ABBEYFIELD BRAINTREE, BOCKING AND FELSTED SOCIETY LIMITED

1. ABBEYFIELD BRAINTREE, BOCKING AND FELSTED SOCIETY LIMITED 2016-05-01 → present
2. ABBEYFIELD BRAINTREE & BOCKING SOCIETY LIMITED (THE) 1969-01-08 → 2016-05-01

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Lambert Chapman LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the entity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Significant events

• “The main risk continues from spyware and computer viruses and the prevalence of this seems greater and its potential impact on the ability of the business to protect its tenant records and financial information is more important than ever before. The risk from fire or flood concerns PF primarily as recent surveys suggest that the house is not yet fully fire compliant.”
• “During the year at PF we bought back three properties and sold five. Two of the five which were sold were privately rented during the financial year 23/24 prior to them being purchased by the occupiers in the financial year 24/25.”
• “The Society settled with the contractor the retentions in the sum of £351,818.66 in July 2024. A negotiation was concluded in respect of the final account which was settled for £68,777.05 in July 2025.”
• “The Directors approved a new operational priority schedule in April 2025 for the period ahead through 2025/26. This reiterated five on-going aims, all to do with the delivery of an improving service to residents coupled with greater operational efficiencies.”
• “Seven immediate operational priorities were approved for implementation in this financial year: Upgrading the Society's computers to Windows 11 update due in October 2025, Re-decoration of the exterior of Wickham House, Procurement at its most competitive of utilities, services and consumables coupled with enhancing and maximising the use of our p/v installations.., Resolve the Astroturf defects at Polly's Field Village and improve disabled access to same, Transition to Digital care planning, Relaying the emergency road at PFV, Attending to the outstanding fire compliance issues at PF.”
• “Next short-term objectives include: Vinyl flooring of the dining area at PFV, and providing furniture for the pod areas; To consider replacing the wooden pergola at Wickham House provided the issue of voids can be addressed going forward; To establish a Hardship Fund to assist those residents who have limited access to finance.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

3

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +9.3%

  £3,566,295 → £3,897,291

• Cash

  +68.8%

  £879,966 → £1,485,153

• Net assets

  +8.7%

  £5,738,719 → £6,239,848

• Employees

  +5.6%

  107 → 113

• Operating profit

  +67.2%

  £238,574 → £398,904

• Wages

  +6.6%

  £1,542,993 → £1,644,808

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