ANDREW GREY FUNERAL DIRECTORS LTD
🌳Matureactive
09157820 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-01
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 5.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. 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
1 live charge · oldest 5.9y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
47 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-09📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-07-09📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-07-09📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-02-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-09-08📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-09-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-08-29📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-08-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-08-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-08-17🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-08-15➕FRASER, Andrew Hector appointedsecretary
- 2023-08-15➕FRASER, Andrew Hector appointeddirector
- 2023-08-15➕KERSHAW, Samuel Patrick Donald appointeddirector
- 2023-08-15➖GREY, Andrew Robert resigneddirector
- 2023-08-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-07-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Iwoca LTD
- 2014-08-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDREW GREY FUNERAL DIRECTORS LTD
- 2014-08-01➕GREY, Andrew Robert appointeddirector
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
56/100
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.
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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ANDREW GREY FUNERAL DIRECTORS LTD
This company · 09157820
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 | 15/08/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Gordon Maughanceased 15/08/2023· 75-100% shares
- Mr Andrew Robert Greyceased 15/08/2023· 50-75% 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
Incorporated2014-08-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Cumberland Court
80 Mount Street
Nottingham
NG1 6HH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
FRASER, Andrew Hector→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-08-15
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FRASER, Andrew Hector→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-08-15
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KERSHAW, Samuel Patrick Donald→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2023-08-15
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GREY, Andrew Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2014-08-01 · resigned 2023-08-15
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | iwoca Iwoca LTD | A registered charge | — | 20/07/2020 | 17/08/2023 |
Recent filings (47 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-07-09
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-07-09
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-02-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-09-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-09-01
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-08-29