BURNHAM FUNERAL SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05052778 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-23
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 16.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 63). 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 · oldest 16.6y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
89 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-04📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2021-08-04📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2021-08-04📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2021-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-04-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-06-19📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-06-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-06-19📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-06-19📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2020-03-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-03-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-03-16🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2020-03-16🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-03-12📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-03-10➕FRASER, Andrew Hector appointedsecretary
- 2020-03-10➕FRASER, Andrew Hector appointeddirector
- 2020-03-10➕KERSHAW, Samuel Patrick Donald appointeddirector
- 2020-03-10➖MARSH, Richard John resigneddirector
- 2013-04-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2012-05-01➖MARSH, Helen Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2012-05-01➖MARSH, Helen Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2009-12-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2006-02-14➕MARSH, Helen Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2004-02-23🏢Company incorporatedAs BURNHAM FUNERAL SERVICES LIMITED
- 2004-02-23➕MARSH, Helen Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2004-02-23➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-02-23➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-02-23➕MARSH, Richard John appointeddirector
- 2004-02-23➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-02-23➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
Funeral Partners Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Funeral Partners Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BURNHAM FUNERAL SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 05052778
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Funeral Partners Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/03/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Richard John Marshceased 10/03/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Cumberland Court
80 Mount Street
Nottingham
NG1 6HH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
FRASER, Andrew Hector→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-03-10
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FRASER, Andrew Hector→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2020-03-10
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KERSHAW, Samuel Patrick Donald→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2020-03-10
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MARSH, Helen Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-02-23 · resigned 2012-05-01
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-02-23 · resigned 2004-02-23
MARSH, Helen Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2006-02-14 · resigned 2012-05-01
MARSH, Richard John→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2004-02-23 · resigned 2020-03-10
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-02-23 · resigned 2004-02-23
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/04/2013 | 16/03/2020 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 21/12/2009 | 16/03/2020 |
Recent filings (89 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2021-08-04
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2021-08-04
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2021-08-04
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2021-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-20