GEORGE S. MUNN & COMPANY, LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC006927 · ltd · incorporated 1908-10-23
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 62/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 56.2y

25/100
too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 56.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 48/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
24 officers (2 active, 24 linked, 18 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
165 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (75 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  2. 2026-01-09
    DUNLOP, Jane resigned
    secretary
  3. 2026-01-09
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-07-25
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-07-23
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-07-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-07-21
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2025-07-15
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-07-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-07-11
    TATE, Emily Sarah appointed
    director
  11. 2025-07-11
    DUNLOP, Jane appointed
    secretary
  12. 2025-07-11
    LONG, Stephen Anthony resigned
    director
  13. 2025-07-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-12-31
    MAFFEI, Westley Anthony resigned
    secretary
  15. 2024-12-31
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2024-09-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2024-06-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2024-06-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2024-06-20
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2024-06-01
    BYNG-THORNE, Zillah Ellen appointed
    director
  21. 2024-06-01
    EDWARDS, Nicholas John resigned
    director
  22. 2024-03-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2024-01-31
    DAVIDSON, Kate Alexandra resigned
    director
  24. 2023-12-07
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2023-12-07
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2023-12-06
    EDWARDS, Nicholas John appointed
    director
  27. 2023-12-06
    LONG, Stephen Anthony appointed
    director
  28. 2023-10-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  29. 2023-10-01
    OGDEN, Darren resigned
    director
  30. 2023-08-11
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  31. 2023-08-08
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  32. 2023-07-31
    GEORGE, Timothy Francis resigned
    secretary
  33. 2023-07-31
    MAFFEI, Westley Anthony appointed
    secretary
  34. 2023-07-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  35. 2023-07-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  36. 2023-06-28
    EAMES, Angela resigned
    director
  37. 2023-06-28
    OGDEN, Darren appointed
    director
  38. 2022-11-16
    CHANNON, Gary Andrew Scott resigned
    director
  39. 2022-11-10
    EAMES, Angela appointed
    director
  40. 2022-04-01
    CHANNON, Gary Andrew Scott appointed
    director
  41. 2022-04-01
    JUDD, Andrew resigned
    director
  42. 2022-02-06
    DAVIDSON, Kate Alexandra appointed
    director
  43. 2022-02-06
    LATHBURY, Alan resigned
    director
  44. 2020-12-14
    JUDD, Andrew appointed
    director
  45. 2020-12-14
    LATHBURY, Alan appointed
    director
  46. 2020-12-14
    PORTMAN, Richard Harry resigned
    director
  47. 2020-12-14
    WHITTERN, Stephen Lee resigned
    director
  48. 2020-04-03
    MCCOLLUM, Michael Kinloch resigned
    director
  49. 2018-11-08
    GEORGE, Timothy Francis appointed
    secretary
  50. 2018-11-08
    PORTMAN, Richard Harry resigned
    secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 75 events

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

2 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: DUNLOP, Jane resigned 2026-01-09; LONG, Stephen Anthony resigned 2025-07-11

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Dignity Funerals Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Dignity Funerals Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
GEORGE S. MUNN & COMPANY, LIMITED
This company · SC006927

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dignity Funerals Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1908-10-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

280 Kinfauns Drive
Glasgow
G15 7AR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-27
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (2 active · 22 resigned)

BYNG-THORNE, Zillah Ellen
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-06-01
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Active
TATE, Emily Sarah
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-07-11
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Active
DUNLOP, Jane
secretary · appointed 2025-07-11 · resigned 2026-01-09
Resigned
GEORGE, Timothy Francis
secretary · appointed 2018-11-08 · resigned 2023-07-31
Resigned
MAFFEI, Westley Anthony
secretary · appointed 2023-07-31 · resigned 2024-12-31
Resigned
MUNN, Robert Swan
secretary · appointed 2005-05-18 · resigned 2011-01-27
Resigned
MUNN (SNR), Robert Swan
secretary · resigned 2005-05-18
Resigned
PORTMAN, Richard Harry
secretary · appointed 2011-01-27 · resigned 2018-11-08
Resigned
CHANNON, Gary Andrew Scott
director · ~59y · appointed 2022-04-01 · resigned 2022-11-16
Resigned
DAVIDSON, Kate Alexandra
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-02-06 · resigned 2024-01-31
Resigned
DAVIES, Andrew Richard
director · ~65y · appointed 2011-01-27 · resigned 2018-01-05
Resigned
EAMES, Angela
director · ~56y · appointed 2022-11-10 · resigned 2023-06-28
Resigned
EDWARDS, Nicholas John
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-12-06 · resigned 2024-06-01
Resigned
JUDD, Andrew
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-12-14 · resigned 2022-04-01
Resigned
LATHBURY, Alan
director · ~59y · appointed 2020-12-14 · resigned 2022-02-06
Resigned
LONG, Stephen Anthony
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-12-06 · resigned 2025-07-11
Resigned
MCCOLLUM, Michael Kinloch
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-01-27 · resigned 2020-04-03
Resigned
MUNN, Edith
director · ~98y · resigned 2002-04-10
Resigned
MUNN, Robert Swan
director · ~68y · appointed 1990-10-05 · resigned 2011-01-27
Resigned
MUNN (SNR), Robert Swan
director · ~95y · appointed 1990-10-05 · resigned 2005-05-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Bny Mellon Corporate Trustee Corporate Trustee Services
Bny Mellon Corporate Trustee Corporate Trustee Services Limited
A registered charge1 property17/10/2014
outstanding
Bny Mellom Corporate Trustee Services
Bny Mellom Corporate Trustee Services Limited
A registered charge1 property30/07/2013
outstanding
Bny Corporate Trustee Services
Bny Corporate Trustee Services Limited
Deed of accession to a debenture1 property27/01/2011
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property05/09/199125/01/2011
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
G r s lanark standard security1 property01/05/197429/01/2011
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Mandate1 property18/03/197025/01/2011
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Recent filings (165 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-21
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-07-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-20