ABBEYFIELD SOCIETY (THE)
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-16 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£26M
+104.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£98M
+2.7% vs 2024
Employees
738
-14.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
+116% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £50,702,000 | £44,312,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£18,239,000 | -£8,776,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£16,102,000 | £2,571,000 | |
| Net profit | -£16,102,000 | £2,571,000 | |
| Cash | £12,564,000 | £25,698,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £117,138,000 | £121,310,000 | |
| Net assets | £95,065,000 | £97,636,000 | |
| Equity | £95,065,000 | £97,636,000 | |
| Average employees | 859 | 738 | |
| Wages | £26,907,000 | £24,397,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -36.0% | -19.8% | |
| Net margin | -31.8% | 5.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -15.6% | -7.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 26.8% | 26.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.47x | 3.25x | |
| Interest cover | -63.11x | -30.90x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On this basis, the Board considers it has adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future and to adopt the going concern basis as the basis for preparing these accounts.”
Group structure
- ABBEYFIELD SOCIETY (THE) · parent
- Abbeyfield Properties Limited 100%
- The Abbeyfield Research Foundation 100%
- Pebblemist Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In Autumn 2024, ALS was delighted to be recognised by the Housing Ombudsman as one of only two organisations in England with no upheld complaints - an outstanding achievement that reinforces our commitment to service, accountability and resident satisfaction.”
- “We were also delighted to receive confirmation that His Majesty King Charles III will remain as our Royal Patron; a relationship that began in 1979 and continues to inspire pride throughout the Abbeyfield family.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 89 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Petra Louise | Secretary | 2025-06-02 | — | — |
| ASBURY, Christine Anne | Director | 2026-03-01 | Jun 1959 | British |
| ASHWORTH, George Smith-Salmond | Director | 2021-09-16 | Jan 1956 | English |
| BEAMAND, Sara Jayne | Director | 2017-03-09 | Nov 1966 | British |
| CARR, Geoffrey David Granville | Director | 2023-09-01 | Jun 1959 | British |
| COX, Martin Frank | Director | 2023-09-01 | Oct 1964 | British |
| LEES, Roger Alan | Director | 2021-09-16 | Apr 1960 | British |
| MARRERO, Marc | Director | 2022-09-15 | Dec 1985 | British |
| NICHOLS, Sally Louise | Director | 2026-03-01 | Jun 1973 | British |
| PETTIFER-EAGLES, Terri | Director | 2023-09-01 | May 1964 | British |
| TURNER, Michael John Peter | Director | 2021-09-16 | Jul 1961 | British |
Show 89 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOOTH, Richard Grantham | Secretary | 2002-11-27 | 2003-05-29 |
| GREGSON, Matthew | Secretary | 2014-05-27 | 2017-07-27 |
| HOUSE, Brian Thomas | Secretary | 2000-05-24 | 2003-05-02 |
| KLUG, Joanna Margaret | Secretary | 2004-02-18 | 2008-03-01 |
| MCCANN, Anthony | Secretary | 2008-07-01 | 2008-09-01 |
| MITCHELL, Colin James | Secretary | 2002-08-13 | 2003-05-02 |
| MURPHY, Robert Somerville Foster | Secretary | 1998-06-10 | 2000-05-24 |
| MURPHY, Robert Somerville Foster | Secretary | 1995-11-24 | 1996-06-12 |
| PATTISON, Patricia Joan | Secretary | 2008-11-10 | 2009-01-19 |
| SINGARAYER, Diella Natasha | Secretary | 2009-01-26 | 2014-06-12 |
| SPRATT, Patricia Ann | Secretary | 1996-06-12 | 1998-05-29 |
| SPRATT, Patricia Ann | Secretary | — | 1995-11-24 |
| SWEET, Jonathan William Edward | Secretary | 2017-07-28 | 2025-05-31 |
| TOWNLEY, Paul John | Secretary | 2003-05-02 | 2004-02-17 |
| ACTON, Joyce Lucy | Director | 1998-03-14 | 2007-03-29 |
| ACTON, Susan | Director | 2007-03-28 | 2008-05-12 |
| AGASS, Reginald John | Director | 2007-03-28 | 2009-08-26 |
| ALLEN, Paul James | Director | 2012-03-08 | 2014-05-31 |
| ALLEN, Stephen David | Director | 2010-02-03 | 2016-07-21 |
| ASTON, Margaret Anne Mary | Director | 1996-11-02 | 2001-11-13 |
| ASTON, Margaret Anne Mary | Director | 1993-05-01 | 1996-05-31 |
| BAPTIE, Thomas William | Director | 1994-04-01 | 1996-03-23 |
| BEACHIM, Alison Julie | Director | 2024-04-01 | 2025-03-12 |
| BOOTH, Richard Grantham | Director | 2002-11-27 | 2003-05-29 |
| BRAZIER, Leslie Herbert | Director | — | 1995-04-25 |
| BROOKS, Michael Leonard | Director | — | 2001-03-28 |
| BUCKINGHAM, Alan | Director | — | 1998-04-30 |
| BUTLER, Maurice | Director | 2004-02-03 | 2010-09-23 |
| BUTZOW, Mary | Director | 2011-05-24 | 2011-11-22 |
| BYRNE, Rachael Margaret | Director | 2011-05-24 | 2017-07-27 |
| CHARLES, Desmond Ashley Lionel | Director | — | 1993-03-18 |
| CHIRNSIDE, Thomas Beveridge | Director | — | 1997-03-25 |
| CLARK, John William Stewart, Rev Dr | Director | 1996-03-23 | 2002-04-30 |
| CLARKE, David Michael | Director | 2010-02-03 | 2013-07-25 |
| COOKSON, Bernard Howell Taylor | Director | 1993-03-27 | 1994-03-26 |
| DAWSON, Heather | Director | 2007-03-28 | 2013-07-25 |
| DE HOCHEPIED LARPENT, Andrew Lionel Dudley | Director | 2017-03-09 | 2021-05-31 |
| DEAN, Cheryl Ann | Director | 2015-11-18 | 2017-10-06 |
| DECRAENE, Andre Maurice | Director | 2015-11-18 | 2022-09-15 |
| DENT, John Edward, Lieut Colonel | Director | — | 2001-03-28 |
| DISTIN, Eric Robin | Director | 1998-05-15 | 2005-06-15 |
| DOWN, Henry John | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2005-03-31 |
| DRAPER, Edwin Moore | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2004-10-13 |
| FOWLER, Keith Harrison | Director | 2009-09-24 | 2015-07-23 |
| FRANCIS, Patricia Kathlyn | Director | — | 1993-09-01 |
| GREGORY, Angela Mary | Director | 2007-03-28 | 2009-01-20 |
| GREVILLE, Norman Alistair | Director | 2016-11-15 | 2020-11-26 |
| GRIFFITHS, George Edward, Doctor | Director | 1994-04-23 | 1999-06-09 |
| HALL, Michael Robert Pritchard, Professor | Director | — | 1993-04-30 |
| HARDMAN, Ian Haig | Director | 1997-03-22 | 1998-01-13 |
| HERBERT, Christopher, The Rt Revd Dr | Director | 2009-09-24 | 2015-07-23 |
| HILDREW, Bryan | Director | — | 1996-12-03 |
| HOLT, Margaret Evelyn | Director | 2007-03-28 | 2009-01-20 |
| HOPKIN, Geoffrey Morgan | Director | — | 1994-04-23 |
| HOULIHAN, Elizabeth Amanda | Director | 2014-06-11 | 2023-09-07 |
| HOWEL, Dorothy | Director | 1995-11-18 | 2002-11-12 |
| HOWELL WILLIAMS, Fiona Elizabeth | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2004-01-14 |
| HUNT, Peter Frederick | Director | 1994-04-19 | 2001-03-28 |
| HUTCHINSON, Bryan Keith | Director | 1995-10-13 | 2004-10-13 |
| JOHNSON, Christopher Stuart | Director | 1996-03-23 | 2003-06-30 |
| JOHNSON, John Cunningham, Dr | Director | — | 1995-10-21 |
| JOHNSTON, Thomas | Director | 1997-11-01 | 2004-02-03 |
| JONES, John Peter | Director | 2002-08-13 | 2007-03-29 |
| KENYON, Ronald Critchley | Director | 1997-03-08 | 2007-03-29 |
| LAWRENCE, Jennifer Ann | Director | 2013-07-25 | 2023-09-07 |
| LEWIS, Derrick Edmund | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| LIDDICOT, Stanley John | Director | 2001-05-22 | 2006-10-12 |
| LOVATT, Monica Mary | Director | 2001-11-13 | 2006-12-11 |
| LOWE, Nicholas Frederick | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2004-03-31 |
| MCLAREN, John James | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2005-01-17 |
| MEDLOCK, Jeffrey | Director | 2014-06-11 | 2022-09-15 |
| MEIRING, Cedric | Director | 2018-01-02 | 2022-10-11 |
| MEREDITH, Thomas John | Director | 2009-01-21 | 2009-09-24 |
| MEREDITH, Thomas John | Director | 1998-03-07 | 2007-03-29 |
| MILBURN, George | Director | 2002-11-11 | 2004-03-15 |
| MILLS, John Wilfrid | Director | 1993-03-18 | 2000-12-31 |
| MILNER, Michael John | Director | 1996-12-03 | 2004-03-24 |
| MITCHELL, Diana | Director | — | 1997-03-25 |
| MITCHELL, Michael John | Director | 2001-02-13 | 2007-03-29 |
| MORGAN, David Douglas | Director | 1999-05-01 | 2002-07-30 |
| MORTON, Denis | Director | — | 1992-07-04 |
| NICHOLLS, William Henry | Director | — | 2000-03-30 |
| OSBORN, Fuller Mansfield | Director | — | 1994-04-19 |
| OUTHWAITE, Oswald Peter | Director | — | 2000-03-30 |
| PICKING, Bruce Gordon | Director | 2004-03-24 | 2009-09-24 |
| PLAISTOWE, William Ian David | Director | 2009-09-24 | 2021-09-16 |
| POWELL, David Martin Cleaton | Director | 2009-01-21 | 2009-06-19 |
| POWELL, David Glyn | Director | 1994-06-23 | 1998-03-01 |
| POWER, Elizabeth | Director | 2012-07-17 | 2015-09-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 371 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-06-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-12.6%
£50,702,000 £44,312,000
-
Cash
+104.5%
£12,564,000 £25,698,000
-
Net assets
+2.7%
£95,065,000 £97,636,000
-
Employees
-14.1%
859 738
-
Operating profit
+51.9%
-£18,239,000 -£8,776,000
-
Profit before tax
+116%
-£16,102,000 £2,571,000
-
Wages
-9.3%
£26,907,000 £24,397,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers