MALONE AND FOX FAMILY FUNERALS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC400496 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-27
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
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
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-02📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-07-02📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-07-02📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-12-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-08-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-08-12📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-04-02📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-04-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-04-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-04-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-28➕FRASER, Andrew Hector appointedsecretary
- 2024-03-28➕FRASER, Andrew Hector appointeddirector
- 2024-03-28➕KERSHAW, Samuel Patrick Donald appointeddirector
- 2024-03-28➖FOX, Stephen James resigneddirector
- 2024-03-28➖MALONE, Alexander William resigneddirector
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-08-12➕MALONE, Alexander William appointeddirector
- 2013-08-12➖MALONE, Anne Bernadette resigneddirector
- 2011-05-27🏢Company incorporatedAs MALONE AND FOX FAMILY FUNERALS LIMITED
- 2011-05-27➕FOX, Stephen James appointeddirector
- 2011-05-27➕MALONE, Anne Bernadette 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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MALONE AND FOX FAMILY FUNERALS LIMITED
This company · SC400496
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 | 28/03/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Stephen James Foxceased 28/03/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Alexander William Maloneceased 28/03/2024· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-05-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
First Floor 1 Atlantic Quay
1 Robertson Street
Glasgow
G2 8JB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-06
Last: 2025-05-23
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
FRASER, Andrew Hector→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-03-28
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FRASER, Andrew Hector→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2024-03-28
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KERSHAW, Samuel Patrick Donald→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2024-03-28
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FOX, Stephen James→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2011-05-27 · resigned 2024-03-28
MALONE, Alexander William→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2013-08-12 · resigned 2024-03-28
MALONE, Anne Bernadette→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2011-05-27 · resigned 2013-08-12
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Recent filings (56 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-07-02
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-07-02
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-07-02
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-08-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-08-19
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-04-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-04-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-02