ARTHUR JARY & SONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00495277 · ltd · incorporated 1951-05-09

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒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: Funeral and related activities

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

12 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 71.7y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 71.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (5 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

126 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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand

2026-07-24
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2025-09-01
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2024-11-08
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2024-02-14
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Charge satisfied #10
2024-02-14
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Charge satisfied #9
2024-02-14
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Charge satisfied #8
2024-02-14
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Charge satisfied #7
2024-02-14
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Charge satisfied #6
2024-02-14
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Charge satisfied #4
2024-02-14
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Charge satisfied #2
2024-02-14
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Charge satisfied #1
2023-11-10
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2022-10-26
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2021-11-09
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2020-11-12
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2019-08-08
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2018-09-20
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2017-09-11
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COLLINGS, Christopher Keith David appointed
secretary
2017-09-11
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COLLINGS, Christopher Keith David appointed
director
2017-09-11
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THOMPSON, Sean Oliver appointed
director
2017-09-11
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THOMPSON, Susan Patricia resigned
secretary
2013-08-08
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Susan Thompson
2013-08-08
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Susan Patricia Thompson
2013-08-02
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THOMPSON, Stephen Harry appointed
director
2013-08-02
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COX, John William resigned
director
2013-05-15
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JARY, Deborah Anne resigned
secretary
2013-05-15
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THOMPSON, Susan Patricia appointed
secretary
2013-05-15
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JARY, David William resigned
director
2013-05-15
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JARY, Deborah Anne resigned
director
2013-05-15
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2013-05-15
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2013-05-15
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2013-05-08
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2005-06-09
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JARY, Brian Arthur resigned
director
1999-01-12
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JARY, Deborah Anne appointed
director
1998-08-01
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THOMPSON, Susan Patricia resigned
secretary
1998-07-31
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JARY, Deborah Anne appointed
secretary
1998-07-09
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1996-06-10
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Charge satisfied #5
1992-06-22
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JARY, Nicholas Arthur resigned
director
1992-03-30
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COX, John William appointed
director
1982-07-21
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC

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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 71 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 75 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

S S & S Thompson Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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S S & S Thompson Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ARTHUR JARY & SONS LIMITED

This company · 00495277

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
S S & S Thompson Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1951-05-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC96030 — Funeral and related activities

Registered office

214 Northgate Street

Great Yarmouth

Norfolk

NR30 1DH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-28

Last: 2025-08-14