)

🌳Matureactive

01067487 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1972-08-23

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

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

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

46 officers (6 active, 46 linked, 44 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

167 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (101 events)Click to expand

2026-03-29
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2026-02-05
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2026-01-29
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WARD, James Alexander resigned
director
2025-04-28
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2025-04-04
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TAYLOR, Alexander resigned
director
2025-04-03
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2024-11-26
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2024-11-10
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WARD, James Alexander appointed
director
2024-10-25
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2024-10-25
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2024-10-01
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WILLIAMS, David Arthur resigned
director
2024-05-24
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2023-11-29
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STEPHENS, Paul Derek appointed
director
2023-10-30
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2023-10-30
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2023-10-30
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2023-09-19
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2023-09-15
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LEIVERS, Peter John resigned
director
2023-05-12
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2023-04-24
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TAYLOR, Alexander appointed
director
2023-02-22
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SHARMA, Steve, Dr resigned
director
2022-12-14
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ALLON-SMITH, Janet Mary appointed
director
2022-09-30
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BATES, Dennis resigned
director
2022-09-15
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LEIVERS, Yvonne resigned
director
2022-07-21
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2022-07-20
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NICHOLS, Susan Anne appointed
director
2022-04-08
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2022-04-06
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2022-04-06
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2022-04-05
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2022-03-24
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SHERWOOD, Jan appointed
director
2022-03-23
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ANKCORN, Robert John resigned
director
2022-03-23
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DIMERY, Ian Philip, Dr resigned
director
2022-02-11
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2022-02-01
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SHARMA, Steve, Dr appointed
director
2021-09-22
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HANSON, Brenda Margaret resigned
director
2020-09-30
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BYROM, Jacqueline resigned
director
2020-02-19
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NEWMAN, Janette Mary appointed
director
2020-02-19
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THOMSON, Elizabeth Anne resigned
director
2020-02-06
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LEIVERS, Peter John appointed
director
2020-02-06
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LEIVERS, Yvonne appointed
director
2019-09-27
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MASON, Susan Ann, Dr resigned
director
2019-04-22
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BAILEY, Kathryn Ann appointed
director
2019-03-27
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WILLIAMS, David Arthur appointed
director
2018-11-14
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DIMERY, June resigned
director
2018-11-14
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MASON, Peter Richard, Dr resigned
director
2018-10-01
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ABEL, Josephine Mary resigned
director
2018-10-01
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BATES, Dennis appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

Incorporated1972-08-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

Abbeyfield House Church Lane

Ripon

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

HG4 2ES

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-27

Last: 2025-10-13