BEREAVEMENT FINANCE LIMITED
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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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.
1 signal 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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-25🏢Company incorporatedAs BEREAVEMENT FINANCE LIMITED
- 2017-03-25➕OLSZEWSKI, Kirsty Hazel appointeddirector
- 2017-03-25➕ORMANDY, Alexander Jeffrey appointeddirector
- 2017-03-25➕ORMANDY, Jeffrey Lee appointeddirector
- 2017-03-25➕ORMANDY, Robert William appointeddirector
- 2017-03-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jeffrey Lee Ormandy Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 25/03/2017 |
Mr Robert William Ormandy Individual · British · DOB 06/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 25/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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