ALDERSON AND HORAN FUNERAL SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05928608 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-08
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 14.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
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 | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £3.07M |
| Current assets | — | £2.00M |
| Cash | — | £966.1k |
| Debtors | — | £1.01M |
| Net assets | — | £3.04M |
| Average employees | 12 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-09-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-01➖HORAN, John Joseph resigneddirector
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-06-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-06-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-06-24📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-06-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-06-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-06-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-03-31🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2011-10-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2011-10-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2006-09-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ALDERSON AND HORAN FUNERAL SERVICES LIMITED
- 2006-09-08➕ALDERSON, Stephen appointedsecretary
- 2006-09-08➕ALDERSON, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2006-09-08➕HORAN, John Joseph appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALDERSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
Alderson And Horan Holding Company Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Alderson And Horan Holding Company Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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ALDERSON AND HORAN FUNERAL SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 05928608
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alderson And Horan Holding Company Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/03/2022 |
Mr Stephen Alderson Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/09/2016 |
Mr Stephen Alderson Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/09/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Joseph Horanceased 01/03/2022· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
128 Rossendale Road
Burnley
Lancashire
BB11 5DH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
ALDERSON, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2006-09-08
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HORAN, John Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 2006-09-08 · resigned 2022-03-01
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 31/03/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 18/10/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 2 properties | 14/10/2011 | — |
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Recent filings (57 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-09-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-14