JOHN O'CONNOR & SON FUNERAL HOME LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC681393 · ltd · incorporated 2020-11-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Funeral and related activities
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-11📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-03-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-02-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-29➖GEORGE, Christopher John Eric resigneddirector
- 2022-04-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-02-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-01-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-11-25➕O'CONNOR, Marie appointeddirector
- 2020-11-19🏢Company incorporatedAs JOHN O'CONNOR & SON FUNERAL HOME LIMITED
- 2020-11-19➕O'CONNOR, Steven appointeddirector
- 2020-11-19➕GEORGE, Christopher John Eric appointeddirector
- 2020-11-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
96/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "O'CONNOR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 65. 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Steven O'Connor Individual · British · DOB 04/1983 · age 43 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 19/11/2020 |
Ms Marie O'Connor Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/11/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-11-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96030 — Funeral and related activities
Registered office
37 Portland Road
Kilmarnock
Ayrshire
KA1 2DJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-02
Last: 2025-11-18
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
O'CONNOR, Marie→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2020-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
O'CONNOR, Steven→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2020-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GEORGE, Christopher John Eric→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2020-11-19 · resigned 2022-04-29
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Recent filings (23 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-31