A.B.WALKER & SON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00520298 · ltd · incorporated 1953-06-05

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 17.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Funeral and related activities

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.0y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 17.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

18 officers (5 active, 18 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

148 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand

2025-11-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-11-22
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-11-22
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
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FOOTE, Natalie appointed
secretary
2024-10-18
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-08-06
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-08-06
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-08-01
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-07-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-31
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-25
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WALKER, Melissa resigned
secretary
2024-07-25
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WALKER, Matthew Charles resigned
director
2024-07-25
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WALKER, Melissa Charlotte resigned
director
2024-07-25
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-25
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2024-06-28
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2024-06-28
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-06-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-18
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GOODSELL, Terry James resigned
director
2021-03-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-26
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DELAFELD, Giles Ivan Bawden appointed
director
2021-02-26
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WEBB, Helen Veronica appointed
director
2016-06-22
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WALKER, Nicola Jane appointed
director
2016-06-22
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WALKER, Melissa Charlotte appointed
director
2014-12-17
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GOODSELL, Terry James appointed
director
2013-10-15
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SLOOTS, Martin Alexander resigned
director
2012-06-01
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WALKER, Matthew Charles resigned
secretary
2012-06-01
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WALKER, Melissa appointed
secretary
2011-05-11
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Charge satisfied #1
2011-04-21
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SLOOTS, Martin Alexander appointed
director
2009-05-31
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WALKER, David Charles resigned
director
2009-05-29
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Coutts & Company
2005-09-30
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WALKER, Anthony Ronald resigned
secretary
2005-09-30
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WALKER, Matthew Charles appointed
secretary
2005-09-30
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WALKER, Anthony Ronald resigned
director
1999-07-21
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WALKER, Julian Anthony Blyth appointed
director
1999-07-21
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WALKER, Matthew Charles appointed
director
1997-09-04
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WALKER, Anthony Ronald appointed
secretary
1997-09-04
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WALKER, Ronald Alfred resigned
secretary
1997-09-04
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WALKER, Ronald Alfred resigned
director
1997-05-09
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WALKER, Brian Gerald resigned
director
1996-09-02
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WALKER, Richard Paul resigned
director
1953-06-05
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Company incorporated
As A.B.WALKER & SON LIMITED

Owner dependency

81/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WALKER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
+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

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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Walker Family Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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Walker Group Limited

Corporate parent

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A.B.WALKER & SON LIMITED

This company · 00520298

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Walker Family Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/11/2025
Walker Group Limited Corporate entity	—	75–100%	75-100% voting	25/07/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Walker Family Holdings Limitedceased 25/07/2024· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated1953-06-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC96030 — Funeral and related activities

Registered office

36 Eldon Road

Reading

Berks

RG1 4DL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-06

Last: 2025-11-22