ABBOTT FUNERALS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04731153 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-11
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-07➖WILKINSON, Peter Robert resigneddirector
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-02-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-02-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-01-24➕WILKINSON, Lynne Marion appointeddirector
- 2020-01-24➕WILKINSON, Peter Robert appointeddirector
- 2020-01-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-01-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2009-05-01➕WILKINSON, Philippa Clare appointedsecretary
- 2009-05-01➕BURRIDGE, Candida Lynne appointeddirector
- 2009-05-01➕WILKINSON, Philippa Clare appointeddirector
- 2009-05-01➖ALLEN, Lynne Carol resignedsecretary
- 2009-04-30➖WILKINSON, Peter Robert resigneddirector
- 2003-04-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBOTT FUNERALS LIMITED
- 2003-04-11➕ALLEN, Lynne Carol appointedsecretary
- 2003-04-11➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-04-11➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-04-11➕WILKINSON, Peter Robert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — 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 candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Wilbur Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Wilbur Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ABBOTT FUNERALS LIMITED
This company · 04731153
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 |
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Wilbur Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 04/02/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ms Philippa Clare Wilkinsonceased 04/02/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Candida Lynne Burridgeceased 04/02/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| B & J MARSHALL LIMITED→ 11179307 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BEARINGS (U.K.) LIMITED→ 15529377 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BEAUFORT FINANCIAL PLANNING (NORTH WEST) LIMITED→ 05403514 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| BEDFORD MOTOR SERVICES LIMITED→ 05609120 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION→ 04141953 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| BELLE TANKER HIRE LIMITED→ 05498249 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| BENTHILL FARMING LIMITED→ 07836301 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| BESPOKE CAR BUYER LTD→ 16056396 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BETHEL FLOWER LTD→ 15758718 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BETTING AND GAMING COUNCIL→ 12213577 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BEULAH GLOBAL OUTREACH LTD→ 13313528 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
150 Bedford Road
Kempston
Bedford
Beds
MK42 8BH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
WILKINSON, Philippa Clare→
Activesecretary · appointed 2009-05-01
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BURRIDGE, Candida Lynne→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2009-05-01
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WILKINSON, Lynne Marion→
Activedirector · ~83y · appointed 2020-01-24
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WILKINSON, Philippa Clare→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2009-05-01
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ALLEN, Lynne Carol→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-04-11 · resigned 2009-05-01
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-11 · resigned 2003-04-11
WILKINSON, Peter Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2020-01-24 · resigned 2022-02-07
WILKINSON, Peter Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2003-04-11 · resigned 2009-04-30
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Recent filings (66 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-02-05