ABBEYFIELD WEST WIGHT SOCIETY LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
12304094 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2019-11-07
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
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£257.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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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
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 11 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £257,867
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,314 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£258k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£132k
↓ 1.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£52k£104k£156k£207k£259kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£260.2k£259.2k
Current assets£131.7k£133.8k
Net assets£257.9k£259.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2024-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-11-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-07-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-30
    ➖
    SMITH, Valerie Joy resigned
    director
  9. 2023-02-15
    ➖
    PITMAN, Gaynor resigned
    director
  10. 2022-08-02
    ➕
    SMITH, Jacqueline appointed
    director
  11. 2022-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-01-18
    ➖
    PEACEY, Elizabeth resigned
    director
  13. 2021-07-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-07-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-07-21
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2021-03-01
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Irene appointed
    director
  18. 2021-03-01
    ➕
    PITMAN, Gaynor appointed
    director
  19. 2020-12-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2020-12-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2020-12-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2020-12-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2020-11-26
    ➖
    BANNISTER, Shirley resigned
    director
  24. 2020-10-24
    ➖
    BANNISTER, Derek resigned
    director
  25. 2020-01-17
    ➖
    HICKS, Sheila resigned
    director
  26. 2019-11-30
    ➖
    BEDFORD, Irene resigned
    director
  27. 2019-11-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBEYFIELD WEST WIGHT SOCIETY LIMITED
  28. 2019-11-07
    ➕
    BELLAMY, Julie appointed
    secretary
  29. 2019-11-07
    ➕
    HOWE, John appointed
    director
  30. 2019-11-07
    ➕
    HOWE, Stephen Charles appointed
    director
  31. 2019-11-07
    ➕
    BANNISTER, Derek appointed
    director
  32. 2019-11-07
    ➕
    BANNISTER, Shirley appointed
    director
  33. 2019-11-07
    ➕
    BEDFORD, Irene appointed
    director
  34. 2019-11-07
    ➕
    HICKS, Sheila appointed
    director
  35. 2019-11-07
    ➕
    PEACEY, Elizabeth appointed
    director
  36. 2019-11-07
    ➕
    SMITH, Valerie Joy appointed
    director
  37. 2019-11-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 84 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
Incorporated2019-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87300 — Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

Abbeyfield House
6 The Avenue
Totland Bay
Isle Of Wight
PO39 0DH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06

Officers (5 active · 7 resigned)

BELLAMY, Julie→
secretary · appointed 2019-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOWE, John→
director · ~84y · appointed 2019-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOWE, Stephen Charles→
director · ~76y · appointed 2019-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACDONALD, Irene→
director · ~78y · appointed 2021-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Jacqueline→
director · ~71y · appointed 2022-08-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BANNISTER, Derek→
director · ~91y · appointed 2019-11-07 · resigned 2020-10-24
Resigned
BANNISTER, Shirley→
director · ~90y · appointed 2019-11-07 · resigned 2020-11-26
Resigned
BEDFORD, Irene→
director · ~91y · appointed 2019-11-07 · resigned 2019-11-30
Resigned
HICKS, Sheila→
director · ~82y · appointed 2019-11-07 · resigned 2020-01-17
Resigned
PEACEY, Elizabeth→
director · ~89y · appointed 2019-11-07 · resigned 2022-01-18
Resigned
PITMAN, Gaynor→
director · ~65y · appointed 2021-03-01 · resigned 2023-02-15
Resigned
SMITH, Valerie Joy→
director · ~93y · appointed 2019-11-07 · resigned 2023-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-22