ROY & MCINTYRE FUNERAL HOME LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC521343 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-27
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
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Funeral and related activities
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 4.9y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~4.9 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · 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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£31k£61k£92k£122k£153kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£301.3k
Current assets£121.0k
Cash£104.4k
Debtors£4.6k
Net assets£152.5k
Average employees9

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-06-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-24
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  7. 2023-05-19
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  8. 2023-05-19
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2023-05-10
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  10. 2023-04-25
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  11. 2023-04-21
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2023-04-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-04-03
    MCINTYRE, Rachel appointed
    secretary
  14. 2023-04-03
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2023-04-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2023-03-31
    ROY, Tommy resigned
    director
  17. 2023-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-08-26
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  20. 2021-08-19
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  21. 2021-06-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  22. 2021-06-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  23. 2021-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2016-01-11
    ROY, Tommy appointed
    director
  25. 2015-11-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ROY & MCINTYRE FUNERAL HOME LTD.
  26. 2015-11-27
    MCINTYRE, Steven David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 "MCINTYRE" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven David Mcintyre
Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47
2550%
75-100% shares · firm interest01/06/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Tommy Royceased 31/03/2023· 25-50% shares

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-11-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96030 — Funeral and related activities

Registered office

King O Muir Road Glenochil
Tullibody
Alloa
Clackmannanshire
FK10 3AE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MCINTYRE, Rachel
secretary · appointed 2023-04-03
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Active
MCINTYRE, Steven David
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-11-27
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Active
ROY, Tommy
director · ~71y · appointed 2016-01-11 · resigned 2023-03-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge1 property19/08/2021
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge11/06/2021
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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-05-24
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-05-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-05-19
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-05-10
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-04-25
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-04-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-12