MUMMERY LIMITED

⚰️Wound downconverted-closed
01608358 · converted-or-closed · incorporated 1982-01-18
Investment thesis
Company converted closed — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Funeral and related activities
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Unclear. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
21 officers (4 active, 21 linked, 17 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand
  1. 2012-10-15
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    miscellaneous
    miscellaneous · MISC
  2. 2012-10-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2012-10-15
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    Company dissolved
  4. 2012-09-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  5. 2012-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2012-03-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  7. 2012-02-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  8. 2012-01-01
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    OLDALE, Andrew appointed
    director
  9. 2011-12-31
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    WALKER, Neil James resigned
    director
  10. 2011-11-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  11. 2011-09-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2011-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2010-12-15
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    HENDRY, David Buchan resigned
    director
  14. 2010-11-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2010-11-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-10-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2009-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2008-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2008-09-04
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  21. 2008-01-29
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    legacy
    officers · 288a
  22. 2008-01-29
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    legacy
    officers · 288a
  23. 2008-01-23
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    TINNING, George Murray appointed
    director
  24. 2008-01-23
    ➕
    WALKER, Neil James appointed
    director
  25. 2007-11-16
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    legacy
    officers · 288b
  26. 2007-10-31
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    PERRIN, Nicholas John resigned
    director
  27. 2007-10-09
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  28. 2007-08-03
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    legacy
    officers · 288b
  29. 2007-07-28
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    HEWITT, Paul William resigned
    director
  30. 2007-03-21
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    legacy
    officers · 288a
  31. 2007-03-20
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    legacy
    officers · 288b
  32. 2007-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  33. 2007-02-09
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    CLOSE, Alison appointed
    director
  34. 2007-02-09
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    CARPENTER, Paul Kenneth Christopher resigned
    director
  35. 2006-11-07
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    legacy
    officers · 288c
  36. 2006-04-11
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    CARPENTER, Paul Kenneth Christopher appointed
    director
  37. 2006-04-11
    ➖
    GOMERSALL, Richard resigned
    director
  38. 2006-04-11
    ➕
    HENDRY, David Buchan appointed
    director
  39. 2005-07-15
    ➕
    HEWITT, Paul William appointed
    director
  40. 2005-07-15
    ➕
    PERRIN, Nicholas John appointed
    director
  41. 2005-07-15
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    RANKIN, Yvonne Rose resigned
    director
  42. 2003-05-16
    ➕
    GOMERSALL, Richard appointed
    director
  43. 2003-05-16
    ➖
    JACKSON, David James resigned
    director
  44. 2002-01-10
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    SELLERS, Caroline Jane appointed
    secretary
  45. 2002-01-10
    ➖
    WHITTAKER, Katherine Alison resigned
    secretary
  46. 2001-05-14
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    RANKIN, Yvonne Rose appointed
    director
  47. 2001-05-14
    ➖
    THOMPSON, Christopher Howard Gould resigned
    director
  48. 2000-11-22
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Alexander Sutherland resigned
    director
  49. 2000-11-22
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Christopher Howard Gould appointed
    director
  50. 1999-12-10
    ➖
    LEES, Moira Ann resigned
    secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 60 events

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

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 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 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

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

Statusconverted-closed
Typeconverted-or-closed
Incorporated1982-01-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96030 — Funeral and related activities

Registered office

New Century House
Corporation Street
Manchester
M60 4ES
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2012-01-11
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 17 resigned)

SELLERS, Caroline Jane→
secretary · appointed 2002-01-10
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Active
CLOSE, Alison→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-02-09
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Active
OLDALE, Andrew→
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-01-01
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Active
TINNING, George Murray→
director · ~71y · appointed 2008-01-23
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Active
LEES, Moira Ann→
secretary · appointed 1996-12-31 · resigned 1999-12-10
Resigned
MATTHEWS, Alice Violet→
secretary · resigned 1996-12-31
Resigned
WHITTAKER, Katherine Alison→
secretary · appointed 1999-12-10 · resigned 2002-01-10
Resigned
CARPENTER, Paul Kenneth Christopher→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-04-11 · resigned 2007-02-09
Resigned
GOMERSALL, Richard→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-05-16 · resigned 2006-04-11
Resigned
HENDRY, David Buchan→
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-04-11 · resigned 2010-12-15
Resigned
HEWITT, Paul William→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-07-15 · resigned 2007-07-28
Resigned
JACKSON, David James→
director · ~79y · appointed 1996-12-31 · resigned 2003-05-16
Resigned
MACDONALD, Alexander Sutherland→
director · ~83y · appointed 1996-12-31 · resigned 2000-11-22
Resigned
MARCH, Audrey Barbara→
director · ~86y · resigned 1996-12-31
Resigned
MATTHEWS, Alice Violet→
director · ~113y · resigned 1996-12-31
Resigned
MATTHEWS, Geoffrey John→
director · ~90y · resigned 1996-12-31
Resigned
MATTHEWS, John William→
director · ~115y · resigned 1996-12-31
Resigned
PERRIN, Nicholas John→
director · ~66y · appointed 2005-07-15 · resigned 2007-10-31
Resigned
RANKIN, Yvonne Rose→
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-05-14 · resigned 2005-07-15
Resigned
THOMPSON, Christopher Howard Gould→
director · ~71y · appointed 2000-11-22 · resigned 2001-05-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (107 total)

miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2012-10-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2012-10-15
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2012-06-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2012-03-16
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2012-02-27
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2011-11-28
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2011-06-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2010-11-17
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2010-08-11
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2009-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2009-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2008-10-30